Why Chelsea could fall out of the Big Six...

Welcome to The Athletic FC's YouTube channel, where best-in-class journalism meets video. Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup... Chelsea have won them all in recent history and established themselves as part of the 'Big Six'. But now they're not even in the top 6 of the Premier League... Are Chelsea about to surrender their status as a Big Six club? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by Alex Barker, JJ Bull and Liam Twomey to find out. This is The Athletic's Week In Football. Read The Athletic's feature on Liam Rosenior's 107-day tenure: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7221654/2026/04/23/liam-rosenior-sack-chelsea-why/ ------------ #chelsea #premierleague #football #soccer Timestamps: 00:00 Why Chelsea could fall out of the Big Six 00:22 What’s happening at Stamford Bridge? 02:27 What’s happening at the executive level? 04:13 The impact of missing out on the Champions League again 06:45 How will this affect Chelsea’s transfer strategy? 12:19 Muddled transfers, muddled tactics 18:30 Chelsea’s managerial search 19:56 Would Andoni Iraola make sense at Chelsea? 22:15 What kind of manager suits Chelsea? 28:56 Are Chelsea falling out of the Big Six? ------------ Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/checkout2/intro30/?source=video_youtube_theathleticfc Watch our latest uploads here 👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9HdRjQJ0mH6bJW9MeLavdgTi-vMbJtrg&si=uKJJXdcnzAYGWiJo 💻 🎧 Watch the Tifo Football Podcast here https://www.youtube.com/@tifo-podcast 📬 Sign up for The Athletic FC Newsletter here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic FC: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAthleticFC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theathleticfc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theathleticfc Listen to The Athletic Football Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TAFPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4ojTuK7gwy3ZdQdB9 Subscribe to The Athletic FC newsletter for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic's Premier League WhatsApp Channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4OzCyKwqSbZb1pna0K ------------ Additional footage sourced from AP Newsroom Image credits: Mike Hewitt // Frank Fife/AFP // Adrien Dennis/AFP// Susana Vera/Pool/AFP// Clive Rose // Justin Setterfield // Daniela Porcelli // Bryn Lennon // Julien Finney/AFP // Marco Luzzani // Michael Steele // Luke Walker // Ben Stansall