The Chelsea Curse

Chelsea have been the early season pace-setters, beating Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United on their way to the summit. Up until a week ago many pundits thought the Premiership title was on its way to West London. But things change very quickly in football. Having seen their first shot at silverware fade at Blackburn in mid-week and their third Premiership loss of the season come at Manchester City, Chelsea’s recent defeats add to the theory that Carlo Ancelotti’s side face a far greater adversary than anything Arsene Wenger or Alex Ferguson could throw onto the pitch: the dreaded kit curse.

4 Responses to “The Chelsea Curse”

1. Off The Post off the post Revealed: The curse of Chelsea’s dark hooped away kit says:

   December 7, 2009 at 8:27 pm

   [...] peculiar trend was spotted by our friends at Footy Factor. They spotted that Chelsea’s four defeats this season, including Saturday’s loss at [...]
2. Daily Dose: December 7th, 2009. - - The Offside - Soccer News and Opinion from leagues around the world says:

   December 8, 2009 at 2:13 am

   [...] The reason why Chelsea loses becomes clear – it’s a fashion thing. (Footy Factor) [...]
3. Dirty Tackle » Blog Archive » Links! says:

   December 8, 2009 at 11:50 pm

   [...] Chelsea’s away kit is cursed. It looks nice, but it’s definitely cursed. [Footy Factor] [...]
4. Chelsea’s couture curse? - - The Offside - Chelsea Football Club Blog says:

   December 10, 2009 at 2:20 am

   [...] fine folks over at Footy Factor beat me to it this bit of well-clothed information — well done, good sirs – but [...]