“This is Chelsea problems for couple of years” – Paul Merson highlights real Chelsea problems after latest defeat
Paul Merson highlighted that Chelsea never looked like finding the back of the net in their latest Premier League defeat against Nottingham Forest.
The Blues suffered a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with former Manchester United player Anthony Elanga scoring for the visitors.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side had 76 percent ball possession. However, they could only manage two shots on target over the course of the 90 minutes. Analyzing the display, Merson said (via ChelsHQ):
“If you play ten men behind the ball against Chelsea, they find it so difficult to break them down. It’s so slow and mundane. It’s never constant pressure, they never pin teams in. This has been an issue for a couple of years now.”
Nicolas Jackson, perhaps Chelsea’s only designated striker at the moment, missed a gilt-edged opportunity as he skied the ball from an unmissable range.The Blues have now lost two of their first four Premier League games, have won one, and have drawn another. They have four points on the board from as many matches and sit 11th in the league table.