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What’s improper with Chelsea soccer membership? How the mighty are fallen…
Chelsea Soccer Membership’s struggles underneath interim boss Frank Lampard proceed, with the group struggling a sixth straight loss after a 3-1 defeat towards Arsenal.
The Gunners, who had been coming off a 4-1 defeat towards Manchester Metropolis, put in a robust efficiency on the Emirates Stadium, with Martin Odegaard scoring a brace and Gabriel Jesus including a 3rd in a wide ranging first half.
Noni Madueke scored a comfort objective for Chelsea, who noticed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang contact the ball solely 9 occasions in 45 minutes on his return to Arsenal.
With this loss, Chelsea stays in twelfth place within the Premier League desk, degree on factors with Bournemouth, who’ve just lately pulled away from relegation hazard. If the season began on October twenty ninth, the Blues could be within the relegation zone, having taken simply 18 factors from 22 video games in that interval. Everton, who had been managed by Lampard throughout that point, have solely accrued 16 factors from the identical variety of video games.
Chelsea has not received a sport since March eleventh after they defeated Leicester Metropolis away from house. They’re additionally not but mathematically secure from relegation. The west London membership has over 30 gamers of their squad, and with 4 managers utilized in the identical marketing campaign, they’re in an absolute mess.
Proprietor Todd Boehly has spent near £600 million since buying the membership.
Regardless of this huge funding, the group is struggling to place collectively a cohesive and successful efficiency. Chelsea has a tough run-in to the top of the season, with video games towards the remainder of the highest three groups – Manchester United, Newcastle United, and Manchester Metropolis – in addition to scheduled fixtures towards Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest.
Chelsea followers shall be hoping that the group can flip issues round quickly, however it appears that evidently Lampard and his squad have loads of work to do to keep away from a disappointing season.