Amid the chaos of Chelsea’s situation over the past few days and weeks, the players and coaches have done an admirable job of focusing on football (i.e. their jobs) and not letting the circumstances and the uncertainties affect things on the pitch too much. And today both the men’s and women’s teams — unfortunately scheduled pretty much opposite each other — provided some ultimately very satisfying footballing entertainment with hard-fought wins against tough opposition.
Few things offer greater instant joy than a last-minute winner (even in the age of VAR), and both teams delivered in that regard, in very similar fashion, even.
For Thomas Tuchel, who’s been talking a lot about taking solace in routine and appreciating our privilege of being able to play and watch football, it was a welcome opportunity to forget our troubles just for the moment — and not just in terms of the club’s ownership or financing, but in terms of the club’s and all our employees’ futures.
