Outwitting Guardiola & Beating Bayern Munich - Roberto Di Matteo’s Story

Outwitting Guardiola & Beating Bayern Munich - Roberto Di Matteo’s Story | The Obi One Podcast Ep.5

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In this captivating Ep.5 of The Obi One Podcast, we bring you an exclusive and in-depth conversation with two legends of football, Roberto Di Matteo and John Obi Mikel. As we revisit one of the most memorable moments in football history - Chelsea's 2012 Champions League victory - our guests provide a behind-the-scenes look at the journey, the drama, and the glory of that historic campaign.
Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea's interim manager during the 2011-2012 season, opens up about the challenges and triumphs of his tenure. Di Matteo shares his insights on stepping into the managerial role mid-season, reshaping the team's strategy, and fostering a spirit of resilience and unity among the players. His narrative provides a unique perspective on how he led Chelsea to their first Champions League title, defying odds and expectations.
John Obi Mikel, a key figure in Chelsea's midfield during the Champions League run, reflects on the team dynamics, the intense preparations for each match, and the emotional rollercoaster of the campaign. Mikel discusses the impact of Di Matteo's leadership, the camaraderie within the squad, and his personal experiences during some of the pivotal matches leading up to the final in Munich.
The episode delves into the tactical approaches employed by Di Matteo to counter some of Europe's best teams. From the nail-biting knockout stages to the dramatic final against Bayern Munich, our guests dissect key matches, strategic decisions, and pivotal moments. They share insights into the dressing room atmosphere, the psychological battles, and the tactical nuances that defined Chelsea's path to the final.
#DiMatteo
#chelseafc
#championsleague
#didierdrogba
#johnobimikel
#bayernmunich
#football
#stamfordbridge
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
04:49 - Chelsea’s record signing
07:00 - Mikel’s verdict on Di Matteo
14:40 - Crossing paths with Andre Villas-Boas
23:35 - Chelsea’s transfers in the Abramovich era
26:35 - Managing egos at Chelsea
39:00 - Journey to the UCL Final
58:00 - Memories of that night in Munich

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@Kingsleyemmy 6 ай бұрын

Mikel calling Di Matteo boss every other minute is so wholesome. You can sense the special relationship they had.

@nnaath 5 ай бұрын

he calls everyone boss though

@brodaconfessor 5 ай бұрын

@@nnaath He had many bosses though.

@essienunanam5578 2 ай бұрын

It's African nature. We hardly call our seniors or Elders with their names. It's respect!

@falgunighosh5779 6 ай бұрын

Invite Hazard 😂😂😂 That podcast will definitely break the viewership record

@cuvaolanrewaju2958 6 ай бұрын

😂😂

@sr8589 6 ай бұрын

He’ll be too busy eating cheeseburgers 😂😂😂😂

@Bush-1 6 ай бұрын

Most definitely he will someday invite him. For now Obi needs to finish with the old Gs before turning to New School.

@marvinhayes7360 6 ай бұрын

Drogba

@kayoo99 6 ай бұрын

Na invite the special one mourinho

@RandomHeroXJack 6 ай бұрын

Roberto's banger of a goal set us on our way to our first major trophy in 26 years in 1997 and then he won the club it's first European Cup as manager in 2012. He's an incredibly huge figure in the history of our club and deserves all the love and admiration in the world from Chelsea fans 💙

@ShinjiDude 6 ай бұрын

2012 when impossible is nothing, winning the double while our season was up and down, what a good old times man. Eden Hazard signing after the double was cherry on the top 💙

@TacticalBinbag 6 ай бұрын

nice profile picture

@ShinjiDude 6 ай бұрын

@@TacticalBinbag no u 😎

@mth666 6 ай бұрын

Oh, get a room you two…

@5thdawg917 6 ай бұрын

Before the final, he is the one that got the video recordings from the players family to give them the message. Class act from him to get the players even more motivated with self belief. People who did not watch the Semi Finals & Final live should know that, this Chelsea team finished 6th in the league & by far one of weakest Chelsea team & had no hope against a deadly Barca & Bayern team at the time. Those players defied all odds against them. Also, we sure did have good luck on our side too. God wanted Chelsea to win this.

@samgini2414 6 ай бұрын

yeah, it was meant to be, it was their destiny because of their past and painful failures, the moment messi missed a penalty when Barcelona was one up already in camp Nou, was the turning point for Chelsea to perform the impossible 😊,

@tonykpt 6 ай бұрын

I have 3 Sons with middle names Franko, Luca & Roberto speaks for itself. He is a CHELSEA Legend as a player & manager.

@elliotporterfield6921 6 ай бұрын

The fact that he still lives in Cobham. Legend.

@jaybabu28 6 ай бұрын

Di Matteo, what a man! Thank you for the great memories Rob, and Obi and Scott for bringing him on.

@dipoyomi 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this Podcast! I became a Chelsea fan during the period Di Matteo, Gianfranco and the late great Vialli played for Chelsea. It's great to see that Roberto still has affinity to our great club! #UTC

@atiwatope 5 ай бұрын

Same here! Exactly

@kolyxix 6 ай бұрын

Champions League 2012, my most cherished Chelsea moment, as a fan. Thanks for the memory, Didier, Chech and Obi. Great job Roberto

@EggYT736 6 ай бұрын

As a Chelsea supporter with the current state of the club I appreciate these memories so much. and the fact that it meant so much to to those 2012 players/manager is also special. One of a kind team and season.

@CFCJamz 6 ай бұрын

These guests Mikel !! We need to see Jose, Didier, but You have to get Eden for Episode 10 💙

@aizukanne 6 ай бұрын

That goal Torres scored against Barcelona was worth £50million

@mrredlapel 5 ай бұрын

People forget we were going through anyway . Was 2-2 on aggregate but we had away goal.

@aizukanne 5 ай бұрын

Yes, we were but if Barca scored a goal then we would have been out. Having been in a similar scenario with them and given our experience with referees in the past, that goal sealed the ticket and took the wind out of Barca's sails. @@mrredlapel

@BharatRaghavan08 5 ай бұрын

I cannot agree more, drawing that game with Torres scoring was a morale booster especially being a man down and with that pressure off a semi final against probably the best football team I have seen

@toonzonly-7955 4 ай бұрын

@@mrredlapeland you forget that team Barcelona team was inching closer and closer to scoring another goal so we needed Torres’s goal to secure a win. Hoping to win on aggregate isn’t even the Chelsea way.

@Peter-jj9bs 5 ай бұрын

This is the kind of manager Chelsea needs at the moment. He is very tactical and astute. He beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich when these teams were almost unplayable

@wakaflockaproject 3 ай бұрын

And with a man down with an aging team

@Jay-gd5fi 6 ай бұрын

Another great guest. It keeps getting better. The Obione podcast! Thank you Robbie for everything. 💙

@haddingtoniangcp2464 6 ай бұрын

That 2012 CL run needs a docuseries or even a movie!

@camorraII1 6 ай бұрын

Obi Mikel! The gift that keeps on giving!! Thank you for this podcast!

@natadu3642 6 ай бұрын

That final was the only time as a chelsea fan I was conformable with Mikel having the ball. I was literally screaming to every Chelsea player to pass the ball to him. He oozed class that day

@opaguobewu7398 6 ай бұрын

RDM is a true Chelsea legend !!!

@philbrainy2399 6 ай бұрын

Di Matteo an absolute legend as player and manager albeit a short time as manager. Thanks to all 3 of u for this brilliant podcast all nice down to earth guys!

@user-pq8dz1hg1b 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Mr Mikel you were one of my favourite players , you controlled the game insanely. The tempo depended on you and you were always on flik ... Thanx for your podcast ... Please bring on Gallas on the cast ( even though he gave us Cole )

@jordandillon9130 6 ай бұрын

The host is absolutely incredible, best journalist and presenter in the world. My favourite podcast, keep them coming 👏

@ISpeakFactsOnly 3 ай бұрын

Arguably One of the best Nigerian players oat too

@jonathanoyekanmi7743 6 ай бұрын

Good job, Mikel. Thank you for shining light into the locker room gist

@mowais5395 6 ай бұрын

I was at the legends game. The amount of love all these legends got was simply amazing. Especially JT💙

@MakeleleRole 6 ай бұрын

There is only ONE Di Matteo! ❤

@Jtemitayo-ojuko 6 ай бұрын

Nice piece. I would actually suggest we bring back clips of these memories while guests are talking about them e.g. the Ramirez goal, the JT red card etc

@lukmanaliyu7386 6 ай бұрын

Nice idea but there'd probably be couple of copyright issues to deal with I guess

@hot5pocket2.05 6 ай бұрын

Bro should be able to get footage from Chelsea to use for free

@Olaitanjr20 6 ай бұрын

It's nice to see Roberto again.,. What a lovely man he was. I don't know your relationship with Eva caniero but it won't be bad if she's on your podcast. Thanks mentor for making me go through this learning process. I actually learning on every of your podcast

@olumidesheriffadams7917 6 ай бұрын

Obi is very underrated

@daj3282 6 ай бұрын

Lol...an average player by all standards mate

@tomnbg3048 6 ай бұрын

@@daj3282🧢🧢🧢🧢

@crimson6172 5 ай бұрын

That win against Barcelona was truly insane. It was an aging Chelsea squad against prime Barcelona where Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets were all in their prime. It was the greatest UCL campaign in terms of adversity faced imo. And not to mention I remembered back then Torres was talked as the most expensive flop in history, yet he was the one who dealt the knockout blow against one of the best, if not the best team in history. 😂

@zirko19 5 ай бұрын

I love RDM! Was very excited especially when we're about to play that napoli game. I believe all Chelsea fans were. The rest was history, indeed.

@patrickrumbu2902 6 ай бұрын

Wow! The pod keeps going top tier. The man, the myth, the legend. Let me download to watch after I get off work

@meh4g4ever 6 ай бұрын

Can’t forget the day! One of the best memories I’ve had! I was in tears as a teenager watching them pull an impossible! 💙

@Kingkoyero 6 ай бұрын

I wouldn't ever forget that magical night in Munich. That Napoli game is also up there

@classicpunk 6 ай бұрын

I love this man so much. Always will.

@carefreeyouth3069 6 ай бұрын

Keep up the great work. Chelsea fans love this content

@maxschultemusic 6 ай бұрын

Love this podcast - genuinely one of the best for real stuff real gossip

@decaftycho3770 6 ай бұрын

I will never forget RDM's goal in the FA Cup Final '97

@luckychukwuma3822 6 ай бұрын

It was great watching this guys recount old memories of successes they had together

@user-jr2xn7zg6g 6 ай бұрын

I Just appreciate these guys, the thought behind bringing on Di Matteo is great...more like the reality behind the scene insight to things usually left for our imagination.

@Tsangass 6 ай бұрын

mikel is the goat the pod never miss

@solomonokonkwo6838 6 ай бұрын

Great show Obi. Adding visuals for "flash back" will definitely make it better

@mrrealityjobish5336 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Obi it’s was interesting one just can’t wait for next episode on Monday

@kanziramark713 6 ай бұрын

Jose, Lampard, DI Mateo and more still stay near the club love

@edinho1026 5 ай бұрын

True Talk about Mikel, he was great and bossing dat midfield on that game ❤against Bayern

@Jaymacgregor11 5 ай бұрын

Great pod Obi! I think Fernando would be a great Guest !

@garnettk 5 ай бұрын

Roberto and Gianluca, speaking perfect English!

@finalrush7 6 ай бұрын

CHELSEA LEGEND - YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!! Thank you for everything Robbie! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

@leonanderson930 6 ай бұрын

Roberto Di Matteo.. LEGEND.💙💙💙

@Munenejr 6 ай бұрын

What a man, what a legend. Love the boss!

@georgeepstein5886 5 ай бұрын

Best Chelsea Podcast. Obi Mikel laugh is infectious! Roberto Chelsea Legend! Love reliving Chelsea run to Champions League title in 2012. 💙💙💙 Please get Eden Hazard on in 2024

@petecoles229 3 ай бұрын

Annoying you mean

@essaarif1292 6 ай бұрын

Love you, Roberto 💙💙💙

@LukeMcClelland 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for everything, Robbie🔵

@ststeve5212 6 ай бұрын

The host needs to ask Mikel what he said to Robben before he went to kick his in-game penalty. He was repeatedly muttering to Robben whilst he stood to take the pen.

@patrickkimani2808 5 ай бұрын

Oscar,mata ,hazard playing together under di matteo

@bolajiadebowale9795 6 ай бұрын

Raul Mereiles was the 4th guy suspended.

@Acekidnwanganga 6 ай бұрын

Amazing pod👏👏❤

@patrickkimani2808 5 ай бұрын

Robbie di Matteo was a great coach

@markfaceofficial 4 ай бұрын

More blessings obi

@sportsgeek4335 4 ай бұрын

As barcelona fan,this was the coach i feared the most.And was so happy when he left.Chelsea didnt know what they lost in this man.I feel this is the man that really understood how to harness the power of chelsea apart from mounrigho

@idehenuyi2172 6 ай бұрын

Good to see you Di Matteo

@Albert5522 6 ай бұрын

Okay in the last podcast w Flo I said it HAD to be in the studio, but this was a special episode, maybe that special season under Roberto made it for me. As you are based in an area where most other footballers (especially ex CFC) aren't based, so more pods will have to be over webcam, may I make one suggestion. Getting the webcammer to record their audio and send it over will potentially make their audio so much easier to listen to, but I understand that may add a great deal of extra work! Most of all Thanks Jon, thanks Robby and thanks to all that squad from the 2012 season for creating my and many others greatest footballing memory, being underdogs and fighting like your lives dependent on it is more inspiring than I think most of you will ever know

@PjMasks-qu6bb 6 ай бұрын

Di matteo ultimate legend

@kevink01639 6 ай бұрын

Amazing episode guys

@ovatfelix3871 5 ай бұрын

Greetings our dear Mikel, pls create an avenue during your podcast program to analyze people's comments allowing contributive knowledge to achieve a wholistic approach in each broadcast. Welcoming video or audio conversations from your audience, will equally introduce some sense of belonging with your subscribers during an ongoing session. Thanks

@BussyMcJoe 6 ай бұрын

Loads of love Robbie

@noxmoloto5368 6 ай бұрын

THIS IS A BIG ONE !!!

@epiakombi4691 6 ай бұрын

Great job 👏

@eazy_ocean 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mr. obi ❤️

@eddynovia3536 6 ай бұрын

The DM position was underrated say almost a decade ago....now it is the most important position, that is why u see Players costing over 50m to over 100m..

@cassiusbrowne6742 6 ай бұрын

I love obi

@StewartFrampton-bg2tv 5 ай бұрын

I wore The Shirt with Di Metto on my back! " Mekale" Role! Lots of //4 shirts in history! Fantastic insight boys! A67 you 1956

@isaacfrimpongopuni7754 6 ай бұрын

Nice episode. Fair play to all of you.

@louieknight1612 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Roberto 💙

@rascylo6513 6 ай бұрын

Legend 💙

@hnaku8748 6 ай бұрын

34:17 the mentality/confidence we're missing at Chelsea currently.

@Khante4 6 ай бұрын

These guests, just wow! Love it Mikel! ❤

@katutaetoo7931 6 ай бұрын

This Podcast will go far.....⚽🔥⚽

@amajichigozie3556 6 ай бұрын

I love Di Matteo❤

@Beeady 6 ай бұрын

Di Matteo was the best motivator coach in the world, shame he didn't go into international management because that would suit his style perfectly. Still time

@ianiskandar4165 6 ай бұрын

Love you Obi ❤ Chelsea Legend

@user-yz1zt1nq1p 6 ай бұрын

Robbie!!!!!!!! Yessssss!!!!!!!!!

@pfeventsorganiser 6 ай бұрын

Bobby is one of founders into the fabric modern era of Chelsea and who can he forget his wonder goal in the FA Cup, rubbing shoulders in dressing room with Vialli, Gullit, Zola, Poyet, Wise and Desailly to name but a few, Bobby and other Chelsea Legends must be very concerned just how bad the current team is playing with no discipline or real love for the club.

@bensezio 6 ай бұрын

Your best game in a Chelsea shirt for me Obi is that semifinal game against Barca 🎉

@SilentSzZ 6 ай бұрын

Di Matteo 👑

@patrickrumbu2902 6 ай бұрын

1:15:39 Gianluca, God rest his soul 🙏🏿

@jaredralph1609 6 ай бұрын

Jose will be bumper to watch on Obi1podcast🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Ssesay08 6 ай бұрын

The history maker

@Zeus-mc5wy 5 ай бұрын

Fernando torres gotta be on this season

@caringvictor298 6 ай бұрын

Obi entice him to come to coach super eagles of Nigeria, he will make impact to the team aswell you will work with him aswell

@maziugochukwu6167 6 ай бұрын

Lol 😂 Our FA said they're broke. There is no Mike Edenuga to pay coaches salary again.

@kehindebankole6514 6 ай бұрын

Mikel Miracle Manager (MMM)😅

@chinksey-MEDIA 6 ай бұрын

Fernando Torres is on next week

@MrGadhikari 6 ай бұрын

Gary Cahill, Petr Cech and Nico Anelka next!

@Fogonthetyne69 6 ай бұрын

When will the King Drogba be on the podcast?

@aizukanne 6 ай бұрын

Eden would be a good next guest. Emenalo too could give insights about how these transfers went down, like plucking Willian out from under Tottenham's nose.