Regarding Chelsea, the outside world would ask, what happened to the team? Today, I am afraid everyone has felt numb, bad has become the norm for Chelsea.
In the game against Tottenham on the 26th, Chelsea lost 0 to 2. In the previous 8 games against Tottenham, Chelsea maintained a brilliant record of 6 wins and 2 draws, but now even their favorite opponent is no longer affected. Take control.
A team without the slightest margin of error
Looking back, 0-0 in the first half is already the ceiling that Chelsea can achieve. They were firmly contained at the beginning of the last 45 minutes. The two goals of Skipp and Kane made Chelsea fans excited. Disappointment comes late.
This campaign is Chelsea's third consecutive defeat. Throughout 2023, they only won 1 game in 11 games (1 win, 4 draws and 6 losses). They only scored 1 goal in 5 games throughout February. Some fans ridiculed, " Chelsea's Goal of the Month is a no-brainer."
캡포탈 believes that coach Potter does not want to win this London derby. After the opening, Chelsea tried their best to put pressure on the opponent. After the game, Potter also believed that the first 25 minutes of the game were the best stage for the team. "We controlled the game very well. Got the ball, found some chances in terms of shots and was very dynamic."
Famous Hasselbaink also believed that Chelsea's start was positive, but in the 19th minute, the defensive core Thiago Silva was injured, and the team's hard-won advantage was instantly overthrown.
At that time, Thiago Silva was pressed to the knee by Kane in the defense and could not persist. Hasselbaink said: "This is a turning point. Thiago's end made Chelsea start to become chaotic."
Tottenham quickly seized the opportunity to usher in the perfect start in the second half, but Chelsea remained indifferent for nearly 40 minutes before Kane scored the second goal. A goal seemed to be an unbearable burden for them. Can disarm them completely.
Statistics show that after entering 2023, Chelsea has completed 136 shots in all competitions and only scored 4 goals. The weakness of the offensive end means that Chelsea does not have a fault tolerance rate at all.
When replaying the game, Porter expressed frustration: "We were overwhelmed in the second half. In a fierce game, once you fall behind, the situation will become bad."
In the 24 rounds of this season, Chelsea only scored 23 goals in total. This is the season with the fewest goals scored by Chelsea in the history of the Premier League. You must know that Tottenham striker Kane has made 20 goals alone (scoring 18 goals, assisting 2 Second-rate).
At the same time, the team lost a total of 41 points in 24 rounds. Chelsea only lost 40 points in 38 rounds last season...
In addition to this game, it is hard to find a win for Chelsea in the last 8 Premier League away games. This is their worst record since March 2001. The last time they won an away game dates back to the 11th round of October last year. 0 to beat Aston Villa.
After Tuchel dismissed get out of class, Potter's appointment did not change the team's situation. He also changed from a firefighter in the eyes of the media at the beginning of his coaching to "the worst in team history".
Potter led the team to participate in 18 Premier League games, only won 5 games, and the winning rate was only a poor 28%. This is the lowest winning rate of a Chelsea coach since 1979 (leading the team to participate in at least 10 games).
Chelsea are currently ranked 10th in the Premier League, but have played 11 games against top 9 opponents without a single victory. After this game, the point gap between them and the fourth-ranked Tottenham has widened to 14 points, and the point difference between them and the bottom-ranked Southampton is only 13 points, and they are only 10 points away from the relegation zone...
It seems that for Chelsea this season, there is not much they can expect for the rest of the schedule.
On the social platform, Chelsea fans mourned, and some fans said: "If Thiago Silva is seriously injured, we will be relegated."
From the summer transfer market to the winter transfer market, Chelsea is the team that spends the most money in world football, but the American owner Boehly seems to have not figured out the sport of football.
Looking back, the dismissal of Tuchel was a bit too hasty at the time, and Chelsea's goal in terms of signings was not clear. So far, Chelsea does not have a qualified scorer, and there is a suspicion of spending a lot of money and doing nothing.
Manchester United star Gary Neville said in an interview that Chelsea’s way of spending money indiscriminately may even bring trouble to coach Potter, “Potter is a calm and restrained coach who is eager to build the team step by step, not a coach. A manager who wants to buy a lot of players at once."
Although the record was poor, according to CBS reporter Jacobs, the club's executives were not ready to fire Potter, and perhaps the boss knew that it didn't matter whoever replaced the team in this state.
It is a wiser choice to keep the team stable in the hope of making plans after the end of the season.
