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Gary Cahill feels like he has been seeing red since the beginning of the season, however is resolved to end the battle on a high for club and nation.
From the minute Cahill was sent off after only 14 minutes on the opening day against Burnley, who Chelsea confront again at Turf Moor this evening, very little has gone appropriate for the club's skipper.
Chelsea have been a sad remnant of the side that won the Premier League title last May and mentor Antonio Conte has progressively let him well enough alone for the side.
The 32-year-old needed to watch from the sidelines as the Blues were beaten by Arsenal in the EFL Cup semi-last, thumped out of the Champions League by Barcelona and lost their 28-year unbeaten home record to Spurs.
For a man who has won six noteworthy trophies in the same number of years at Stamford Bridge, it has been the most grounded trial of his psychological determination.
He disclosed to Standard Sport: "For me, it's been intense. It has been hard sitting out enormous diversions, watching us fall by the wayside and not having the capacity to hugy affect that.
"Individuals can contend that as a skipper you can even now have an effect in the changing area however it's troublesome when you're not playing in those defining moments. We have slipped out of the Champions League and are currently in fifth position in the table, with the goal that's baffling."
He included: "I would prefer not to state it has been an astonishment to be forgotten; it was all the more baffling.
"I couldn't care less what anybody says in regards to frame, in specific snapshots of the season and in certain defining moments, I could complete tomorrow and be glad for what I've done previously.
"I have substantiated myself throughout the years. Almost certainly, the most recent couple of months have been difficult to take. I have never missed that numerous defining moments on the bob since I've been here. In any case, clearly the group is the most imperative thing."
Cahill's absence of Chelsea diversions has additionally put his place in England's World Cup squad in danger. Britain mentor Gareth Southgate didn't choose him for the friendlies against Netherlands and Italy a month ago.
A little more than a year back, he was captain of the national side against Germany. Presently he faces a fight to add to his 58 tops."
"Obviously I need to go to the World Cup in the late spring," he demanded. "I have played in for all intents and purposes each qualifying diversion so if I somehow happened to pass up a great opportunity at the last obstacle, it would disillusion."
Despite the fact that there is only a month of the local season left, time is still on his side to turn things around.
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