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The stats don’t lie in terms of self-discipline – Chelsea are backside of the ‘Truthful Play’ desk within the Premier League, persevering with an undesirable pattern over the past three years.
This season particularly it has value the staff sufficient factors to place Champions League qualification in jeopardy with six sides vying for doubtlessly 5 locations.
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A lot of the blame is being positioned on the staff’s common age, however the majority of the squad has a number of years of Premier League expertise beneath their belt, suggesting the problem tends in direction of a sure rashness or petulance amongst gamers.
Conceding pink playing cards from barely misjudged tackles, tactical fouls, or simply harsh refereeing selections is one factor. Nevertheless, the ambiance on the pitch can also be clouded by dissent in direction of officers – see the various expenses introduced towards the membership by The FA for failing to regulate gamers – in addition to gamers needlessly getting concerned in altercations with opponents whereas easy psychological errors, particularly in defence, are additionally commonplace.
After all, this could possibly be improved by having higher management. The difficulty on-field is that many of the clear reduce first alternative gamers are comparatively quieter figures who lead by sheer expertise whereas off it, former supervisor Enzo Maresca publicly de-emphasised its significance simply days earlier than getting despatched off himself on the climax of October’s win over at Stamford Bridge.
It’s too quickly to inform if the tone will change beneath Liam Rosenior, who astutely demanded accountability from his gamers following final weekend’s draw with .
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However, with the membership’s recruitment technique centered on youth, the probability of signing a longtime captaincy sort determine who simply slots into the primary alternative XI appears slim.
Merely put, the gamers should do it themselves.
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