- Jul 24, 2013
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I think we are going to get raped at Stamford Bridge, no doubt about it - we just can't let it define our season. Take the loss, accept why and then regroup and move on from there.
Don't get me wrong I hope we raise our game and beat them but we can't let it define our season. They are at full strength, have no European fixtures and are at home. We just need to keep it in perspective. It's a long season and we need to treat it as such - not go mental and lose a bunch of players to suspension that has a larger knock on effect.
I'd also ask what constitutes a "bad way", 5th? 6th? 10th? When you look at all metrics for spending we should be 6th - therefore what constitutes bad? Our expectations have risen after last season (rightly so) but we need to be sensible, dropping down to 6th for a while would hardly be the end of the world.
If we get beaten and we put in a good performance I can stomach that, if we get beaten like we did tonight or just don't bother to turn up then that's a different matter, it's all about the way in which we approach the game that I judge on, results in football are never predictable, we could play Chelsea off the park and still lose, we could equally play shocking and win.
The main thing to me is seeing positive progression the attitude of the players and the tactics of the manager, I do agree with you however on your other points.
When I say "bad way" I am more referring to the manner of our performances rather than league position, league position should only be judged at the end of the season, if we go into the New Year on a bad run, looking like we aren't pressing or our attitude isn't right, looking like we aren't doing the basics right, looking like we are regressing in terms of our performances, that's would be my concern more than anything.
Obviously league position is important, if we are 10th after the New Year then that would be a concern for anybody I imagine but the manner of our performances and how our manager is reacting tactically to our displays is of more importance (to me at least.)