The early stages of the season hasn’t really told us much about what to expect because it’s such early doors and as I keep saying, we have to give Enzo Maresca some time to get his style of play implemented and also, some of the new players time to get their feet under the table and settle in.
We keep hearing the word patience, but due to the fact the club changed managers yet again, patience at this stage is really all we can do. Ten games in, maybe that’s a different story and maybe we can all start to have some serious concerns by then if we aren’t getting results. But until then, we really do just have to ‘trust the process’ I guess, as much as I hate that term.
Having said that, I do still have concerns at this stage, but it’s far too early to panic about anything or think too gloomy. We have a talented squad, I think most of us can admit that. But can they mature enough and quick enough? Do they have enough leaders? Do they have enough battlers? Do they have the mentality? Can they pick up how Maresca wants them to play? Do we just lack experience and proven established players? Do we lack a goalscorer? Do we lack an elite goalkeeper? These are all warranted questions going through my head, and I know many of you also share these concerns.
But I also think we have some very good foundations now and you can see a lot of quality in this squad, especially in the attacking midfield areas.
It’s so tough to call how we will finish this season, but basing on all the above and the squad we have, this is what I believe we will do this season.
We will get close to winning a domestic trophy but not get it over the line
We will finish in 7th place
We will go far in Conference League but narrowly miss out in the latter stages
I just think that our defence/goalkeeper is still very vulnerable, so we will concede. We will have to rely on scoring goals, and we don’t have a prolific true 9.
If we had the latter, I think we would finish higher and 100%…
Source link : https://www.talkchelsea.net/opinions/opinion-predicting-chelseas-end-of-season-league-position-and-chances-of-trophy/
Author : Simon Phillips
Publish date : 2024-09-02 11:04:26
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.