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Chelsea are in crisis. |
Chelsea entered the season aiming to return to the Champions League. But as the season drew to a close, the London club spiraled into disappointment.
The 0-3 defeat away to Brighton & Hove Albion is the clearest evidence. Against a direct competitor for a European spot, Chelsea played poorly, lacked ideas, and offered almost no resistance.
Goals from Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Jack Hinshelwood, and Danny Welbeck helped Brighton overtake Chelsea to claim sixth place in the Premier League. But the more shocking statistic was on the visitors' side.
Chelsea have lost five consecutive Premier League matches without scoring a single goal. This is the first time this has happened since 1912. For a club that has won the European Cup twice and spent hundreds of millions of pounds in numerous transfer windows, this statistic is a major blow.
Manager Liam Rosenior understood the pressure on him. At the Amex, he became the target of angry chants from Chelsea fans in the second half.
Fans don't react just because of a loss. They react because they see the team losing its way.
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Chelsea fans react to their team's performance. |
Chelsea went into this match without Cole Palmer, Estêvão Willian, and João Pedro due to injury. However, the absence of players cannot be the reason for a performance so poor that they failed to register a single shot on target. A talented team playing disjointedly, lacking connection and confidence is a recurring image from recent rounds.
Rosenior claims he still has the full support of the owners. But in top-level football, belief often only lasts as long as the results.
While Chelsea is in crisis, Brighton continues to be a role model of a team that knows its place.
They earned 19 points in their last 8 matches, playing organized, energetic football and making good use of their opportunities. Even without an expensive squad, Brighton operated much more smoothly than Chelsea. This made Chelsea's defeat even more painful.
The London team is currently 7 points behind Liverpool in 5th place and has played one more game. The door to the Champions League is not completely closed, but it almost only exists in theory.
The bigger issue is the future. Chelsea have changed managers many times, spent a lot of money, and constantly restructured, but they still haven't found a stable framework. If they don't stop this downward spiral soon, they will end the season not only empty-handed, but also with another crisis on the coaching bench.
Source: https://znews.vn/chelsea-sap-vo-mong-du-champions-league-post1645544.html
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