Stamford Bridge Stadium: 'The Buddha in your own temple is not sacred'

(Baonghean.vn) - The 0-1 defeat to Man City was the third time that coach Conte and his team lost points at home, after only 7 rounds of the Premier League this season. Stamford Bridge seems to be losing its sacredness to Chelsea.

Most teams play better at home than away. For example, the teams coached by Mourinho always play extremely well at home, to defeat Porto, Chelsea (2 terms), Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Man Utd right at their "den" is extremely difficult. However, sometimes there are some teams that "suddenly" play better away than at home at certain times. The case of Chelsea during this period is a typical example.

After 7 rounds of the Premier League 2017/2018, Coach Conte and his team are showing that the "fortress" Stamford Bridge is not a "dead land" for all visitors. Not only the mighty army Man City proudly left West London with all 3 points in hand, but even the small team Burnley made the host Chelsea cry with regret (Burnley won 3-2). In football, it is very normal for a team to lose at home, against a team that is not highly rated.

Chelsea (blue shirt) in the loss to Man City in round 7 of the Premier League. Photo: Internet

With what has been happening at Stamford Bridge recently, it is worth discussing. The defeat to Man City in the match that took place on Saturday night (September 30) was the third time in just the first 7 matches in the Premier League this season that Coach Conte and his team have dropped points.

In addition to the two losses to Man City and Burnley, The Blues also shared points with Arsenal with a 1-1 draw. Remember, after 38 rounds last season, Coach Conte's Chelsea only lost twice at home (Liverpool and Crystal Palace).

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea play extremely well every time they leave Stamford Bridge. They successively beat Tottenham at Wembley, defeated Leicester City at King Power, defeated Stoke City at Britannia (Premier League), and defeated Atletico Madrid at Wanda Metropolitano (Champions League).

That means Chelsea have won 100% of their away games so far. In the top 5 European leagues, only Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid (Spain), and Man City (England) have done as well as Conte and his team in all competitions.

Chelsea players celebrate their victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Photo: Internet

Witnessing the performance of Hazard and his teammates in the loss to Man City, Chelsea fans must have been worried. Despite playing at home at Stamford Bridge, against a severely depleted away team (Mendy and Aguero were injured), Coach Conte's players played as if they were visiting the Etihad Stadium.Throughout the 90 minutes of the match, Chelsea played quite passively under the pressure of the players in blue. Losing the match with a score of 0 - 1, it seems that The Blue is still quite lucky based on what the two teams showed.

For some reason, Chelsea showed two opposite faces at home and away. Surely, pressure is not the main reason for those bad results, because the team led by coach Conte is always highly appreciated for its experience and fighting spirit. Is Stamford Bridge being "haunted"?

Thanh Hung