Squeaky bum time, business end, the crunch… whatever you may call it, the Premier League season is rapidly reaching its climax, with the title very much on the line. Chelsea have long led the way, but with Jose Mourinho’s men stuttering, Manchester City wobbling and chasing teams in form, who knows what will happen!
The Blues dropped points at home to Southampton this afternoon to throw some scraps towards the teams on their heels, and with time left on the clock, these cast-offs could be whipped up into a Premier League trophy-shaped pie…
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Chelsea are knackered
Rotation is a much talked about subject in football. Top managers have been shuffling their squads for some time in a bid to make sure everyone is fit and firing… but Jose Mourinho doesn’t subscribe to this approach. If not injured, the Blues’ XI best players make it out for every Premier League game, and that was very much the case today for the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Oscar, who all featured against PSG.
Although Chelsea perked up after half-time, the first 45 was laboured, which is a worry for the Londoners as the season reaches it’s crunch.
Arsenal are coming…
There’s a lot to be said for coming strong at the right time, and Arsenal appear to be on a surge at the moment. The Gunners have collected the maximum 24 points from their last eight games, which puts them firmly on the heels of Manchester City and just seven points adrift of Chelsea. The calls for Arsene Wenger seem to be a distant memory right now and with Olivier Giroud really firing at the moment, there’s no reason a late charge from Arsenal is off the agenda.
27 points to play for
The big boys all have nine games left to play (bar Chelsea with 10), leavening 27 points still to play for (30 for the leaders). With teams up and down the division now scrapping for their lives, there’s no telling what will happen over the coming few months, and there’s certainly the scope for any side within touching distance of Chelsea to haul back the deficit.