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

I had a bit extra optimism currently, 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! Not less than for me proper now, the one manner is up!

I spoke with a few of you guys yesterday in feedback about how we’re all feeling watching Chelsea currently. A few of us simply anticipate to lose and get little or no pleasure out of watching proper now, some don’t even have a good time targets anymore (possibly occasion as a consequence of VAR too) as a result of we simply anticipate it to be thrown away, a few of us simply find yourself laughing (reasonably than crying) once we do inevitably find yourself throwing it away, and Chelsea in latest seasons have simply been a chore reasonably than a pastime. It shouldn’t be that manner, however we’ll be right here week in week out as a result of it’s our life-style, Chelsea is a life-style!

We will likely be again, I do nonetheless absolutely imagine this. However we’ve got a bumpy journey nonetheless till we’re, beginning this month!

I spoke yesterday about how Cole Palmer is carrying Chelsea proper now and has turn into 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 turn into the Chelsea poster boy, the Chelsea hope, and he actually wants his staff mates to step up a bit extra now.

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

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 1, 2024

If you happen to have a look at Chelsea’s advertising, you will notice Palmer is used rather a lot. It’s nice after all, to have such a implausible 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 all the things.

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

However I at all times 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 getting into to these fixtures.

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

And in addition, I feel we are able to do one thing towards Metropolis. Possibly not undergo, however I do suppose we are able to stand as much as them and provides them an excellent recreation and who is aware of, possibly even sneak by way of? We’ve drawn 4-4 and 1-1 towards Metropolis within the final two conferences, we’ve got gone toe-to-toe with them, and I’m really a bit extra assured for that fixture than I’m for others this month, which is odd. However I feel 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 terrified of April, however really suppose we are able to do issues within the two Manchester video games! Odd, proper?

This month will likely be key and form the remainder of our season and the way it ends. We may get to the FA Cup last 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 manner. This month is pinnacle to how our season finishes.