Chelsea away has been a pivotal match on recent seasons, in 17/18 our win there confirmed we were the real deal, in 20/21 our win transformed our season, last season our win there was seen as a surprise due to the perceived Chelsea Liverpool two horse race. We could really do with a result and performances on Thursday.
It seems as though our attempts at slower tempo controlling of matches is struggling with both the new refereeing diktats and the consistent low blocks we face at home. I can understand Grealish and Mahrez away but at home it seems as though we play far too lateral. The lower tempo and lack of intensity feeds into a far more muted atmosphere.
We desperately need overlapping full backs with those two but we don’t have anyone at left back.