{"id":355295,"date":"2019-02-07T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=355295"},"modified":"2019-02-07T16:13:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:13:19","slug":"maurizio-sarri-and-chelsea-face-february-that-could-make-or-break-their-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/02\/07\/maurizio-sarri-and-chelsea-face-february-that-could-make-or-break-their-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea Face February That Could Make or Break Their Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The festive period is usually considered as the time to make or break a season for a club. However, February appears to be the one for Chelsea<\/a> and Maurizio Sarri.<\/p>\n

The Blues have a number of games to play in the second month of 2019 and all have huge importance for Sarri\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

February is Make or Break For Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea<\/h1>\n

Sarri Has Six Huge Games in 17 Days<\/h2>\n

With the addition of the League Cup final against Manchester City<\/a> and the Europa League double-header against Malmo, Chelsea have six games in 17 days.<\/p>\n

February begins with a trip to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League \u2013 a competition The Blues are looking to try and finish in the top four.<\/p>\n

With Pep Guardiola\u2019s side looking to retain their title, it will be far from an easy affair for Sarri\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

The Stamford Bridge outfit will then head to Sweden for the first-leg against Malmo before a home FA Cup tie against Manchester United<\/a> just days later.<\/p>\n

Chelsea will then entertain Malmo in their second-leg before meeting Manchester City at Wembley for the season\u2019s first trophy.<\/p>\n

February will not end there for The Blues, though, as they will meet Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> at Stamford Bridge to round off an incredibly difficult month.<\/p>\n

What Can Sarri and Chelsea Expect to Realistically Achieve?<\/h2>\n

Whilst Chelsea and Sarri would love to come out victorious in all those meetings, that may not be realistic.<\/p>\n

The club should advance to the next stage of the Europa League \u2013 although that will not be guaranteed.<\/p>\n

However, with meetings against the two Manchester sides and Tottenham, things at Stamford Bridge could be looking extremely different.<\/p>\n

Best Outcome for Sarri and Chelsea at the End of February?<\/h2>\n

Chelsea and Sarri must prioritize what they see as most important \u2013 and that could be difficult to do.<\/p>\n

Worst case scenario would be to see The Blues knocked out of every cup competition, whilst having seen the top four out of reach.<\/p>\n

Best case would be to see the club win every game, pick up silverware and solidify their place in a Champions League spot.<\/p>\n

February entails to be a tough month for Chelsea. It will be interesting to see how things pan out for Sarri and his team.<\/p>\n

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