3-2! At home against Leeds United, Chelsea made a stoppage time lore and won the first win of nearly 3 games in all competitions. A hard-won victory seemed to give the Blues a temporary relief from the downturn, but after careful consideration, it was discovered that Tuchel’s team had long been in a defensive quagmire.
After a fantastic start at the beginning of the season, Chelsea’s recent record has taken a turn for the worse, first being squeezed from the lead in the Premier League by Manchester City, and then drew in the final round of the Champions League group stage and missed the group first. Since December, before this match against Leeds United, the Blues have only won one victory, and they have won one draw and one loss in the past two games. Chelsea want to stay in the championship team, naturally can not lose the chain at critical moments. In this round of the game, with the first-on-the-go leader Manchester City to capture Wolves 1-0, the pressure once again came to Chelsea.
Leeds United is currently hovering on the edge of the relegation zone. It stands to reason that it is not difficult for Chelsea to win. But what I never expected was that the Blues almost dig their own graves again. In the 26th minute, Alonso sent a point and Bielsa’s team scored the first goal. With the score behind, Mount and Jorginho scored successively, helping Chelsea to overtake the score. I thought that the 2-1 result could be maintained to the end. Unexpectedly, Gerhardt’s goal once again put the Blues in crisis. Fortunately, Rudiger made a point in stoppage time, Jorginho made another shot and Chelsea Only then was able to score 3 points in this plan.
The team scored 3 points, but Tuchel was still unhappy, and he even showed dissatisfaction on the sidelines. In fact, the Germans’ reaction like this is normal. You know, Chelsea was most proud of the defense at the beginning of the season, but now it has become the biggest problem. According to statistics, including this game, the Blues have conceded 8 goals in the past 3 games in all competitions, which is equivalent to their previous record of concealed goals in 18 games. Statistics show that Chelsea has conceded 6 goals in 3 Premier League games since entering December, which has even exceeded their Premier League goals conceded in the previous 4 months. The Blues only conceded 5 goals in the first 13 rounds of the Premier League game between August and November, and none of them conceded more than one goal.
To hit the Premier League championship, Chelsea not only needs to have a strong striker firepower, but also an excellent steel line of defense. It used to be the most stable link, but now it has become the biggest shortcoming. If the tofu dregs line of defense cannot be improved, what will the Blues talk about competing for the championship?Return to Sohu to see more
Editor:
Disclaimer: The opinions of this article only represent the author himself. Sohu is an information publishing platform. Sohu only provides information storage space services.
.