What's wrong with Chelsea missing the top four in the league?

What's wrong with Chelsea missing the top four in the league?

Chelsea missed the top four in the 20 17-20 18 season and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three seasons. Although Chelsea couldn't take the initiative to compete for the fourth place in their hands at the last moment of the season, it was really disappointing to lose to Newcastle in the final round. Adam Newsom, the author of footballwhispers.com, analyzed Chelsea's problems this season from four aspects.

This final is undoubtedly a must-win game for Chelsea. If they can win this game and Liverpool lose to Brighton at home, then they can qualify for the Champions League.

However, Chelsea's performance at St James' Park was poor, and they were lifeless in the game. In the end, Newcastle, led by former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, defeated Chelsea.

Speaking of it, in recent months, Kong Di's position at Stamford Bridge has been greatly impacted, and after losing the qualification for next season's Champions League, the Italian coach's position at Chelsea is even more shaky.

However, Chelsea missed the top four of the league this season for many reasons, both on-site and off-site.

Signing failed.

In the past 18 months, Chelsea's first team has strengthened 8 players. However, the only player who is really successful at Stamford Bridge may be Jill, who played for Arsenal before. The French striker joined the team during the winter transfer period and scored a goal for the team in 95 minutes on average.

As for other players, the situation is not so ideal. Although Morata has scored 15 goals for the team in various competitions since he joined, his state is very unstable. The performances of Rudiger and Zappacosta are not satisfactory. Drinkwater and Buckley, because of injuries, rarely showed bright performance. As for Emerson palmieri, he just got the first round of five games.

Then Bakayoko. The French midfielder joined Chelsea from Monaco for 35 million last summer. At that time, it was hoped that Bakayoko would fill the vacancy left by Ma Diqi (Ma Diqi moved to Chelsea for 40 million pounds). However, the French midfielder never seems to adapt to the rhythm of English football. Bakayoko suffered a knee injury before the start of the season, but after the start of the season, he could not take his own steps comfortably in the Premier League. But Bakayoko is only 23 years old, and he still has hope of being saved, so Chelsea can't "lose everything" in this deal.

In this summer's transfer period, Chelsea must seriously consider and avoid the same mistakes as before. What they need in the transfer market is quality, not quantity. They need players who can start at Stamford Bridge and really strengthen this team. Especially considering that the future of Azar is not clear enough, they must be cautious in this regard.

Older players make room for younger players, and this work needs to continue. Pedro, gary cahill and David Lewis are all important players in Chelsea, but in due course, the team should also give Zuma, loftus Chick and Abraham some opportunities to show their talents.

Kong Di lost the respect of the players.

Although Chelsea's signing was terrible, in the final analysis, these players were not the ones Kong Di really wanted to sign. More often, Kong Di is not ahead in signing Chelsea players.

Kong Di said in February: "I must learn from coaches who are very good at persuading teams to sign top players. I think it is disastrous for the top management of the team to carry out the transfer operation, and I think I still have a lot of room for improvement in this respect. "

"I must learn from other coaches. I still have a lot to learn in this respect. "

Kong Di's comments in the dressing room were not enough to inspire the team. Gossip made Chelsea lose confidence after losing to Manchester City.

In his first season in charge of Chelsea, Kong Di laughed and laughed, but since last summer, his behavior has become dull. It seems that he is not happy at all.

Kong Di's move also gave the players an excuse, and Kong Di jumped into the pit step by step and became Chelsea's substitute.

Too frequent rotation

Last season, Chelsea's starting lineup seemed unstoppable. Unless there is injury or suspension, Kong Di's starting list seems to be the same every week.

Although a "firm" starting list will not help Chelsea qualify for the Champions League, they do need to rotate in the face of nearly 60 games throughout the season, but Kong Di's rotation is a bit frequent this season.

There is nothing wrong with the adjustment of the front line and midfield, but it is a bit surprising that he constantly adjusts his defense line. Cahill and Rudiger were in and out of the starting list, and Christensen's name also appeared in the starting list for some time.

The defensive line lacks stability and familiarity with tactics, so the defensive situation has also declined from last season. Last season, Chelsea conceded 33 goals in the Premier League, but this season they conceded 38 goals.

However, when we deeply study Chelsea's game data, we will find that Chelsea's weaknesses become more obvious. Last season, Kong Di's opponent's expected goal (xG) was 25.29, which is a numerical value used to describe the team's opportunity to create and quantify the threat of each shot, and how likely it is to turn into a goal), while this season's value is 35.62.

The expected score of the opponent's shot (xG after shooting) is also jaw-dropping. Last season, Chelsea's value was 24.98, and this season it is 33.07. This data also means that the performance of Belgian goalkeeper courtois is not ideal.

There is no reliable shooter

This problem is not Kong Di's fault, nor is it the organizational structure of the team. Chelsea used to have one of the best strikers in Europe, diego costa, but the irreconcilable contradiction between the Spanish striker and Kong Di and his desire to return to Atletico Madrid finally made Chelsea lose this player.

Simply put, Chelsea dissolved their champion team before the start of the 20 17/20 18 season.

Before the start of the 20 17/20 18 season, Kong Di's remarks about diego costa made the situation worse: "Hey, I hope you have a good time. Thank you for having a pleasant season with us. I wish you good luck next season, but you are not in my plan. "

From Kong Di's message to diego costa, it can be seen that Chelsea and Lu Kaku, the other strikers that Kong Di hopes for, have indeed been "tangled" for several months. However, in the end, they failed to sign back to Lu Kaku.

If Kong Di hadn't texted diego costa, there might be room for manoeuvre, but water under the bridge. Top striker diego costa's departure from Stamford Bridge is a foregone conclusion. Because of this, Chelsea had to sign Morata in a hurry-maybe when signing the Spanish striker, Chelsea had no idea.

The former Real Madrid striker scored nine goals in the first 65,438+04 Premier League games. However, since then, his scoring efficiency has fallen sharply, with only two goals in total, and he finally needs to compete with Jill for a starting position.