Pondering Chelsea’s tough April brings mixed signals – Talk Chelsea

I had a bit extra optimism recently, however simply as has occurred all season lengthy for me, that was duly ripped away by Chelsea’s abysmal efficiency towards Burnley on Saturday afternoon. So right here we’re once more, expectations on the very backside, able to go! At the least for me proper now, the one approach is up!

I spoke with a few of you guys yesterday in feedback about how we’re all feeling watching Chelsea recently. A few of us simply count on to lose and get little or no pleasure out of watching proper now, some don’t even have fun targets anymore (possibly social gathering because of VAR too) as a result of we simply count on it to be thrown away, a few of us simply find yourself laughing (slightly than crying) after we do inevitably find yourself throwing it away, and Chelsea in latest seasons have simply been a chore slightly than a passion. It shouldn’t be that approach, however we’ll be right here week in week out as a result of it’s our way of life, Chelsea is a life-style!

We shall be again, I do nonetheless absolutely imagine this. However now we have a bumpy experience nonetheless till we’re, beginning this month!

I spoke yesterday about how Cole Palmer is carrying Chelsea proper now and has grow to be our solo talisman with the burden of the membership being carried on his shoulders. After which a pair hours after I wrote that, he’s used because the poster for Chelsea sharing our fixtures for April, backing up my level from earlier. Palmer has grow to be the Chelsea poster boy, the Chelsea hope, and he actually wants his crew mates to step up a bit extra now.

Chelsea in April. 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/bZi7AzbSoC

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 1, 2024

For those who take a look at Chelsea’s advertising, you will note Palmer is used quite a bit. It’s nice in fact, to have such a unbelievable participant and to see a signing be so profitable, however Chelsea now want extra Cole Palmer’s! We shouldn’t be counting on a 21-year-old to be our sole saviour and our solutions to every thing.

April appears robust, proper? I used to be pondering it final week on my Podcast and we have been truly feeling fairly constructive at that second and believing there have been some very winnable video games on this listing, even Thursday towards Manchester United.

However I all the time hate taking part in Everton and Aston Villa, with these to being actual bogy groups for us and for me in my very own recollections supporting Chelsea. So I’m by no means assured moving into to these fixtures.

United, I truly assume we are able to win you already know. Feels unusual to say that after watching the shambles on Saturday, however I believe United are equally as inconsistent and liable to fold over as we’re this season, so I’m truly extra assured for that recreation than I’m for Everton and Villa.

And likewise, I believe we are able to do one thing towards Metropolis. Perhaps not undergo, however I do assume we are able to stand as much as them and provides them an excellent recreation and who is aware of, possibly even sneak by? We’ve drawn 4-4 and 1-1 towards Metropolis within the final two conferences, now we have gone toe-to-toe with them, and I’m truly a bit extra assured for that fixture than I’m for others this month, which is odd. However I believe that could be a actual signal of the place we’re this season with our inconsistencies. We by no means know which Chelsea we’re going to get, can we?

Arsenal away I’ve zero confidence for, and Sheffield United away may even be an actual banana pores and skin that I can see us slipping on.

So largely, I’m frightened of April, however truly assume we are able to do issues within the two Manchester video games! Odd, proper?

This month shall be key and form the remainder of our season and the way it ends. We may get to the FA Cup closing and climb into the European locations within the league, however we may additionally finish it with some embarrassing outcomes and performances and nonetheless not within the European locations. It may actually go both approach. This month is pinnacle to how our season finishes.