Stamford Bridge, sunny days!

(Baonghean.vn) - The 3-1 victory over the mighty MC team right at the Etihad stadium not only helped Chelsea continue to dominate the top position on the Premier League rankings, but also extended the winning streak to 8 matches. England has entered winter, but Stamford Bridge is experiencing beautiful sunny days.

Up to now, after 14 rounds in the Premier League, Chelsea has won 34 points, ranking first on the rankings. To get such results, coach Conte and his team have gone through a very difficult and doubtful journey. 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses is not a huge feat compared to Chelsea under Mourinho in the 2014-2015 season (11 wins, 3 draws), or what the "little guy" Leipzig is doing in Germany (after 13 rounds in the Bundesliga, Leipzig is leading with 10 wins and 3 draws), but for The Bue fans, this is still something to be happy and proud of.

Coach Conte is rekindling joy for Chelsea fans. Photo from the Internet.

Going back in time about a year ago, Chelsea were still the reigning champions of the Premier League. However, the turmoil in the team's dressing room caused Chelsea to decline in performance. In the first 14 rounds of Hazard and his teammates, The Blue only won 4, drew 3 times and lost 7 matches.

From being the strongest candidate for the Premier League 2015 - 2016, the team at Stamford Bridge has to sink in the bottom half of the rankings, a place reserved for "weak" teams. The fact that Chelsea continuously receives unfavorable results has surprised everyone, except those who intentionally created it (according to the British press: there are some players who intentionally played badly to oust Mourinho).

Despite winning the hearts of most Chelsea fans and receiving the trust of owner Abramovic, the “special one” had to pack up and leave Stamford Bridge, as The Blues still showed a harmless face in their matches. What had to happen happened, on December 17, 2015, coach Mourinho was fired by owner Abramovic for the second time, just 7 months after the Portuguese strategist helped Chelsea win the Premier League.

The Russian billionaire's decision has angered Chelsea fans. Banners were hung outside the stadium, on the stands at Stamford Bridge.

Even in Chelsea's victory over Sunderland (3-1) a few days later, boos and whistles continuously rang out aimed at names suspected of "backstabbing" Mourinho such as Fabregas, Costa... At Stamford Bridge about a year ago, a gloomy atmosphere covered the team, drowning in the bottom half of the rankings and Mourinho had left. Christmas 2015 for Chelsea fans was truly sad and unforgettable.

Mourinho left Stamford Bridge before Christmas 2015. Photo from the Internet.

Not to mention, right after The Blues had 3 consecutive matches without a win against Swansea (2-2), Liverpool (lost 1-2) and especially the defeat in the London derby against Arsenal (lost 0-3), all eyes of suspicion fell on Coach Conte. According to some information leaked from Stamford Bridge, if Chelsea does not play better, the Italian strategist will have to "step aside" to make way for another coach, possibly veteran John Terry.

In that "life-threatening" situation, Coach Conte boldly let Chelsea apply the 3-4-3 formation, a formation that no strategist has ever successfully used, including Pep Guardiola and Enrique at Barcelona.

It's hard to believe that after The Blues deployed the strange 3-4-3 formation, the results that Coach Conte and his team achieved were extremely impressive. In the past 9 matches, the team at Stamford Bridge won 8 consecutive matches in the Premier League and lost only 1 match against West Ham in the League Cup. Chelsea's victims are also not easy, if not difficult to chew, such as: Mourinho's MU (4 - 0), Pochettino's Tottenham (2 - 1), Southampton (2 - 0), Leicester City (3 - 0) and most recently Pep Guardiola's MC (3 - 1)...

Chelsea players are having a great run of form. Photo from the Internet.

In the last 8 matches in the Premier League alone, Coach Conte's students have scored 22 goals (an efficiency of 2.75 goals/match), while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has only had to do that twice. With such statistics, it is enough to see the sharpness of the attack and the solidity of the defense at Chelsea in recent times. Defeating Coach Conte's team at this time is extremely difficult, unlike 1 year ago. Surely, now Sir Alex Ferguson feels that he was too hasty when eliminating Chelsea from the Premier League championship race 2016 - 2017.

Another Christmas is approaching, the weather in England is getting foggier, but Stamford Bridge continues to enjoy beautiful sunny days.

Le Thanh Hung