This has been a really painful season as a Chelsea fan. Final season was horrible, however no less than it was persistently horrible. It was a dreary drudge every week, however no less than we weren’t even allowed to get our hopes up.
This season has been completely different. There have been flashes of promise usually, sufficient to make you consider for a second. Sufficient to persuade you that the injured gamers can come again and switch issues round… however every time it’s a heart-breaking return to actuality in a technique or one other.
Generally it’s been unhealthy information from the medical division, different instances it’s been a collapse on the pitch. In every case, it’s much more agonising than simply being plain outdated unhealthy.
At instances I’ve been so aggravated I need to get another person to write my dialogue submit on the sport, but all season there’s been a way that we’re nearly to show a nook. It’s sufficient to maintain hope alive – solely to crush it.
This final couple of months has been the right illustration. All of it started so effectively with a powerful efficiency in opposition to Man Metropolis away which noticed us near taking 3 factors off the incoming champions.
Then it was an agonising defeat to Liverpool within the EFL Cup last. To not fear! win over Leeds within the FA Cup. Then, pure ache as we mess up and draw with Brentford.
However then a 3-2 win over Newcastle which was nearly 3-1, and noticed us reel them in within the race for European locations. Even higher, a giant win over Leicester within the FA Cup! Possibly that is the second this… oh now, we’ve slipped up late in opposition to ten man Burnley and drawn 2-2.
Then it will get actually foolish. That infuriating recreation was adopted by a magical win over Man United, which was adopted by the pure rage of dropping factors in opposition to stricken Sheffield United. Then a 6-0 smashing of Everton, a promising efficiency (however a defeat) in opposition to Man Metropolis within the FA Cup semi, after which this Tuesday’s 5-0 horror present on the Emirates.
We’re actually undecided what to anticipate subsequent, aside from false hope and let downs. Aston Villa are an excellent group and will simply take us aside. As may Spurs after them, and in reality West Ham look pr… OK that’s sufficient.
If there’s one factor this mad season has taught us, it’s take every recreation at a time.
