the 03/05/2023 13h01
It’s tense for the Blues…
Beaten by Arsenal (3-1) on Tuesday, Chelsea continued with a fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League. Five days before the end, can the London club, which will end its season against three teams from the TOP4, fear for its place in the elite?
How did Chelsea come to this? With a very large workforce following investments of more than 600 million euros over the last two transfer windows, the English club thought of competing for the title in the Premier League and the coronation in the Champions League. Above all, he will have to look down.
A vertiginous fall that does not stop
Indeed, the situation of the Blues is very worrying. They have not won since March 11 on the lawn of Leicester (1-3) and remain on 7 consecutive games without a victory in the league. While Bruno Saltor, for his only match, managed to stand up to Liverpool (0-0), Frank Lampard managed the feat of losing his first four matches on the national scene against Wolverhampton (1-0), Brighton ( 1-2), Brentford (0-2) and Arsenal (3-1), in addition to the double confrontation against Real Madrid (0-2, 0-2) in C1.
While the hope of grabbing a European place at the end of the season was still present a month ago, Chelsea, 12th, will simply have to fight… to maintain it! With 39 points taken in 33 games, the descent into the Championship is not impossible. It certainly seems unlikely, but with such a negative spiral and the impression of not being able to do anything to raise the bar, the London formation can be beaten by anyone in the last 5 days.
A hellish calendar
This will require a good result against Bournemouth (13th, 39 points) and Nottingham Forest (18th, 30 points). Behind, Chelsea will end the exercise with three big pieces: two consecutive trips to Manchester against City (2nd) and United (4th) and the reception of Newcastle (3rd). Three teams advancing at a breakneck pace in this final stretch. To avoid disaster, Thiago Silva’s partners must not miss each other in the next ten days.
The teams concerned by the maintenance in the Premier League
Chelsea’s Premier League schedule
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Par Youcef Touaitiathe 03/05/2023 13h01
