Chelsea’s run of 1 goal scored in the last 7 games is a statistic that it’s hard to get your head around.
After a season where things have gone historically bad, this stat is maybe the most impressive.
The one we have managed to score was pure fluke too – you’ll remember it was Conor Gallagher’s heavily deflected strike against Brighton that looped in.
Where is our next goal coming from? We play title chasing Arsenal next, so it could easily be 8 without a goal. Then it’s the desperate relegation battlers up next – Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest are extremely motivated and dangerous right now.
Then it’s Man City, looking to seal the title.
Finally, we play Man U and Newcastle, still likely to be battling for their lives in the Champions League race.
This is the hardest run-in around, not just in terms of playing 4 top teams, but also in that the other 2 are against teams desperate to win.
Graham Potter should have been allowed to stay. He took the team to the Champions league quarter-finals. Chelsea beat Milan in the group stage. There were good intentions in the game. What’s the point of changing managers a few days before the quarter-finals? Who with a little football knowledge thinks so?