Goodness, I’m truly already losing interest of this one. Pundits and media shops throwing us within the title race, others whispering it, however everybody at Chelsea (bar Enzo Fernandez) is refusing to be drawn into it.
The actual fact is although, that so long as we stay second, third, fourth, and even (dare I say it) high of the Premier League, then we ARE in a title race, even when the truth says in any other case.
However what’s that actuality? Effectively, for me it’s our defence on the entire. Not simply the goalkeeper, not simply the centre backs, not simply the total backs, not simply the midfielders, not simply the attackers, not simply the coach. Defending is completed as a group. And defending is our Achilles heel proper now.
However everybody should take duty for defending, particularly the top coach and his teaching group.
Chelsea are adopting a little bit of a ‘we’ll simply rating extra targets than you’ setup proper now, which is ok. I imply, targets are what win you video games and if you happen to outscore your opponents, you’re profitable video games, and that’s all we have to do, proper?
In essence, sure. Nonetheless, it’s dangerous, and I imagine that Maresca sees that and this is among the largest causes he continues to say we aren’t there but, which we aren’t.
I imagine we’re a high goalkeeper, dominating centre again, and a unique striker profile to Nicolas Jackson away from being full.
No one can doubt how susceptible we’re on the again proper now, we see it each sport. We at all times have a mistake is us, and I don’t have quite a lot of confidence when groups are attacking us. My confidence within the assault is there, I genuinely really feel we will rating each time we assault. However I additionally really feel we will concede each time the opposition assault. That is the place we have to enhance, and that’s achieved collectively and never simply with new personnel. That is the primary factor Maresca wants to teach now.
A few former Chelsea gamers have talked about our defence this week, and they’re spot on.
Glen Johnson: “Chelsea’s defence could possibly be their downfall within the title race.”
Mario Melchiot: “What Enzo Maresca is basically telling his gamers is, ‘guys, if you happen to defend higher, we will win this league’. That’s what he’s doing, however he’s doing it so delicate. Do you actually suppose within the dressing room he isn’t telling them he desires to win it?”
Apparently, they’re each former defenders, so that they know the significance of getting a extra strong defence.
We aren’t silly, I don’t suppose anybody will anticipate us to by no means concede targets and to be this unit that can not be penetrated. In fact we’re going to concede targets, and we won’t win each sport both. However that is completely an space we have to solidify the most effective we will to essentially see the rewards going ahead. Liverpool have conceded six much less targets than us up to now this season, simply for instance.
I do suppose as soon as that is sorted out, even Maresca will likely be placing us within the title race!
