Christmas is simply across the nook, and a few sensible customers will likely be taking a look at FC25 accounts on the market already, however what Chelsea followers will actually need of their stocking are some good outcomes from their soccer staff.
The Blues have a poor report over the past 10 years in relation to this time of 12 months. In truth each time we’ve managed to keep away from struggling by way of late November and December, we’ve often ended up profitable the title, or coming near it.
This 12 months, a run of powerful video games by way of October and the primary a part of November appears to have cleared out calendar out somewhat, and there are some winnable fixtures on the horizon.
Not solely that, however we’re in a very good damage scenario proper now, with no senior gamers out. That, mixed with the strict A staff, B staff coverage being employed between the cups and the league by Enzo Maresca implies that his first XI are coming into the festive interval as match, as contemporary, as accessible and as in-form as any Blues staff we will bear in mind in years.
There’s competitors for locations, however a very good temper total on the coaching floor too.
If any staff was going to snap the dangerous streak of outcomes presently of 12 months, it might be this one. So who is definitely on the agenda between now and the New Yr?
Effectively you couldn’t get extra of a gift than Leicester to start out with, subsequent weekend. An early kick off after a global break is at all times somewhat little bit of a curve ball, however we must always see it off fairly simply. That and the Southampton sport 10 days later needs to be 6 factors, however the Aston Villa and Spurs video games in between will likely be loads more durable.
Having mentioned that, neither of them are in nice type proper now. It’s a very good time to play them each, comparatively talking.
After that it’s a gentle mid-table run by way of the remainder of 2024. Brentford, Everton, Fulham on Boxing Day, Ipswich on New Yr’s Eve. All winnable, though the hectic calendar at the moment of 12 months at all times makes issues extra sophisticated.
There actually is the possibility to choose up an entire chunk of factors to cement us within the prime 4. In truth, win the vast majority of them and we’ll in all probability be fairly near prime spot within the league, if somebody can nick some factors off Liverpool elsewhere throughout this era.
