After their upcoming matches against Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Fulham and Burnley, Chelsea face seven of last season's top nine Premier League sides without a break
Experiment at left-wing, but these are symptoms of wider dysfunction. After the game, the eldest outfield player in the squad by nine years took to Instagram to correct fans complaining that using a five-man defence was the cause of their woes. Oh,If Chelsea’s only genuine senior figure is so rattled he’s taking to social media to vent at fans, what hope do the rest of them have? What example is their supposed exemplar setting? He might as well have posted “When people talk behind your back ”.
After the overblown excitement of victories over Luton and Wimbledon, the Forest defeat instantly reopened the barely healed wounds of last season. Not evenmanaged to lose this fixture. This was supposed to be a third consecutive home win, something Chelsea haven’t managed since March 2022. Instead, it’s yet another harbinger of doubt and doom, a reminder money cannot buy results or happiness, however preposterous the volume.
Those matches – Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Fulham and Burnley – are followed by a run where Chelsea face seven of last season’s top nine teams without reprieve. This is the sort of streak which can fell a growing empire, stunt developing potential and confidence at source. A string of wins beforevisit Stamford Bridge could accelerate the assimilation of Chelsea’s 11 new signings, make a coherent archipelago of these currently remote islands.
Yet further cheap defeats could herald catastrophe. If this side can’t beat Nottingham Forest or Burnley, what hope do they have against Man City? They’ll think that just as much as we do. Boos have already begun to perforate the film of overblown optimism at Stamford Bridge – what would an extended run of defeat and demoralisation do? How many players will start scrapping fans on social media? Chaos, collapse, chaos, collapse. It’s a cycle Chelsea are becoming familiar with.
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