I’m in two minds about this complete title speak. Chelsea ARE factually in a title race. As a result of whenever 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 scale back that to only one tonight if we beat Brentford.
However in actuality, it’s totally different. We are able to nonetheless see some vulnerabilities, primarily on the again. And there are going to be many powerful video games and banana skins developing. It’s nonetheless going to be very up and down, and there’s a lengthy approach to go. We’ve got to count on that.
Nevertheless, whenever you have a look at how the groups round Chelsea are doing proper now on present kind, I ask the straightforward 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 prime 6-8 proper now, as a result of it’s so tight up there.
Even Liverpool are usually not precisely being invisible proper now and are greater than beatable. Arsenal are in some struggling kind, and we will 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 this can be a big alternative. We are able to actually profit from that.
It’s a very powerful scenario although, as a result of none of us wish to get carried away and we see the realities, however on the similar time I don’t know if we’ll see this craziness once more and the way open this league is on the prime 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 could be very a lot in our court docket, and it’s as much as us what we do with it.
Bear in mind when the membership saved pointing at Arsenal for example 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 nearly 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 details are there. I hate having to jot down these type of articles on match day earlier than a recreation is performed, as a result of I do not know how at this time’s recreation goes to go. Brentford are a little bit of a bogey group for us, however how we honest tonight might actually elevate us to everybody genuinely calling us actual title challengers, or we may very well be humbled ever so barely too.
Both method, what a possibility for groups to maximise off the demise of different golf equipment. Though having mentioned 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 count on Arsenal to enhance once more too.
