The Truth: What's Wrong With Chelsea?
In this episode of The Truth, Sam & Dougie look into Chelsea's appalling 2025 so far and how a team once on the cusp of the title race is on the verge of sliding out of the Champions League spots altogether...
Ranks FC - A Football Podcast · Dougie Critchley, Sam Tighe, Jack Collins
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Show Notes
It's time for The Truth!
Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Chelsea, and a slide in form since the turn of the year that has seen them slide from second in the table to being on the brink of falling out of the Champions League places. So what has happened in 2025 to Enzo Maresca's side, and where has the form that saw them exceed all pre-season expectations gone to?
We discuss the squad building and some of the quizzical decisions to let players go in January, the fact that Enzo Maresca's Leicester side had a similar second-half slump in the Championship last year, the lack of experience on the pitch in this squad, the injuries that have hurt Chelsea in key areas, the current style being at odds and loads more as we try to get to the bottom of it.
Are Chelsea balancing the squad wrong and has Maresca got them in a spin, or is this just a dip in form that they'll come out of the other side of? Well, The Truth is somewhere in the middle...
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