Chelsea FC And The Baby Blues

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I’m sure that someone in the Chelsea hierarchy has by now realised that we do indeed a Nanny, not directly for our players before the wisecracks from our beloved rivals start, but for the player’s babies.

Or should I say specifically for Cesc Fabregas!

Firstly, all of us at The Pride Of London wish a belated congratulations to Cesc and Daniella Semaan on the birth of their 2nd child, Capri on the 10th July 2015, a beautiful sister for Lia.

Secondly on behalf of Chelsea FC fans worldwide, please let Daddy sleep Capri!

This photo taken yesterday by Daniella says it all!

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Now I’m not saying that all of the blame for Chelsea FC’s slow start to the season can be laid at Capri’s crib, but Cesc, the wearer of the magic hat, does appear to be sleep walking through the matches since her birth.

Mothers and fathers everywhere can testify to the fact that having a newborn in the house disrupts the normal timetables and routines, and that sleep becomes something of a rarity and needs to be taken when and where the little bundle of joy allows.

Footballers need sleep too and even though a larger house will occasionally provide some relief in an oasis of calm in a far flung area of the mansion, the cries of junior wanting feeding will inevitably find them within minutes of drifting off.

Welcome to parenthood!

So what’s the solution?

Give them a 6 month paternity break? On their wages, never!

Sign another player as cover for paternity leave? Imagine Joey Barton as paternity cover, Never!

Make them sign a “no baby until you’re 30” clause? Raheem Sterling would still be an amateur!

Personally I don’t know what the solution is to Chelsea FC’s baby blues but something needs to be done, and quickly if our season isn’t to sleepwalk into a trophyless Liverpoolesque one.

Cesc Fabregas was instrumental in our double winning season last year but has been conspicuous by his absences so far this season. He hasn’t been the only slow starter this year but does appears to be the main culprit.

Is it coincidental that Branislav Ivanovic has been left exposed on the right hand side of the pitch against pacy wingers, the side that Cesc is supposed to be covering as the defensive midfielder?

Last season Cesc provided cover as well as assists from the engine room of the team, this season it appears the engine has stalled, both offensively and defensively.

Nemanja Matic has been forced to try and cover both defensive midfield positions because Cesc hasn’t been in the right place physically or mentally this year, and this has meant that even Matic’s rock steady performances have suffered as well. With Matic being over stretched it has meant the defence has been susceptible to fast breaks from midfield and this of course in turn has meant that John Terry’s lack of pace has been exposed, resulting in his red card against West Brom.

This season Chelsea FC’s offense has looked static and cumbersome, again is it because Cesc hasn’t found his passing range yet? Indeed this season he has only completed an average of 55 successful passes per game, in the 2014/15 season he completed an average 66 successful passes per game. (stats provided by Squawka.com)

So do we hunt Cesc and Capri down and lynch them at sunset in the shadow of Stamford Bridge?

No, let’s leave that sort of behaviour where it belongs, with the Everton fans enraged by John Stones wanting to do better for himself, and instead just pray for a good Nanny!

Has your work ever been affected by the birth of your child? Let us know your funniest examples of baby induced sleep deprivation in the comments below and give us all a giggle!

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