Chelsea fans' solace: Super Rafa goes ballistic but Baggies are atrocious
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By Brian Sears 28 February 2013 So Rafa Benitez isn't feeling the love from the Chelsea fans, who have made plain their disdain for their Spanish manager. He doesn't like being interim, or at least hates being called 'interim', and the animus aimed at him is damaging Chelsea's chances of a top-four finish. So he said on Wednesday evening in a 'rant' that most people agreed was actually a sensible articulation of the short-termism and poor choices made by a Russian plutocrat. Benitez and Chelsea return to action this weekend with these distractions blurring their focus, so it is perhaps a good thing they face opponents, West Brom, who have been poor against them in Premier League matches. How poor? None have been poorer among the current Premier League teams when facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. As our graphic shows, Chelsea have a 100 per cent record against the Baggies in Premier League meetings, playing six and winning them all. It is no surprise that West Brom also have a worse away record in the Premier League against Chelsea than against anyone else. Chelsea least like facing Arsenal at the Bridge, having won only 48 per cent of points available in 21 meetings in the Premier League at home. West Brom most like traveling to QPR, Sunderland, Norwich: places where they have won half or more of the points available.
Chelsea fans' solace: Super Rafa goes ballistic but Baggies are atrocious
Chelsea fans' solace: Super Rafa goes…
Chelsea fans' solace: Super Rafa goes ballistic but Baggies are atrocious
By Brian Sears 28 February 2013 So Rafa Benitez isn't feeling the love from the Chelsea fans, who have made plain their disdain for their Spanish manager. He doesn't like being interim, or at least hates being called 'interim', and the animus aimed at him is damaging Chelsea's chances of a top-four finish. So he said on Wednesday evening in a 'rant' that most people agreed was actually a sensible articulation of the short-termism and poor choices made by a Russian plutocrat. Benitez and Chelsea return to action this weekend with these distractions blurring their focus, so it is perhaps a good thing they face opponents, West Brom, who have been poor against them in Premier League matches. How poor? None have been poorer among the current Premier League teams when facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. As our graphic shows, Chelsea have a 100 per cent record against the Baggies in Premier League meetings, playing six and winning them all. It is no surprise that West Brom also have a worse away record in the Premier League against Chelsea than against anyone else. Chelsea least like facing Arsenal at the Bridge, having won only 48 per cent of points available in 21 meetings in the Premier League at home. West Brom most like traveling to QPR, Sunderland, Norwich: places where they have won half or more of the points available.