Like a lot of fellow Blues I was mighty p!ssed off on Saturday night. However in the cold light of day I have realised that this has been a fantastic season no matter what happens, definitely the best I have ever experienced. Yes it is extremely disappointing to have lead for most of the season only to stutter in the final furlong but we are still in our infancy as a club ready to dominate as our European form demonstrated. Winning the league this year would paper over some obvious deficiencies in our squad. Players who are without question quality and would walk in to any other team in the league are just not quite good enough for where we are heading, Kolarov, Kolo, Savic (yet) and even Zabaleta are just not at the standard required. That said Zabba always gives his all and would never let the team down. We have a serious lack of pace and no options to get behind an opponent’s defence. For me the problem with Silva’s form is not entirely down to him, the forwards are not making the same runs as they were earlier in the season so there is nobody for him to pass to. Whilst Mario and Dzeko have both shown some glimpses of what they can do they are not doing it consistently, this is where I have a little bit of sympathy for Dzeko. After his blistering start to the season, he was dropped after scoring 4 at WHL and hasn’t been the same since. I am quickly running out of patience with Mario, if he put half the effort he puts into sulking and moaning into his play he would be sensational.
Overall we are NEARLY there, time to realise what we have and where we have been and if the worst happens and we finish SECOND, yes SECOND, in the Premier league keep smiling at the rags who will have their last moment in the sun.
