Chelsea and more for The Athletichttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mrcf6cwob22wPiece with @conor-oneill.bsky.social on what Chelsea are getting in Morgan Rogers: 🤝 Good fit with Palmer ⚽️ Scorer of great goals, not a great goalscorer (yet) ⛹️‍♂️ Exciting but flawed dribbler ▶️ Growing playmaker 🏃 Top athlete 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7461964/2026/07/23/chelsea-morgan-rogers-alonso-villa-analysis23 Jul 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcf6cwob22whttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqxfi46ptk2sGiven the juice he showed tonight (yes, in an unserious game, but still), Tuchel not getting Saka onto the pitch at any stage of a World Cup semi-final is the most sackable thing he did at this tournament18 Jul 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxfi46ptk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqxafjwqd22sIs it time to switch to 5-4-1?18 Jul 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxafjwqd22shttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqpnm7awzk2pThat looked and felt like pretty much every England tournament exit of my lifetime. Passive, fearful, exhausted. Not quite what Tuchel was hired to deliver15 Jul 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpnm7awzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqpmqmspy22pSo it turns out Lionel Messi’s right-footed crossing is more dangerous than Ezri Konsa’s. Who knew?15 Jul 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpmqmspy22phttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqpiyva3ws2xMy other favourite moment was Simeone Jr shoulder barging the linesman as he retrieved the ball for a throw. This is method shithousery15 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpiyva3ws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqpitqf63k2xVery much enjoying Wayne Rooney imploring the England players to keep their discipline in the face of cynical provocation15 Jul 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpitqf63k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqn4h2no222pEmbarrassing performance from a France side with all-time great attacking talent. Spain are a very good team with a very clear identity and they were A+ on the night, but this isn’t the 2010 vintage14 Jul 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn4h2no222phttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mqbpv46wvs2mChelsea’s sale of Andrey Santos to Manchester United has echoes of Noni Madueke to Arsenal last summer. Both are unequivocal BlueCo success stories, but will Chelsea’s squad end this summer stronger or weaker? 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7433585/2026/07/10/andrey-santos-chelsea-transfers-madueke10 Jul 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbpv46wvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mq3m6ylyes23Wish I’d gone to bed an hour ago and set my alarm for the Switzerland-Colombia penalties07 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3m6ylyes23https://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mpwf6xs3uk2yIt’s hard to avoid the conclusion that referees have been told to leave penalty decisions to VAR at this World Cup05 Jul 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwf6xs3uk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mpwerpltvc2yFeel a bit sorry for Balogun (who’s had an excellent World Cup) in all this. Yes, he gets to play against Belgium now, but he didn’t ask for this reprieve and the controversy around it will always bear his name05 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwerpltvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mprm7era4k2tAmid his many other divine gifts, Messi’s first touch is consistently, routinely, impossibly flawless03 Jul 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprm7era4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mplejhnkos2qA piece with @anantaajith.bsky.social and @sebsb.bsky.social on Xhaka. Alonso loves him, he brings leadership as well as quality and was excellent at Sunderland last season. But at 33, how much is that worth to Chelsea? 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7409250/2026/07/01/granit-xhaka-chelsea-sunderland-alonso-analysis01 Jul 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplejhnkos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mp3w7pq2k22cPart two of an exclusive interview with former Chelsea goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon on: 🇧🇪 His problem with Courtois 🚬 Sarri insisting on Kepa 🧤 Finding Mendy at Reims 🤞 His hope for Penders 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7386628/2026/06/25/chelsea-cech-mendy-kepa-penders-lollichon-interview25 Jun 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3w7pq2k22chttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3moze4vfj2c2wPart one of an exclusive interview with former Chelsea goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon on: 🚙 The bond forged with Cech in a Rennes car park 🐐 How to stop Messi - and Rory Delap 🏆 Prepping for Bayern’s penalty takers in Munich 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7386579/2026/06/24/chelsea-cech-messi-munich-lollichon-interview24 Jun 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3moze4vfj2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3movfrik4l22jMessi being resolutely bang average at penalties is one of the most charming things about him22 Jun 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3movfrik4l22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mog6lpsiy225A piece on Trevoh Chalobah’s call-up to England’s World Cup squad, and a Chelsea career defined by stoic strength of character. His faith has been rewarded again 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7365838/2026/06/16/trevoh-chalobah-england-chelsea-tuchel16 Jun 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog6lpsiy225https://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mnw7ukmpic2cAs Estevao continues his recovery, I spoke to two experts on hamstring injuries in football about grade four tears - why they aren't all the same, why they don't all require surgery, and what the return to play looks like 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7338657/2026/06/10/estevao-hamstring-tear-grade-four-chelsea-brazil10 Jun 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnw7ukmpic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mmtiw626ac2cFilip Jorgensen wants to leave Chelsea in search of regular game time and the club are open to offers, particularly with Mike Penders set to join the first team this summer. Full @theathleticfc.bsky.social story below, follows @nizaarkinsella.bsky.social 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7311907/2026/05/27/filip-jorgensen-chelsea-future-latest27 May 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtiw626ac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mmqzvtkcbs2lHere’s a ranking of Chelsea’s 11 red cards this season using my highly sophisticated DAFT metric, which I’m hopeful could become as influential in the football discourse as XG 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7308725/2026/05/26/chelsea-red-card-ranking26 May 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqzvtkcbs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mmoxvev2zs2rThat’s quite the end-of-season review25 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoxvev2zs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamtwomey.bsky.social/post/3mmghcpv4yc2rCesar Azpilicueta is retiring from professional football after 20 seasons. Brilliant player, amazing career and one of the best people I’ve covered at Chelsea22 May 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:dlm6xk566lhqlssh4hrun75i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmghcpv4yc2r