We've had a torrid season thus far for Chelsea's standards, slipping out of the top four in the league, struggling to qualify for the Champions League knockout phase, being knocked out of the League Cup. I went to watch the that defeat to Liverpool in the Carling Cup quarter-finals and I was really disappointed. Not so much with the result, but more so our dire performance. I can see that we're looking to play a passing game, connecting the ball through the pitch short and simple (which is great) but unfortunately there were too many misplaced passes and poor first touches. To add to it, there was very little creativity in attacking situations, lacking sharp decisions for the final move to get a chance on goal. And we deservedly lost 2-0.
But it appears Chelsea have bounced back well, recording a 3-0 victory earlier today against Newcastle away. We bossed the midfield, created a heap of chances and looked very good. I was worried with the amount of fruitless efforts, but we kept at it whilst defending well, and in the end scored three decent goals to put us into 4th and elevating confidence all round. Let's hope this kicks off an impressive December, continuing on Tuesday against Valencia and Man City the following weekend. Really, we need it to go well.
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