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'It's Mental' Chelsea FanCast #455

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Liam Twomey to look back at the defeat against Everton and the win against Dynamo Kiev. Just an average week in the life of a Chelsea supporter...


On the show tonight we discuss a game of two halves if ever there was one; Chelsea firing blanks again; Chelsea’s poor defending again and Chelsea losing away again.


In part two we ask have the players reached their limit or has Sarri and what is it about mentality? Has Sarri run out of excuses and why can’t Chelsea bounce back from setbacks? And with Chelsea’s terrible away form, is it more realistic to aim for winning the Europa League than finishing in the top 4.


In part three we look back at last Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev and look at the Quarter Final draw against Slavia Prague and a route to the final via Benfica or Frankfurt which could see a final against either Arsenal or Napoli. We’ll also talk about the announcement that the Club have frozen season ticket prices but have increased ticket prices for members and general admission.


In part four we have four absolutely superb emails to read out and all the usual parish notices.

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