I thought after the game against Liverpool that Chelsea is on a good way and did the right things to improve enough to at least be somewhat competitive. They have been the better team against Liverpool, played with high accuracy and good drive and passing to constantly keep Liverpool under pressure. But Liverpool is the team that used that game against Chelsea to analyze everything and learn from it whereas Chelsea is exactly where they stopped last season. When a team gets 1 out of 6 points in two games against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, what is their goal for the season supposed to be? It can't be the Champions League qualification. It can't be any of the UEFA qualifiers. Good for them that the teams behind them are that bad, but Burnley has two games less and Luton Town has one game less. Imagine what the table looks like when they win a few points in those games.
I would really like to know what's going on in the head of Todd Boehly and whether he is already desperate or still positive about the future.
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They spent €1.06 billion so far. They could have literally bought four Mbappes
One of the reasons for Chelsea's poor performance was their management. Chelsea's performance started to weaken mainly after the change of management. And last season they failed to even be in the top 10 of the points table. And they are trying hard to stabilize the team. Despite changing coaches several times, Chelsea's performance has been poor. And Pochettino has coached Chelsea this season. Pochettino is also unable to stabilize this team. The team has to be defeated even against a weak team. It is not certain whether Chelsea will change their coach again, giving Pochettino another chance. But I would say Pochettino should be given a full season.I would really like to know what's going on in the head of Todd Boehly and whether he is already desperate or still positive about the future.
Read this: The €1bn club: Chelsea's spending in three transfer windows
They spent €1.06 billion so far. They could have literally bought four Mbappes
Chelsea are not performing well against weak opponents. Against Manchester City, Arsenal, United and Newcastle, Chelsea are unlikely to do well and pick up points. Coach Pochettino must find his squad's weaknesses very quickly. A plus point for Chelsea is that they are not performing in the Champions League or the Europa League. They will have an opportunity to focus only on the Premier League. The team has enough time and opportunity to do well in the Premier League. However, it is Poch's fault if coach Pochettino fails to capitalize on this opportunity. But with the way they have performed so far, it seems unlikely that the team will get to the top of the table or stabilize very soon.
It will be a busy schedule as all the top teams will have matches in Europe. Chelsea must know how to turn this to their advantage. Juventus is doing well in Serie A in the same scenario, but Chelsea has not been able to deliver what was expected. I think they should at least manage to finish the league in the top four this year.