Chelsea 0-1 Southampton: 3 positives and 3 negatives from dreadful home loss
For the first time since the 1987/88 campaign, Southampton has pulled off an improbable double over Chelsea Football Club. For the Blues, this may be what rock bottom feels like. During the midweek in the Champions League, Graham Potter’s side pieced together an encouraging display on the road in Germany despite falling short by one goal. Within a blink of an eye, all that momentum has been squashed.
Fans are becoming impatient. Change does not occur in one day. For CFC following this performance, it is going to take quite a while to get back to where the club should be.
There was no sort of momentum that carried into the first match at Stamford Bridge after a two-game trip away from west London. Having picked up just three points in the last four league contests, the Blues are a full four points off of Brentford in ninth position.
A manager-less team on the road. There are not many excuses for failing to take care of business against the team sitting at the bottom of the English top flight. From blowing a two-goal lead against ten-men Wolves, the Saints went from ultimate low to cloud nine within a week.
It does not get any easier for CFC as Potter’s Blues head on the road to north London next weekend to go to battle with fifth-place Spurs. In order for Chelsea to have any sort of shot at claiming a European place, beating up on the teams at the bottom is imperative. This is quite a tough pill to swallow, but there are still plenty of games left in the campaign.