Chelsea is now in the middle of the standings, it’s hard to say that they are now an elite team, but as we can see, this did not stop them from playing to a draw with City. And thus Chelsea continue their unbeaten streak, and it seems to me that the draw with City can be considered a successful game. But perhaps they woke up too late, it is unlikely that they will be able to achieve anything before the end of the championship, remains is to just play and plan for the next season.
Obviously its too late for Chelsea it has to take Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City to be in there worst performance for Chelsea to win the league. What happen about the most is that they are now in sync with each other. There performance is quite impressive these days. Which shows that the coach and the team players are doing a very serious training to untill they recover fully.
What I admit from Chelsea so far is that they are starting to get an improvement in team performance. Pochettino will not be able to turn Chelsea and the team's performance into great form in just one season, which is rather impossible for a team that underwent a large squad overhaul in the last two seasons. Pochettino knows he has to do his best, but it is difficult for Chelsea to compete at the top in his first season.
Pochettino will need some adjustments next season if he is still retained as coach, but of course Chelsea management will have to give him money and agree to all his decisions in planning who will stay and who will go. Chelsea's squad looks expensive, but lacking in quality and Pochettino will have to determine who is worthy of inclusion in his plans next season.