Chelsea are in real danger of going into the World Cup break in a rather turbulent place after an embarrassing loss to Brighton at the weekend.
Things have been going well so far for Graham Potter. I mean, he was undefeated before he got beaten by Brighton. There have been a lot of positives and some good performances, but he has also been very inconsistent and unfortunately that worries me before the break.
The facts are right now, we haven’t won in the Premier League for four games when we beat Aston Villa 2-0. Things aren’t going to get any easier. In the league, we play Arsenal and Newcastle before the World Cup break begins.
At the moment, I don’t think at all that we can get more than a draw against any of these teams, who are in excellent form. In fact, I think Arsenal could even destroy us and win.
Newcastle are also capable of beating us, more than capable. My usual optimism has been swallowed up by the result and the performance on Saturday, it really has been. I am usually very optimistic.
In the League Cup we face Manchester City and could easily be knocked out of a competition where we would have already had our eye on realistic titles this season. City, Arsenal and Newcastle are all in good form and could really send Chelsea into the World Cup break in a disastrous position.
We are currently sixth in the league, but if we don’t get results in these two games, we could end up reaching the World Cup struggling to even be in the top 10 if the teams below us get results.
I believe in Potter and the project and I am totally behind it. But if and of course it’s a big IF we end up going into the World Cup hiatus after the aforementioned worst case scenario we’ll be a long month or so away before we can play again and try to put things well
That’s going to drag, it’s going to be a horrible time. So Chelsea, I challenge you, let’s not ‘suffer’ during the World Cup, let’s sweat blood, sweat and tears to get two massive results now in the league, please!
