Balanced Blues Brothers Podcast

Travis, Jordan, and Travis discussed the dismal defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road where the Blues imploded from individual mistakes and collectively showed little competitiveness. The collective failure, faltering offense, lack of midfield cover, and what to do next are discussed. Finally, the next match against Leicester City is previewed.

The Balanced Blues Brothers discuss Chelsea's first two matches of the season. They discuss their positive and negative takeaways from the match. The hosts talk about their views of Chelsea's attacking and defensive play and why they are excited for the rest of the season. They then give their takes on the referring performance from the Tottenham match. They conclude by giving their thoughts on th...

After the end of Chelsea’s preseason which raised many questions, The Balanced Blues Brothers dissect the positives, negatives, and main areas of the squad to watch out for in the regular season. The hosts give their less than robust expectations for the season and give predictions on where the club will finish in the table.

After taking on Club America, Travis Tyler, Jordan Cohen, and Travis Flock break the transfers of Koulibaly and Sterling are also discussed, as well as how each could tactically fit in and the role they may play. Additional, potential incoming transfers are also discussed and the debate surrounding the use and capability of the youth academy are discussed in detail.

The Balanced Blues Brothers were joined by repeat guest of the pod, Tyler Wickham, to go through the anticipated Chelsea squad for 2022/2023 and give their verdicts on keep, loan, or sell for each player.

Travis, Ola, and Jordan discuss the end of the 21/22 season, the positives from a player and squad perspective, and the most disappointing aspects of the entire campaign. Small previews to next season and what might change are briefly discussed.

RJ makes his long-awaited return to host alongside Travis Tyler and Travis Flock to breakdown the loss in penalty kicks to Liverpool in the FA Cup Final. The hosts dissect the match itself, the trend of losing cup finals since 2017, their expectations for the final 2 league matches, and the monumental tasks that Boehly and co. face as new owners.

Travis Tyler makes his anticipated return to the podcast to break down the loss at Everton and how this loss is a microcosm for several years worth of issues in the squad. The inability to create, defend on the break, individual errors, and equally ineffectiveness of the attackers are key points made. The importance of a squad overhaul this summer was discussed, and how new ownership cannot afford...

The Balanced Blues Brothers are joined by featured guest and audio editor of the podcast, Nick Williams, from That Chelsea Podcast to break down the 6-0 thumping of Southampton off the back of the crushing midweek defeat to Madrid in the Champions League Quarterfinal. Topics include striker contrasts to Benzema, lack of clinical play, defensive mismatches against Madrid, and how that was all rever...

Travis Flock is joined by featured guest Dan Hill to break down the 1-4 loss at Stamford Bridge to a buzzing Brentford. Key topics include the breakdown of the back 4 system, the disadvantages of playing a back 4 with the current personnel, the critical role of Kovacic and how the squad struggles to adapt. Timo Werner and his inability to make a difference were highlighted and how Lukaku needs to...

Travis, Ola, and Jordan first discuss the victory over Boro in the FA Cup to move Chelsea into the semifinal at Wembley. The international break comes at a time where Chelsea needed a break, and the implications of this are discussed. The draw against Madrid in the Champions League is previewed, and the hosts wrap up by giving their thoughts on the ongoing ownership situation

Ola, Jordan, and Travis break down the 4-0 win away to Burnley. Key topics include the inconsistency between halves, continual attacking inconsistencies within and across matches, if Havertz is the main player to the lead the attacking line (or if that is all reactionary nonsense), the rising form of Pulisic, and how integral Reece James has become for this team.

The Balanced Blues Brothers are back to break down the win away at Palace despite another uninspiring performance. Travis Tyler and Ola break down the match, and then the hosts discuss Hakim Ziyech's electric form, Lukaku's 7 touches, and whether Tuchel should experiment with attacking setups the rest of the Premier League season.

The regular crew of hosts return to break down the last 3 matches against Plymouth in the FA Cup, and Al Hilal and Palmeiras in the Club World Cup. The hosts provide their biggest lessons learned, discuss Havertz and the continually faltering attack, brainstorm ideas for how and why Havertz can be a key player despite his enigmatic Chelsea career, and end by discussing Chelsea’s legacy in club foo...

The Balanced Blues crew return along with Gabe Henderson from Pride of London to assess the 2021/2022 season thus far and how Tuchel has faired after 1 year in London.

Travis, Ola, and Travis are joined by new co-host Jordan Cohen for the match review of Chelsea’s important 2-0 win over Spurs at the Bridge. The hosts breakdown the match, biggest takeaways, the transition to a back 4, and how persistence in attack is beginning to pay off.

Ola and Travis Flock return to break down the second leg win away to Spurs to advance to the EFL Final. The change in system and formation was a main talking point, and the hosts preview the EFL Final, upcoming PL match against City, and the winter transfer window.

After a short term break, the balanced blues brothers are back to discuss the fiery situation around the club and the on-pitch performances in the month of December. Lukaku news is paramount to this and the hosts break down this situation from all angles. Fan questions are also answered in this spanning questions from transfer targets to title expectations.

The full host Balanced Blues Brothers return to breakdown a fascinating and commanding win away to Leicester. Topics include overall match analysis, trend of defenders being involved in goals often, Rudiger situation, positional fluidity of the squad, and future predictions.

The hosts return to discuss the current state of Chelsea FC after nearly a quarter of the season has been played. Topics include the state of the club, biggest surprise player of the season, player of the year so far, january transfer window preview, potential for Billy Gilmour outside of Norwich, Lampard and Terry's managerial prospects, title contender talk and analysis, the potentially pending...

The Balanced Blues Brothers were joined by featured guest, Gabe Henderson, to break down the 3-0 win away to Newcastle. Specifically, the hosts discussed the lackluster performance despite the win, the trend of attackers not scoring, Ziyech’s ticking time clock at Chelsea, and looked ahead to the rest of the season in a wider context.

After a cracking 7-0 victory over Norwich, the Balanced Blues Brothers were joined by featured guest, Jordan Collins, to discuss such a thumping win. Key topics include match analysis, the academy graduates, why the attack functioned so well, how sustainable is this sort of attacking display, biggest individual and team positives, and a preview for the next match against Southampton

Description: The Balanced Blues Brothers are joined by the great Patrick Larson to break down what transpired over the weekend with a gritty, and arguably undeserved, win away to Brentford. Key topics include the struggles in attack, lack of service to Lukaku, winning despite playing poorly, potential issues and how Tuchel can solve them, and previewing the next 2 matches.

At The BBB Podcast we like to reach out and chat to opposing fans, and in this second podcast from our vault we spoke with Man U fan Kenna Ofoegbu. Recorded in the Summer, the guys discussed their thoughts on how both Chelsea and United fared last season and the hopes they had for their respective clubs in the Summer transfer market. With the window shut and the new season well underway, did trans...

With the second international break of the season underway we are putting out two podcasts from our vault of recorded episodes. In this first podcast - recorded before the close of the summer transfer window - The Balanced Blues Brothers were joined by Chelsea fan Kamal to discuss who from the first team squad at that time should be kept, loaned, or sold. No one was overlooked, with every player f...