Daily Mail · Jan 3, 2025
Complacent, error-prone and no plan B: Inside the nine days that ended Chelsea's title charge before it could begin
From Premier League title talk to Champions League FOMO. If ever there were proof of how rapidly a conversation surrounding a club can change, Chelsea’s mini-slump has provided it.
Their 0-0 draw with Everton, 2-1 loss to Fulham and 2-0 defeat by Ipswich – all coming within the space of nine days – has shifted perceptions. Consensus suggests it was perhaps folly to ever consider them equal challengers to established contenders in Liverpool and Arsenal but the fact is after beating Brentford in mid-December they were just two points off the top.