The impression I get from most Chelsea fans is they have thrown in the on any hopes of us finishing inside the top 4. But I still haven't, not yet anyway.
The team we need to focus our attentions on is Liverpool. I know that when you look at the table things look bleak for us finishing above Liverpool but hear me out.
Liverpool are currently 10 points ahead of us with better goal difference, so we need 11 points more than them for the remainder of the season, with an extra game to play. The two crucial factors are that we win our game in hand, and we defeat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. We would then only need Liverpool to draw one game and lose another in order to have THE OPPORTUNITY of finishing above them. This obviously requires us being able to capitalise which is questionable in itself.
But with their talisman Mo Salah struggling with injury, and the distraction of a CL quarter final and likely two legs of the CL semi final coming up, whose to say Liverpool won't take their eye off the ball in the PL and end up drawing one and losing one of their remaining six games (other than their trip to SB).
This of course means we need to turn our fortunes around right now and get our act together, no feeling sorry for ourselves. Conte needs to be telling those players if we win our remaining nine games then we will finish in the top 4 and win the FA Cup, which would be an incredible end to the season given how things have gone for us so far in 2018.
With Liverpool playing a weakened team away to their rivals today, the win certainly isn't in the bag for them. If Liverpool drop points today and we capitalise against West Ham tomorrow, we will only be 7/8 points behind Liverpool with a game in hand and our game at the Bridge to come.
Our route back into the top 4
posted on 8/4/18
comment by El bandido de una estrella (U18808)
posted 28 minutes ago
5 wins out of the last 20 and you still think top 4 is possible
Nurse!
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Wow is that their record?
posted on 8/4/18
comment by Alexis The King Sanchez (U10026)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by El bandido de una estrella (U18808)
posted 28 minutes ago
5 wins out of the last 20 and you still think top 4 is possible
Nurse!
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Wow is that their record?
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Think that's the 2018 record in all competitions. Three wins in 11 in the PL this year.
posted on 8/4/18
Relegation form.
posted on 8/4/18
comment by Alexis The King Sanchez (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
Relegation form.
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Nothing gets past you does it Darren!
posted on 8/4/18
Never
posted on 9/4/18
comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 4 hours, 17 minutes ago
comment by Obers (U3904)
posted 3 minutes ago
Same situation as when I wrote the article. Why do you ask?
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Obers if you continue with this delusion, I'll change my 5to a 1
You're starting to sound as bad as those mouser mugs have over the years!
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I'm just joking Brums
Although my above point is statistically true
posted on 21/4/18
Game on boys
posted on 13/5/18
comment by Obers (U3904)
posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Game on boys
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posted on 13/5/18
And todays performance Obers, is exactly why most of knew it was a forlorn hope!
posted on 14/5/18
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 22 hours, 43 minutes ago
comment by Obers (U3904)
posted 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Game on boys
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Be honest did you expect us to take it to the last day?