Chelsea ended their recent run of poor form with a resounding 3-0 win over Wolves on Saturday, but the run up to Christmas will decide our fate this season. Win the majority and the title is a real possibility, lose and 5th place is a real possibility.
Tomorrow night we take on Liverpool in the Quarter Final of the Carling Cup, a competition that although ranks low in the pecking order, is a still a competition to win and any game against Liverpool is one you want to win this. With Dalglish urging Liverpool fans to boycott the game, it's clear he isn't taking this competition seriously and won't mind bowing out at the Quarter Final stage.
Then we travel to Newcastle in Saturday's early kick off, Newcastle have made a great start to the season and managed to pick up a point against Manchester United at the weekend. It will be a difficult game for sure, but a win will take us above Newcastle and back into the top 4, where we should be.
Following Newcastle is the must win or draw 0-0 Champions League game at home to Valencia. We've won both home games so far in the competition, but none have had the pressure of this one, failure to qualify from the group will put serious pressure on Villas-Boas, not just tabloid rumour.
Then Chelsea host current league leaders Manchester City in a Monday night game, City have made a great start to the campaign and are runaway leaders in the Premier League, they could be travelling to Stamford Bridge having been knocked out of the Champions League, so it will be an ideal time to play them and gain three points on them.
Then we travel away to second bottom Wigan, a game we must pick up three points from with no questions asked, it's a great game for us to keep a winning momentum going, or get back to winning ways if we come unstuck against City.
Our last game before Christmas is then away to Tottenham, Three-Point-Lane hasn't been so easy in recent years and Tottenham are a real force to be reckoned with, Tottenham could go ahead of Manchester United if they win their game in hand against Everton, so we will be looking to claw back some points from them.
After Christmas we play host to Fulham, Aston Villa and Sunderland and only have to travel to Wolves, Norwich and Swansea before hosting Manchester United in February. Those are all games we should win and if we take 12 points from 12, then their will be a very different perspective then we face so far.
The title race is far from over, and if we can go on a winning run from now until after Christmas, we will be serious title contenders. Keep the faith. Keep The Blue Flag Flying High!
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