Our recent form has gotten us into quite a bit of trouble. If we carry on like this, we don’t have a chance of regaining a place in the Champions League group stages next season. I’m sorry guys, but this could mean the Europa League becomes a more permanent fixture for the Blues, so keep your Thursday nights free.
..Sigh..
I ‘retweeted’ a very interesting stat from @ChelseaStatto (who you should follow, the stats are excellent and eye opening).
To quote one of the visionaries of our time;
Wise words Rafa, wise words indeed… We are truly blessed to have your infinite wisdom at our disposal. I have to say your astute analysis never disappoints.
Unfortunately, those well-crafted words don’t cushion the blow. We didn’t win the said games and are subsequently 19 points behind the league leaders…
WARNING – If you have small children you may want them to leave the room now, this image is not for the faint of heart.
City are 6 points ahead of us with 2 games in hand, meaning they can stretch the gap from us and 2nd to 12 points. We simply have to accept that United and City are well out of our reach this season, and we are too far behind to affect anything higher up than third. The problem is we cannot buy a win, and meanwhile have Everton and Tottenham breathing down our necks, not to mention the even more frightening prospect of Liverpool slowly creeping up the table (nobody wants to see that!).
IF Spurs win their 2 games in hand (1 of which being played today at West Brom [03/02/2013]) they will go 2 points ahead of us in the table, pushing us down to 4th. Just a further 2 points behind us are Arsenal who have finished the season stronger than they started in the last few campaigns. I am really not feeling confident looking at our recent form, I hope we can turn things around under Rafa, but it’s not looking likely.
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Our current form under Benitez is as follows;
Again the same warning applies as above, this is not pretty viewing.
Played – 21 games
Won – 10
Drawn – 6
Lost – 5
47% win percentage
1 win in our last 6 games
3 games won in 2013
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If we do not finish in the top 4 this season, it will be an unmitigated disaster! Not qualifying for the Champions League could be the start of a snowball effect that pushes a team further and further down the table, but don’t take my word for it, just ask Liverpool!
… We have to be playing in the elite competitions to attract the top players.
We need to be playing in Europe because of the huge amount of revenue it creates, especially with FFP coming up, as we need to balance our books!
COME ON CHELSEA!
We need to pick up this diabolical form, get back to winning ways and salvage this woeful season with a top 4 finish!
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