Chelsea’s recent play has been described as ‘beautiful’ by co-owner Todd Boehly as they eye European qualification. The Blues most recently thumped West Ham 5-0 to keep their hopes of a top seven finish alive with three Premier League games left....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Victory over the Hammers followed a late draw against Aston Villa and a comfortable win over Tottenham, with performances showing certain signs of improvement.
It’s something that Boehly has noticed from a Mauricio Pochettino’s side who have seen much of their form fluctuate this season.
And speaking to Sportico, the Chelsea chief was on hand to laud the players for how they have performed on the approach to the end of the campaign.
“We’ve seen in the last two-and-a-half games at least, the second-half of Aston Villa and Tottenham and West Ham, where we played just beautiful football,” he said.
“It was so fluid, it was exactly the way we drew it up, we come out at the back and build up and we move up the very pitch very organised.
“The number of shots we had on goal, those two-and-a-half games, you can really start to see what we’re working on coming together.
“Our goal is obviously to win and I think the commentary has changed over the last two-and-a-half games, I’ve never seen anything change so quickly, the kind of perspectives on how the team does, how the team is doing.”
Chelsea on the whole have cut a much-improved team compared to last season, Boehly’s first at the helm, in which they finished 12th.
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Their disappointment came despite spending huge amounts on new signings in both the summer and January transfer windows and after two managerial sackings.
However, despite enduring a slow start to life at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino has helped generate some signs of encouragement.
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Chelsea are still nowhere near the full package having fallen to 11 league defeats this season and conceding 59 goals.
The Blues were also beaten in the Carabao Cup final and FA Cup semi-finals to Liverpool and Manchester City respectively, both courtesy of late goals.
But new arrivals such as Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto have proven their worth to the side, with Cole Palmer a stunning addition with his 24 goals and 13 assists in all competitions.
Chelsea sit seventh in the league and are therefore in contention to qualify for Europe as they hold the Europe Conference League spot.
Nottingham Forest, Brighton and Bournemouth are their final three opponents of the season, one that has sparked some hope that they can return to the top of English football in the years to come.