The Red and Blue Soccer Chat

Welcome back, Red and Blue fans! It’s been nearly a month since we last chatted, but the international break always makes it seem even longer. Quite a bit has transpired for both clubs, and most of it has not been great. Let’s dig in! Chelsea had appeared to at least stabilize things as the international break approached. After securing passage to the next round of the Champions League (where an a...

Greetings, Red and Blue soccer fans! We’ve kept you waiting for too long. Work, vacation, life. They all happen. But so did some footy in the past month. And the results have been… interesting? Chelsea’s February went from bad to worse, with a string of successive losses culminating with a 2-0 defeat in their London Derby away to Spurs. But March has seen a slight uptick in results and performance...

Happy Wednesday, Red and Blue soccer fans! We’re sorry we’ve kept you waiting. But it did allow for us to see the results of the transfer window and the outlook our teams have for their futures. The big story is the big spending of Chelsea. They brought in 8 players at a staggering cost of over $300M. Unfortunately, thus far the impact has been minimal. They obviously need time to get adjusted, bu...

Greetings, soccer fans! Was that the greatest World Cup Final of all time? Seriously, how do we put it into words? Well, that’s our job. From tears of heartbreak for early exits from perennial powerhouses, to tears of joy for Messi and the fulfillment of a crowning achievement, we’ll be digging into as much as possible to remember this wonderful (yet concerning) World Cup. And after just a few day...

Greetings, USA fans! THEY DID IT! 5 years on from the disappointment in Trinidad, the USMNT qualified and now has advanced from their group in the World Cup Finals in Qatar. It was not pretty, and a matchup with a strong Netherlands side looms. But there is much to be proud of with this side. Wales – England – Iran… A game that was there to be won. A game that showed what our Baby Eagles are capab...

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Greetings, Reds and Blues fans! Thanks again to those who joined us in person or online for the first-ever Red and Blue Soccer Chat Derby Watch Party. We had a blast and hope to do it again. Meanwhile, games are happening just about every 3 days as the congested fixture list heats up prior to the long break for the World Cup. How have we fared? Chelsea’s mixed bag of a season continues apace. A 0-...

Greetings, Reds and Blues fans! We’ve got weekend results, mid-week matches, and the upcoming, first-ever, Red and Blue Soccer Chat derby. Let’s get into it! Chelsea head into their Wednesday fixture away to Brentford riding a slightly mixed bag of emotions. Positive results currently outweigh the performances of a still-adapting-to-their-manager side, but the news of Reece James being sidelined u...

Greetings, footy fans! We are in full swing in the EPL and European cup competitions, and we have less than 50 days to go until the World Cup in Qatar. How are we faring in all 3? A new manager has not yet had the impact that the new Chelsea owner would have been hoping for, but that just means Chelsea has looked lackluster while still getting results. Conor Gallagher came off the bench to play sp...

Greetings, Reds and Blues! It’s another Wednesday, and… well, not just another Wednesday. I’d written up a really clever blurb, and then this morning happened. Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel have parted ways. Details are thin, but it sounds like there was conflict over transfers and the results recently have certainly been concerning. I’m (AG) not sure all that warranted his sacking, but here we are. T...

Well, well, well… what a difference a few weeks makes. Happy Wednesday, Reds and Blues fans! There’s plenty to discuss. When last we met Chelsea had begun the season with an unconvincing win over Everton. But it was a win nonetheless. That win was followed by a much better team performance against Spurs and a fiery encounter between the managers. Would that be the spark to set their season alight?...

Hello, Red and Blue footy fans! And welcome to the 2022/23 season. While it may be a new season, some of the same old problems persist for both of our clubs. Chelsea started things off with an underwhelming and sometimes uneasy victory over their former boss and club legend Frank Lampard away at Everton. And were it not for some truly unfortunate injuries for the home side the result could have be...

Join us Wednesday night at Chatham Tap Fishers for a live broadcast of The Red and Blue Soccer Chat! We'll be recapping a wonderful summer of women's soccer, including yesterday's fantastic Euro Final, and kicking off the upcoming Premier League season with how we think things will unfold for Chelsea and Manchester United. 7pm Wednesday at CTF! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify....

Greetings, Red and Blue footy fans! Summer has been flying by, but there have been plenty of games as well as off-field action to keep us entertained. The USWNT showed their strength in numbers as they marched to the W CONCACAF title. Alex Morgan is not quite the spent force some were suggesting, and the youngsters are proving they belong as well. The win also books their passage to Australia/New...

Hello, Red and Blue fans! The dog days of summer are here! And despite the lack of what should be the knockout rounds of the World Cup, there’s a lot of action on and off the field. The early rounds of the Champions League and Europa(s) have begun, and there are multiple women’s tournaments, youth tournaments, and continental competitions taking place. The transfer window is open and there have be...

Greetings, Red and Blue fans! Summer is upon us. And while we should be watching the opening round of a glorious World Cup being held somewhere that isn’t an authoritarian state, instead we are searching for any news and biding our time with smaller tournaments. Despite all that, we did recently find out the host cities for WC26 in 4 years. 11 U.S., 3 Mexican, and 2 Canadian cities and their stadi...

Hello again, Red and Blue fans! The international break is in full swing with a massive slate of games around the world. Most importantly, our American lads have been in action twice since we last spoke, and they have 2 more coming up. The lineups have been encouraging, and it seems GGG may finally be whittling things down to a decisive group as thoughts turn toward World Cup preparations. We prom...

Hello again, Red and Blue fans! Tonight we’ve got a short show to recap the final weekend of league action and what to expect as we move into the transfer window. We’ll also be continuing our review of the World Cup 2022 matchups. Tonight, we check out Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica / New Zealand. Is this the “group of death”? Join us tonight at 7pm on Facebook Live, or catch us at you...

Greetings Reds and Blues! It’s supposed to be the short show this week, but with all that’s going on AND the games that took place in the Champions League I have a feeling we’ll have plenty to say. Chelsea’s woes continued over the weekend, as the return of Frank Lampard brought his relegation-threatened Everton to the Bridge and inflicted what may or may not be a portentous moment in both clubs’...

Happy BIG SHOW Wednesday! We’ve reached the home stretch. But there’s still plenty to discuss. Mainly, tomorrow’s showdown between the Reds and the Blues of our respective clubs. Chelsea FC has had a mixed bag recently. They’ve made it to the FA Cup Final after their choppy win over Palace. But that was followed by an exciting but ultimately disappointing London derby with Arsenal and a tepid perf...

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Happy Wet Wednesday (or if you’re catching us on another day, chances are it’s also wet at the moment). Tonight is THE BIG SHOW, where we’ll be diving into the following topics: After the masterclass from City and Liverpool at the weekend we weren’t sure if the spectacle of the Champions League would be able to live up to its billing. But did it ever! Chelsea and Real Madrid treated us to an incre...

Hey soccer fans, we're coming at you with a quick live shot to talk about Chelsea's performance and result in their Champions League QF first leg match-up with Real Madrid, what they need to do get through, and their probably unwanted match against Southampton at the weekend. And we'll start our look at each group, beginning with Group B, for our Baby Eagles. And Aaron thinks it's best if we just...

Greetings, Reds, Blues, and especially Red-White-and-Blue fans! The international window is almost over, but there are still some important games to be played. The USMNT is almost over the qualifying finish line. Just about anything aside from an unlikely and thoroughly embarrassing defeat in Costa Rica is acceptable (though potentially concerning) and would still afford them a playoff opportunity...