It’s half time in the Ipswich – Chelsea game, and the Blues are losing 1-0 at half time.
It’s been a pretty poor half, and a constant frustration that we’re not leading the game. It was a soft penalty against us, and despite the front 3 being pretty anonymous we’ve had chances to go ahead. Football is a funny game, but it still never ceases to amaze how much it can confound your expectations, no matter how used to it you think you are.
Chelsea go into this season with most people expecting them to struggle – especially at first. Instead they shake off their painful last couple of years and exceed expectations by reeling off win after win.
Then, just as everyone starts to accept they’re good – almost to the day – they start dropping points. The excellent energy and belief that was overflowing just a few weeks ago has drained away, and they suddenly look weak and timid again.
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Chelsea can turn this around – but lack 3 things
The wheel turns – sometimes it turns slowly, but it turns. It will likely only take a good result or two to turn things back in our favour. We may yet win tonight. If we put away our chances in that first half we’d be ahead, and Ipswich certainly aren’t solid defensively. But it’s still hard to get your head around how a team can go from looking like a shambles to one of the most deadly attacking forces in world football, and then return to being a frustrating group of strangers, all in the space of a few weeks.
This team lack three things – belief, finishing and energy. All of those things were there in abundance not long ago. What on earth has happened?
Maresca fault . From Fulham to Ipswich he underestimate it . No desire to win the game . Meaning some player he pick to play they standard are not aggressive enough to win the game . Two consecutive lost back to back . Don’t blame injury , just tactical is not good enough and some player’s are not inspired to win the game for the team . This team isn’t one man game . How on earth dropping off others and not resting Palmer at least be in the bench . Palmer needs rest . Every game should be balanced . Felix isn’t a winger why he played in the wing . You have Malo or James or acheapong to play at RB position but different player been selected. Just frustrating. They need to qualify for UCL but this result isn’t good for club . Maresca wake up , you aren’t playing conference league or playstation 5 .