OPTA predicts Chelsea will finish 12th at the end of the season
According to Opta analyst, Chelsea will finish 12th after the end of the season. The Blues are currently 12th in the table following a 2-0 defeat to Everton. It was their 18th league defeat in 2023, as they only accumulated 39 points in a calendar year.
When it comes to statistics, Chelsea have been one of the poorest sides in that term. The club was taken over by a new owner last season, which saw a change in the structure of the club.
The Blues have already seen over £1bn spent in the last three transfer windows under Todd Boehly; this includes £288m worth of transfers in January before spending more than £380m in the summer.
Despite so many changes, Chelsea are still hanging on the bottom half of the table under Mauricio Pochettino, who succeeded Graham Potter this season.
These are worrying signs for a club that has been affected the most since Roman Abramovich was forced to sell the club after the UK government froze his assets due to his ties with the Russian president during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Boehly has since implemented his structure, where he has emphasized signing young players around Europe, but so far things haven’t worked out well as the Blues struggle to win games.
It all depends on how we perform; what Opta projected might or might not become true. The important thing to remember about this is that while technology plays a part, it is ultimately up to us to turn things around by the conclusion of the season. If we improve by next year, then OPTA will undoubtedly make different predictions. Although there have been numerous performance improvements, there are still issues that need to be fixed because this youthful team is frequently overwhelmed.
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Because he has taken over a team with less experience, Pochettino’s work is a little more difficult, but our results against elite teams have been excellent, which is a positive indication of the team’s growth under the Argentine manager.