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Paul Merson has suggested Chelsea may not win any of their next 10 fixtures after their abysmal start to the season under Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n
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The Blues have won just one of their opening six Premier League matches this term, which came at home against promoted side Luton Town.<\/p>\n
The west Londoners return to action on Wednesday when they host Brighton in the Carabao Cup before crucial top-flight matches against Fulham and Burnley.<\/p>\n
After that, Chelsea have a tricky run of Premier League fixtures and take on Arsenal, Brentford, Tottenham, Manchester City, Newcastle, Brighton and then Manchester United.<\/p>\n
\u2018If you look at Chelsea\u2019s fixtures, you worry for them,\u2019 Merson told Sky Sports. \u2018The next 10 games are so vital for their season that you can\u2019t catch your breath. <\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a run where you actually don\u2019t know when they\u2019re going to win a football match.<\/p>\n
\u2018So Wednesday is a huge football match. If they get beat here, they will have won three games in their last 24. One was against Luton and you don\u2019t know when they will win a game. <\/p>\n
\u2018One was against AFC Wimbledon in the cup and they got over the line in that one. And the other one was against Bournemouth in the league last season but only after Bournemouth got enough points to stay up.<\/p>\n
\u2018Even Mauricio Pochettino is coming out and is now saying: \u2018It\u2019s a process, you have to be patient\u2019. When a manager comes out and says that, it shows they are starting to get a bit panicky. Even he doesn\u2019t think it was meant to be like this.<\/p>\n
\u2018If he is saying that already, it\u2019s a worry. I hope he gets that patience and time, they have injuries too. But I\u2019m worried.\u2019<\/p>\n