Chelsea - Tottenham Preview Chelsea will begin 2015 aiming to put the frustration of Southampton behind them and get back to winning ways against a team that has proved their favorite opponent over the duration of the Premier League era, Tottenham. The Premier Leaguer leaders came away from St Mary’s on Sunday with just a point and left José Mourinho fuming about a penalty not given and instead a yellow card awarded to Cesc Fabregas. Few will take Mourinho’s familiar cries of conspiracy seriously, with the real reason for his outburst surely a combination of attempting to influence the officiating of his team going forward as well as offering up a classic diversionary tactic. While Chelsea remain top, they are not, at least yet, the runaway leaders that had many predicted a month or so ago. With a gap of just three points -- it would have been one had Manchester City not failed to beat Burnley later on Sunday -- there is little margin for error. It would perhaps be overblown to say that Chelsea are stumbling, but it is clear they are failing to put opponents away with the same relentless frequency as they were in the early stages of the season. After dropping just four points from their first 12 Premier League matches, seven points have been left on the table in their last seven contests. As on Sunday, all of their failures to win this season have come away from home. With 10 players who have started at least 15 of their 19 Premier League matches this season, the hectic December schedule is perhaps taking its toll.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:39:28 +0000
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