NGAY THIS TIME, THIS IS THE STRONGEST TEAM!
If they win against Everton in this weekend’s round, Chelsea will rise to the top of the Premier League – and that is an unimaginable story if told at the beginning of the football season. The last time Chelsea took the top spot in this tournament was in December 2021.
Chelsea is playing sublimely in the Premier League
Of course, taking the top spot, even if it becomes a reality, is only temporary. Chelsea will temporarily surpass Liverpool because this team plays later. On the other hand, Liverpool still has a game in hand, and it is still the strongest championship candidate. The important thing is that the “leading the table” milestone (if it happens) will have great spiritual significance, helping Chelsea players become more confident.
People hardly counted Chelsea when predicting the race to win the Premier League title at the beginning of the season. Now, there is a huge difference: Chelsea is the number 3 candidate, has a 5.5% chance of being crowned – surpassing Manchester City (only 1.9%) and not losing too much compared to the number 2 candidate. Arsenal (10.6%). In short, only Liverpool is still far ahead of everyone, in terms of opportunities. But the race will be wide open in the hypothetical situation that Liverpool suddenly stumbles in several consecutive matches.
Chelsea has won 5 recent matches in a row, scoring 16 goals, making them the team with the most goals in the Premier League this season so far. Because they have met the strongest teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, MU, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa, Chelsea’s match schedule in the next month will be very light (and that is a fierce period for the teams). English football is always boring). The only opponents are Everton, Fulham, Ipswich, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Wolverhampton (4 of these 6 teams are in the bottom 6 teams). Also in the next month, Liverpool will clash with Tottenham, Leicester, West Ham, MU, Forest, and Brentford. If Chelsea ranks above Liverpool after the next 6 rounds, Liverpool’s 1 unplayed match is not a big difference.
DWHERE IS AN GOM IN?
Rising very quickly in recent times, Cole Palmer has become the type of player who can single-handedly decide the entire situation. His “big player” status was also confirmed when he successfully scored a Panenka-style penalty kick.
In the entire tournament, no one created more assists for teammates than Palmer. Palmer leads the scoring list for Chelsea, and Nicolas Jackson is standing not far away. Adding Noni Madueke, Christopher Nkunku, Enzo Fernandez, Joao Felix…, Chelsea’s scoring record is being spread out very evenly. Expanding the problem, Chelsea is diverse in both creative solutions and players, not just diverse in scoring goals. Their playing style therefore becomes flexible and difficult to catch.
Mykhailo Mudryk has just been charged with doping. In the recent match against Brentford, Marc Cucurella received his second yellow card… after the match ended. He will be automatically suspended for the upcoming match against Everton. This is a matter of discipline. In general, there are still “problems” that obscure Chelsea’s hope of competing for the top spot. But anyway, coach Enzo Maresca does not admit that Chelsea is capable of competing for the top spot! That’s “possible”.
In contrast to the dire situation of Manchester City’s thin force, Chelsea has a very thick and even force. Not having to play in the Champions League, Palmer easily concentrates on Premier League matches. He was not even on the team list in the Europa Conference League (group stage). In all tournaments, Maresca has used 32 different players this season, of which 22 players have played 10 matches or more. The issue of injury or suspension will have almost no impact on the Chelsea force.
