Chelsea's match against Arsenal is more or less a match of reputation and for Chelsea playing from home, it would sure have made Pochettino invoke the sack letter faster had it been they lost all the three points to Arsenal.
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Holding Arsenal to a draw has definitely made the Chelsea squad regain full confidence. In fact, Chelsea actually had many opportunities that almost became goals in that match. But the real test for Chelsea will start next week. Against Brentford it looks easy. But we also have to look at the history of meetings between these two teams last season. Well, Brentford managed to hold Chelsea to a draw and Brentford also managed to get 1 win last season against Chelsea. Which means Brentford really cannot be underestimated. Because Brentford is quite famous for always being able to make things difficult for the strong teams in the Premier League. But Chelsea must win next week if they want to return their reputation to a better place.
They should won the match, before the game started Arsenal were favourites but after the scored 2 goals in the 1st half, the pressure became more on Arsenal and I expect Chelsea players to take advantage of that but they didn't, they were too relaxed on the ball and didn't even bother to guard their defense properly, well in think Chelsea have improved I'm impressed with their current performance and I believe they'll finish in a good position this season.
Well their next match is not a very tough one very tough one but in the EPL no team is to be underestimated because even the team in the relegation zone could take you by suprise and win, so Pouchettino ought to be careful and make the right choices of players against Brentford, I believe Chelsea would win the game, despite Brentford being good at frustrating big teams.
Well, I also hope Chelsea can win next week's match. Because playing at the Stamford Bridge stadium should give them better optimism. In the first half of the match against Arsenal, we could even see Chelsea players who seemed to be more optimistic than usual. I don't know what Pochettino said to the players. But it seems that Pochettino has succeeded in rebuilding the players' confidence. It looks like Pochettino's fate at Chelsea could be longer if he is able to produce good results in the future.
But I was really surprised after seeing Chelsea's match schedule after playing Brentford. I think the opponents that Chelsea will face will really make it very difficult for Chelsea. And it could be that the match against Brentford is the easiest for Chelsea. Because after that Chelsea will face
Tottenham, Man City, Newcastle, Brighton and Man United. Isn't that a pretty scary schedule for Chelsea. Pochettino must be really nervous about preparing his team for these matches.