Chelsea vs. Tottenham: Blues' Season Comes Down to Clash at White Hart Lane

You know it's been an awful first half when the season hangs by a thread just days before Christmas, but that is what finds Chelsea as they head to White Hart Lane, Thursday. 

In what has been a wild EPL season, Chelsea is looking up at Tottenham from below. The Spurs control the spot right behind the elite boys from Manchester. 

Chelsea had looked every bit back in contending form, and then they played Wigan Athletic. That is where a late blunder by famed Peter Cech cost the Blues a full three points and they slipped even further down the rung. 

That cannot happen as they lace up the boots to match wits with the Spurs who might be without Gareth Bale.

Chelsea could stand to invigorate the emotions of skipper John Terry who has come under fire for supposed racist remarks made. A victory will no doubt mean that Terry put his personal woes behind him and stifled Emmanuel Adebayor more than once. 

That is the kind of effort it's going to take for Chelsea to reassert themselves as EPL giants. At the moment, they have been nothing more than a great team mired by inconsistency. Those are the kinds of squads that get forced into the Europa League. 

Chelsea simply can't continue this nauseating dance wherein they take two steps forward, only to take another back. Andre Villas-Boas has justly come under fire, as this squad has not been marked by a long string of positive momentum. 

If things are to be salvaged, it has to happen now. There are far too many hungry teams sitting restless behind Chelsea for them to continue to struggle. 

With Arsenal and Liverpool nipping at their heels, a full three points have to be collected Thursday at White Hart Lane. 

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