This has been a really painful season as a Chelsea fan. Final season was horrible, however no less than it was constantly horrible. It was a dreary drudge every week, however no less than we weren’t even allowed to get our hopes up.
This season has been totally different. There have been flashes of promise often, sufficient to make you imagine for a second. Sufficient to persuade you that the injured gamers can come again and switch issues round… however every time it’s a heart-breaking return to actuality in a method or one other.
Generally it’s been unhealthy information from the medical division, different occasions it’s been a collapse on the pitch. In every case, it’s much more agonising than simply being plain outdated unhealthy.
At occasions I’ve been so irritated I need to get another person to write my discussion post on the sport, but all season there’s been a way that we’re nearly to show a nook. It’s sufficient to maintain hope alive – solely to crush it.
This final couple of months has been the proper illustration. All of it started so nicely with a robust efficiency towards Man Metropolis away which noticed us near taking 3 factors off the incoming champions.
Then it was an agonising defeat to Liverpool within the EFL Cup last. To not fear! win over Leeds within the FA Cup. Then, pure ache as we mess up and draw with Brentford.
However then a 3-2 win over Newcastle which was nearly 3-1, and noticed us reel them in within the race for European locations. Even higher, an enormous win over Leicester within the FA Cup! Possibly that is the second this… oh now, we’ve slipped up late towards ten man Burnley and drawn 2-2.
Then it will get actually foolish. That infuriating recreation was adopted by a magical win over Man United, which was adopted by the pure rage of dropping factors towards stricken Sheffield United. Then a 6-0 smashing of Everton, a promising efficiency (however a defeat) towards Man Metropolis within the FA Cup semi, after which this Tuesday’s 5-0 horror show on the Emirates.
We’re actually unsure what to anticipate subsequent, aside from false hope and let downs. Aston Villa are an excellent staff and will simply take us aside. As may Spurs after them, and in reality West Ham look pr… OK that’s sufficient.
If there’s one factor this mad season has taught us, it’s take every recreation at a time.