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Chelsea analysis: 5 things the Blues must do to secure UCL football

By Barrett Rouen

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Gary Cahill of Chelsea and David Silva of Manchester City battle for possession during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 30, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Gary Cahill of Chelsea and David Silva of Manchester City battle for possession during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 30, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 25: Romelu Lukaku of Manchester United, Cesar Azpilicueta and Danny Drinkwater of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on February 25, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

No Frills

Antonio Conte’s team needs to be pragmatic. They need to win every single one of the last nine matches that they have if they’re going to save this season. If it means winning every single match 1-0, then that’s what they have to do.

They can’t be worried about entertaining the masses at this point. Let’s face it, City will do that. They’re playing marvelously and for that matter, so are Liverpool and Tottenham (though to a lesser extent).

Chelsea have now lost the luxury of getting to play that way. They must kill every ounce of romanticism from their game and be pragmatic. Score goals, win matches, actually defend properly.

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