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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
by
Inwestour
on 05/08/2024, 07:39:51 UTC

Your wish seems unreal after Chelsea's horrific performance against Manchester City's young squad. I'd rather take 10th as the possible for Chelsea to finish in the current season. Chelsea played poorly in the pre-season games. The match against City showed Chelsea's weak defense and poor form. These are their main problems.
They never really replaced Thiago Silva and Rüdiger. Signing an elite CB needs to be their priority this window; none of the ones they have are good enough.

Also, Chelsea conceded four goals against Manchester City. This was due to their failure to transition back to defense after losing the ball in the buildup. This is a drawback of the inverted fullback system.
Let's make an adjustment for the fact that it was a friendly match, to judge Chelsea's form when the official championship starts, but it seems to me quite obvious that Chelsea will not be a competitive team in the Premier League, they have too many problematic positions and there are many questions about both defense and attack. Most likely, these teams will solve different problems in the new season, City will lead the table, and Chelsea will try with all their might to be closer to the Champions League zone.