Top 5 reasons for Chelsea's losing streak in the Premier League

 

What went wrong? Why did the champion team that scored 24 goals in their first 7 matches and conceded only one disappoint their fans and millions of Premier League supporters around the world? In this article, I look at what I see as the top 5 reasons for Chelsea's losing streak in the Premier League this season.

There's no denying the fact that champion Chelsea got off to the best possible start to the Premiership with 7 wins from as many matches. Even ดาวทีมเชลซี in the following games, they were still at the top of the heap after 15 weeks of games.

But Ancelotti's team has been slipping ever since, and is currently in fifth place behind Tottenham in the league table, following their 3-3 draw against Aston Villa in week 21 of the match. Here, according to me, are the 5 most compelling reasons:

1. Excessive reliance on aging stars:

Chelsea have been relying on some players to prop them up in games, which points to a lack of depth. Thus, the absence of Drogba or Terry in the starting lineup has a disproportionately negative effect on the team's performance. And it doesn't help to know that Drogba and Terry are on the wrong side of their 30s and given their fitness issues, they can't be sure of playing every game.

2. Poor bank strength:

This is a corollary of the first reason. When aging stars like Drogba or Terry miss a game, Chelsea's bench players have had a hard time filling their boots.

3. Lack of midfield control:

Michael Essien is not the player he was a year ago, and that, more than anything else, is what Chelsea's delivery of goods on the field says. Lampard's fitness issues don't help either.

4. Defense against the ricketty:

Terry's absence from some games underscored the team's defensive weaknesses, far removed from the defensive wall of Terry, Carvalho, Ferreira and Bridge, not so long ago. Ashley Cole, once touted as the best left back in the world, has not been consistent. But the real problem is the absence of leadership in the core of the central defense, whenever Terry is missing.

5. Leadership crisis:

Is Ancelotti ready for work? Abramovich fired Avram Grant and Felipe Scolari for failing to win the Premiership. Ancelotti stood his ground by winning the title in 2005. But this season, the team manager has failed. He may not have the players he needs. So what if the landlord gets rid of some money, within "financial fair play" rules, during the January window? While Chelsea's owner is not as wealthy as Manchester City's oil sheiks, Abramovich is an oil billionaire in his own right.

The Stamford Bridge team have enjoyed their greatest successes after the Russian bought the team, and Abramovich cannot ignore that fact. Surely, he will not do to Chelsea what the previous owners of Liverpool did to the Anfield team: They sold the club after wrapping it in huge debt.