Show notes
Chelsea went out of the Carabao Cup on penalties at Anfield, one kick from the quarter-finals. Alonso’s post-match comments made it worse. Penders was the standout, but Fofana’s handball, Gusto’s night and another game without Estêvão leave big questions before Man United on Saturday.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Morning Blues and the Liverpool reaction
00:37 Alonso: "the least important competition"
02:53 Close to something good, then snatched away
03:48 Fofana's handball
04:58 Malo Gusto, again
06:06 Rogers, and no minutes for Estêvão
07:31 What's left without João Pedro and Palmer?
08:28 Penders: the big positive
09:25 Emegha's debut and the shootout
10:49 A wasted shot at silverware
12:17 Alonso needs to be ruthless
13:40 Man United on Saturday
14:37 Not a sacking conversation, yet
15:23 Expect disappointment
📬 Substack: https://sonofchelsea.substack.com/
📺 Scott Saunders on Man United, out later today: https://www.youtube.com/c/sonofchelsea
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices