I’m in two minds about this complete title speak. Chelsea ARE factually in a title race. As a result of while you have a look at the league desk, on the time of writing [Sunday morning], Chelsea are second within the league and simply 5 factors behind Liverpool. We are able to cut back that to only one tonight if we beat Brentford.
However in actuality, it’s completely different. We are able to nonetheless see some vulnerabilities, primarily on the again. And there are going to be many robust video games and banana skins developing. It’s nonetheless going to be very up and down, and there’s a lengthy method to go. We have now to anticipate that.
Nonetheless, while you have a look at how the groups round Chelsea are doing proper now on present kind, I ask the easy query, is there ever going to be a greater alternative to problem for a Premier League title than this season? And I’m not simply asking that to Chelsea, I’m asking that to any membership in or across the high 6-8 proper now, as a result of it’s so tight up there.
Even Liverpool should not precisely being invisible proper now and are greater than beatable. Arsenal are in some struggling kind, and we are able to all see what is going on at Manchester Metropolis. These three have been speculated to be clear title challengers pulling away from everybody else, however they’re not, so it is a big alternative. We are able to definitely take advantage of that.
It’s a extremely robust state of affairs although, as a result of none of us need to get carried away and we see the realities, however on the identical time I don’t know if we’ll see this craziness once more and the way open this league is on the high proper now.
Liverpool drew with Fulham yesterday, and Arsenal have been held by Everton. These are large probabilities now for Chelsea to advance. The ball may be very a lot in our courtroom, and it’s as much as us what we do with it.
Bear in mind when the membership stored pointing at Arsenal for instance of our venture needing time? Effectively, they’re now in decline….
Arsenal’s Premier League factors tally after 16 video games throughout the final three seasons:
2022/23: 43 factors
2023/24: 39 factors
2024/25: 30 factors
Chelsea’s time to shine? The league is sort of begging for a membership to step up and take the reigns. It’s actually there for the taking.
Perhaps this has come a season too quickly for Chelsea, however the info are there. I hate having to jot down these sort of articles on match day earlier than a recreation is performed, as a result of I do not know how right this moment’s recreation goes to go. Brentford are a little bit of a bogey workforce for us, however how we truthful tonight might actually elevate us to everybody genuinely calling us actual title challengers, or we might be humbled ever so barely too.
Both approach, what a possibility for groups to maximise off the demise of different golf equipment. Though having stated that, I’m by no means going to jot down off a Pep Guardiola managed membership thoughts, not to mention Manchester Metropolis. And I additionally anticipate Arsenal to enhance once more too.
