Chelsea: it’s turning into a disaster…

The integration of numerous recruits, the instructions of a new coach, Mauricio Pochettino, the absence of key players (Nkunku, Fofana, James), so many excuses which could be acceptable for Chelsea fans, vaccinated by a final season ended in 12th place. A new project sometimes takes time to settle down. But that was too much for the supporters present at Stamford Bridge this Sunday afternoon.

When Cunha scored Wolverhampton’s 4th goal, from the penalty spot, the whistles and boos drowned out the joy of the opposing fans present. They were already dominant at the break to sanction a mediocre first period, with Wolves leading 2-1 after having conceded the first goal, signed by Palmer. The young Englishman stolen from Manchester City is one of the rare satisfactions of the season for Chelsea. Because for the rest, it’s average at best.

Pochettino challenged and touched

Once again, the team led by Pochettino still lacked rhythm, intensity, and even concentration, given the goals conceded against Wolves. The slap received against Liverpool last Wednesday (4-1 defeat) visibly hurt people’s heads. The problem is now also psychological, because looking at the eleven lined up, we can estimate that it was the best possible eleven for the Blues. With Nkunku at the forefront, the Caicedo-Fernandez duo is recovering.

However, the spectators at Stamford Bridge once again witnessed a disaster, demanding the return of Roman Abramovitch, while Wolves fans upset Pochettino to the sound of the famous “you will be fired tomorrow morning”. Realize, Chelsea are 11th in the Premier League, after 23 days, and have 31 points. Like a year ago at this same stage of the competition. Worse, Chelsea conceded more goals than they scored in the Premier League (39 against 38). Statistics unworthy of a club of this rank, which seems to have been completely lost since the takeover of Todd Boehly.

Mauricio Pochettino, supposed to embody the renewal of the Blues, is today singled out by many supporters, but also by Thiago Silva’s wife. Which stigmatize the team’s lack of progress, certain questionable choices, questionable charisma and declarations deemed disconnected from the reality on the ground. The declarations, in fact, he distributed some of them at a press conference. “I think we’re all not good enough. For the moment, this is the reality. Me too. What we are showing today is that we are not good enough. We didn’t handle the situation properly. No one can be safe, right? I don’t want to come here and say I’m the best. At the moment, we are not living up to the history of the club, it’s true. We must accept and be critical. We will not give up”, he said. Unless the owner decides otherwise…