How injured Chelsea players can rescue the Blues
How injured Chelsea players can rescue the Blues
Ever since the summer, we’ve heard the same excuses coming out of Chelsea, whether from the manager, the players, or leaks from inside. Above all, injuries have been blamed.
It was certainly a believable story for a long while, but most fans are sick of it now, and they point to the lack of overall progress after a long period.
There is someone still holding out hope that some of the stars currently out of action can change things for the better. Janusz Michallik on ESPN seems certain that we can still see a big improvement in a short time under Mauricio Pochettino.
“You’re going to think I’m crazy, but I think it’s going to come good. There’s an idea and although it’s not going to come good this year, I think it was a calculated risk and maybe the only reason that I’m skeptical a little bit is that they didn’t take care of the biggest problem, which is obviously scoring for them.
“I do believe Christopher Nkunku, when he comes back, he’s going to help the team. I think that the likes of Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, those are big losses.”
Michallik at least acknowledges the biggest problem we’ve got – scoring goals. But even his theory relies on Christopher Nkunku moving to a new league on the back of a bad injury and hitting the ground running.
Perhaps recent seasons have jaded us, but we’re not so confident.