behead of them

They episode kicks off hyped (new theme song, 6:30am wake-up), but quickly lands on frustration: the Newcastle draw felt like a tale of two halves. Chelsea looked flat and unprepared in the first 45, then finally showed intensity after the break—good enough to salvage a point, but not good enough to feel satisfied.

Most of their praise goes to Reece James (huge free kick, big defensive moment), while they downplay the “Pedro saved Chelsea” framing. The core complaint is coaching and mentality: Chelsea reliably “show up” for big games and when chasing, but can’t consistently start matches with energy or break teams down when they’re expected to win.

Looking ahead, they frame Villa at home as a pivotal test for top-four momentum and call for more lineup consistency (Enzo + Caicedo base, Palmer central, wingers around them). They drift into league outlook (City over Arsenal, with maximum Arsenal schadenfreude), World Cup/England selection chatter, and a fun tangent on which non-soccer coaches they’d want to manage Chelsea—then wrap with festive fixture excitement and the idea that more Arsenal matchups might actually suit Chelsea.