For the primary time in a very long time, Chelsea conceded their very own Champions League destiny to different golf equipment round them. In the event that they qualify for Champions League soccer this season now, it will likely be all the way down to the golf equipment above them dropping factors. It’s now not in our palms.
Chelsea are at the moment in sixth place with 6 video games to go, and because it stands, this could see us miss out on the Champions League subsequent season.
We’re solely above seventh positioned Aston Villa on objective distinction, and even Fulham may go stage on factors with us in the event that they win their recreation in hand after which beat us on Sunday.
Issues are trying a lot bleaker now after the most recent spherical of video games, and Chelsea will want girl luck to qualify for the Champions League, which is so very poor on our half after being the place we have been simply earlier than Christmas.
After Fulham, we face in an kind Everton aspect with nothing to play for apart from satisfaction, pending league champions Liverpool, away to the very spectacular Newcastle, residence to a surprisingly dangerous Manchester United workforce that we simply must beat, then away to Nottingham Forest on the final day of the season which may go any approach.
It’s not trying good.
I wish to typically be glass half full although so I’ll say that additionally, it’s greater than doable. We are able to nonetheless get Champions League this season and with how inconsistent groups like Metropolis, Forest, Villa, and Fulham have all been this season, there may be each probability that a few them will drop extra factors too within the run in. So Chelsea have each probability to capitalise on that and nonetheless make the UCL. We may simply put it again in our palms.
Actuality tells me totally different and I’ve little or no confidence now that we are able to do it. However it’s nonetheless greater than attainable.
Who’s accountable for our fall off since Christmas? Enzo Maresca is. The gamers are. The Sporting Administrators are. The homeowners are. They’re ALL collectively accountable.
The squad construct has been our greatest downfall and our greatest situation although, and I’ll preserve that all through. It’s been naive, it’s lacked stability, it’s lacked key positions, it’s lacked physicality, it’s lacked high quality expertise, it’s lacked mentality monsters, it’s lacked leaders, and it’s lacked confirmed high quality for the right here and now.
THAT has been our greatest situation and if we miss out on UCL, that will likely be why. It’s going to even be a catastrophe for a lot of causes.
Nonetheless, it CAN nonetheless be carried out. So till the fats girl sings, let’s hold the religion.
