Apart from that, I want to talk about Chelsea, who seem to be starting to lose their form at the end of this season. Chelsea suffered another defeat after last week also losing to Brighton. Chelsea even lost twice to Brighton, namely in the FA Cup and in the Premier League. And today Chelsea also lost to Aston Villa. but I understand and can understand if Chelsea loses to Aston Villa, because Aston Villa is a pretty strong team. It looks like Chelsea will have difficulty competing again for UCL tickets.
Chelsea currently has a manager with a championship mentality. Manager is supposed to enforce standards in a team but Maresca doesn't seem to have any. Chelsea have lost many points this season despite being the first to score. I would advise Chelsea and their fans to lower their expectations in order to have peace of mind because nothing is working right for them again and even the players have lost their confidence. Did you not notice how Palmer had six to seven touches on a spot looking back and forth before passing it backward just before Villa equaliser? It shows what Chelsea have reduced themselves to now.
this is just the effect of the over reliance on palmer and now that he is not at his best the team is struggling to find her sparkle. for ten games, you have only managed to get a two good result, and this is same team that at a point looked like one that could potentially be considered a title contender. one thing is certain with the numbers of games that each team is expected to play before the season gets to a close, it is not just about doing well at certain point in the tournament, in the long run, your ability to maintaining that sparkle is what matters most.
Maresca is completely out of ideas and the whole team lacks a leader that can dictate the tune of each game and bring the team to playing in that tune. a lot of unnecessary tackles and misplaced passes from the defensive wings while the attackers are finding it difficult to get the back of the net. for Chelsea, scoring first is not even the issue because even after scoring, they don't currently have what it takes to defend herm lead.
Palmer probably doesn't want to play for Chelsea again because he's now fond of slowing down their attack and constant back pass that put the team in danger most of the time. Infact, all the players look scared and undetermined yesterday.
it was a bad day for him and that is not to say he wants to leave the team. if not that the club is now built around him, plays do have their bad day and what the coach is supposed to do is change him and bring on sancho but because nkunku was not even playing well, he has to be subbed off in a day palmer was already a disaster. that's how weak the team has become.
Should we talk about goal keeper and defenders? Lol! With Sanchez as the favourite goal keeper, Chelsea is not yet ready for any trophy.
don't forget that Sanchez was not the goalkeeper in this game. this is not a keeper thing; the mistake that led to the second goal can happen to any keeper.