Yes, Chelsea failed in the match against Arsenal with a very narrow score of 1 - 0. And this defeat is quite painful because Chelsea have tried that much for this match and they also have quite good performance. It's just that, they failed to score any goal. But fortunately Chelsea's position is still above Man City, even with a difference of 1 point in the standings, but this time, Chelsea's position is currently in 4th place and Man City is still in 5th place. It remains to be seen what the results of the next match will be like, whether there will be a change in ranking or not, considering that their points are only 1 point apart.
A single goal from Arsenal made them have to go home with a defeat. But I myself am not surprised with this result because both teams had the same chance to win and Chelsea had to get a share of the defeat.
The game can be said to be balanced, only Arsenal was able to take advantage of one open opportunity to become a goal that Chelsea could not reply to.
Yes, if you look at the pattern of the game and the dominance of the game, Chelsea is not inferior in dominating the ball. It's just that, for some reason, their line is not good enough. and even they have big enough chances to push forward, however, it is easy to be broken by Arsenal players. No wonder their shots are quite far from Arsenal even though the ball dominance is on Chelsea.
Poor results are one thing. Poor, listless, uninspired play is another. Staff and players must do better to ensure they have UCL next year.
A lot of reflection is needed especially on transfer deals. Too many purchases were way off the mark in terms of the transfer fees paid and the quality of the players, but Maresca admits he's happy with the performance so there won't be any reflection. lol
They must do much better play and attacks in the next match. Although it may not be that easy. Tottenham will be their opponent and this will not be easy to happen. But if they really want to qualify for the UCL, no matter how, they have to win against Tottenham, if not, they are afraid they will be knocked out of their current ranking position soon.