Why it’s “no problem” if developing Chelsea lose final on Sunday according to fan favourite | OneFootball

Chelsea are through to the Club World Cup final, where they will face PSG on Sunday.

Despite showing some impressive form, not many pundits are giving Enzo Maresca’s team much of a chance, mainly because of how devastatingly good the Parisians have been. Even fan favourite Pat Nevin can’t back them.

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“I think it is a surprise that Chelsea made it to the final. “I wouldn’t have thought they would have got there with teams like Bayern München, Real Madrid, PSG and Atletico Madrid being involved. But the draw was kind,” Nevin said in an interview with FIFA’s website.

“It was still a big ask for Chelsea. They’ve had a decent campaign getting top four in England but they’re not Champions League winners – they won the Conference League. They’re still a work in progress, they’re still young, so in that regard it is a surprise.”

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He also made an important point about this tournament and what it means:

“I think actually beating PSG is more important than winning the tournament in regards to Maresca and how far he’s taken this team.”

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“PSG are spectacular, they are off the scale. If you manage to beat them when they are firing on all cylinders, that’s a hell of a lot of cylinders! So it would be massive. The biggest thing with this side is the ideology – it’s a change football has been waiting for.

“In the end for Chelsea though, if they don’t win, it’s no big problem because quite clearly there is an upwards trajectory. You can see where they’re going and you can understand what they’re trying to do but they’re not there yet. Even if they do win this competition I still don’t think they’re there yet. But they are improving slightly faster than I thought they would.”