It’s been a disastrous start to Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino’s reign at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea sitting 15th in the table with just win from six games. Already 13 points adrift of league leaders Manchester City while hopes of returning to the Champions League are also growing slimmer every week, but this weekend’s wild run of results could end up working in Chelsea’s favor to enjoy a rare win over their rivals.
With 32 games still to be played this season, that gap can easily be clawed back by Chelsea if they manage to find some momentum.
Chelsea have all the hallmarks of a squad capable of going on a run of wins to begin climbing back up the table. Their main problem is now playing catch up to the very teams they hope to be challenging with come the end of the season.
They only have two league games against Fulham and Burnley before another two-week break. That’s swiftly followed by games against Arsenal and Tottenham in matches Chelsea will need to be picking up valuable points.
But in the short term, Chelsea’s main focus has to be getting all three points on Monday in what could be seen as a must-win for Pochettino’s side already
