Devil’s Advocate says Chelsea’s tough run could actually be good – Talk Chelsea

‘Issues can solely get higher’ might be one of the crucial unfaithful quotes ever!

After all, Chelsea have proved to us in the previous few seasons that issues, regardless of how unhealthy they’re, can really worsen!

After shedding to Brentford at dwelling on Saturday, by way of the schedule of fixtures arising, issues are certainly solely about to get a lot worse for Mauricio Pochettino and his gamers?

After Blackburn in The Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, Chelsea then must face Tottenham (A), Manchester Metropolis (H), Newcastle United (A), Brighton (H), and Manchester United (A).

That just about takes us in to mid December, which can mark the midway level of the season. We might actually be in an absolute shambolic place by then.

Nevertheless, I’m going to play devils advocate right here and say that really, by way of how issues have been going for our present squad and present supervisor, I really fancy our possibilities of getting extra factors in opposition to the ‘higher’ groups moderately than in opposition to the groups we ‘must be beating’.

Clearly I’ll level at Arsenal because the prime instance of this. Everyone knows that we completely ought to have 100% gained that recreation however fully threw it away. We bought some extent ultimately, which I’d have taken earlier than the sport if you happen to provided it to me. And I can really see us standing up in opposition to groups like Spurs, Metropolis, and Newcastle.

I’m not saying we’ll beat all of them, and even win one among them. However I do oddly really feel slightly extra assured of getting outcomes in opposition to them than I do in opposition to a workforce who will strategy the sport with 10 males behind the ball and defending in a deep and low block.

As we all know, Chelsea are massively struggling to breakdown the groups who play that means. So enjoying in a extra open recreation the place groups shall be coming at us and maybe controlling the sport slightly greater than us by way of possession, will see us get higher possibilities to attain objectives on the counter assault, utilising the acute tempo and directness we’ve got in assault.

Straw clutching? Sure, most likely. However I don’t wish to let the gloom and doom fully cloud over me – I’ve to carry on to that mild on the finish of the tunnel, and I genuinely do imagine what I’ve written above, I’m not simply saying it as faux positivity.

In these video games I believe we’ll lose to Metropolis (as a result of we’re dwelling and likewise they’re Metropolis), however I’m really altering my stance on the Spurs recreation – I believe we are able to really win this one now, away from dwelling, and not less than get a draw in opposition to Newcastle. Brighton shall be tremendous powerful however once more, I believe we are able to get one thing from that one. If we don’t beat this Manchester United workforce then we would as properly throw the towel in proper now!

It’s a tricky 5 video games within the league, however it is going to actually form the remainder of our season and might be the distinction maker. If we crash and burn in these video games then we might genuinely be in a relegation battle. If like I imagine we are able to and we get ends in these video games, then we are able to nonetheless be difficult for a European spot like I believe we’ll.

These subsequent 5 (six often because we’ve got to go all out for The League Cup now) are completely essential to our season now.