Chelsea has been in turmoil throughout the 2012-13 season. The team was eliminated from the Champions league in the group stage and saw its coach Roberto DiMatteo fired. A strong start in the Premier League quickly became a seven game winless streak that has jeopardized this team's chances of winning a champions league berth in 2013.
The instability has created questions about current manager Rafa Benitez's future with the team. However, Benitez asserts that his position is stable and that he has a strong relationship with his club.
"I didn't have any problem with the board, I didn't have any problem with [technical director] Michael Emenalo, I didn't have any problem with [club owner] Roman Abramovich. I don't have any problems with the players, he asserted. "So what I want to do is the best for the team, the best for the club."
He recently confirmed that the would be leaving the club at the end of the season but will do his best to help the team in its final 11 games of the year. "If you analyze carefully what I said, what I was trying to explain is that we have 11 games to play. That means 33 points... So I felt that, if we stick together behind the team, it will be easy for us to get points," he said about his plan. "It is a big difference when you have everybody behind the team, pushing and pushing. That was my idea. The message is clear."
Chelsea sits in fourth place, two points behind Tottenham Hotspur. The team will take on seventh place West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Prediction: Chelsea wins 3-1.
TV: Fox Soccer Channel