2am May 13: The championship awaits Chelsea
Visiting West Brom in the early match of round 37 of the Premier League at 2am on May 13, Chelsea is only one win away from the championship.
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| It's hard for anyone to stop Chelsea's destructive attack at this time. Photo: Reuters |
With 7 points more than Tottenham and exactly 3 rounds left to finish the tournament (Chelsea and Tottenham both have one match left to play), coach Antonio Conte and his team will officially be crowned champions if they defeat West Brom tomorrow morning.
A task that seems too easy because West Brom is not a strong team, and at the same time, they have no motivation to compete at this time when they are 20 points away from a European Cup spot and have long been relegated.
The challenge for Chelsea at this time can be said to lie only with Coach Conte's students themselves. Will the pressure of the "throne" make Chelsea players' legs become heavy? Or can subjectivity and impatience make Coach Conte and his students miss the opportunity to win the championship right at Hawthorns tomorrow morning?
For Italian strategists, the concept of “subjectivity” rarely exists. But Mr. Conte also showed confidence when declaring after the victory over Middlesbrough in the previous round: “Chelsea is only a small step away from the championship”.
Ahead of the match, centre-back Gary Cahill sought to ease the pressure on his team, telling AFP: “Even though we are one game away from winning the title, we still have two home games. So no matter what the result is, we will maintain our confidence. Sometimes the result can be bad if you relax, but we are not under pressure in this match.”
Apart from the psychological pressure, all factors are in Chelsea's favor at the moment. Coach Conte will have his strongest squad for tomorrow morning's match while on the other hand, West Brom coach Pulis will be missing three key players including Matt Philips, Robson-Kanu and Johnny Evans.
In such circumstances, it is difficult for West Brom to stop Chelsea, especially when they have shown signs of "giving up" at the end of the season with a series of 6 consecutive matches without a win (losing 4 matches).
According to TTO
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