Although the European Cup has been suspended, this is the time when the Premier League begins to enter the acceleration phase before Christmas and New Year. Before they can recover from the loss to Everton, Chelsea will have to visit the very tough opponent Wolves.
The loss to Everton pointed out Chelsea's weakness of not being able to press continuously week after week. Despite constantly pressing the opponent, when they needed to be alert and precise, the Blues' spears often ran out of steam and made superficial moves.
Another point Chelsea need to keep in mind is that the "cold heads" need to be held firmly throughout the 90 minutes. When faced with opponents who play deep and uncomfortable, frustration has occurred in seemingly calm positions such as Kante. field goals and cards have appeared continuously. To talk about the discomfort and... hesitation, Wolves did much better than Everton.
The squad is not disjointed and has a stable thickness, but the quality of the two main and reserve teams is similar, making it difficult for Lampard to overcome difficulties when the home team is at a disadvantage. Of course, to find 11 excellent people and make the rest come out, it takes time, but Lampard has to do it urgently because the Christmas season has arrived.
Not to mention the championship race, usually any team with good results, accumulating many points in the upcoming 1 month period will have a big advantage in the final period. Chelsea this year aims to have a better record than last season (last season was 4th place). To do that in the current context of intense football, playing every match will be a better plan than calculating the long route.
Wolves have not been a really disruptive team this season. The 13th place and 17 points (only 1 win in the last 5 matches) proved that Nuno Santo's team was predictable. However, home stadium Molineaux has always been a solid support for Adama Traore and his teammates. In the past 4 months, they have only lost exactly 2 times at their home ground in the Premier League.
The 13th place could be quite far from the Europa League group, but with just 3 points against Chelsea, the "Wolves" will have the same points as the team currently ranked 6th, West Ham. If I play an uncomfortable Ngoi, the most appropriate time is right now.
Wolves will not have as much concern as Chelsea or the teams in the above group. Their only goal is to enter the group playing in the European Cup on the rankings. There will be less approach and calculation, so the legs will have less weight.
The match between Wolves and Chelsea will take place at 1:00 a.m. on December 16 (Vietnam time), live on K+.
