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What the chelsea squad showed at the beginning of the season actually made us have confidence that they would be one of the title contenders this season, especially this season they have made a lot of talented young recruits, so it is not surprising that high expectations are imposed by fans on the maresca squad, but after being able to appear very consistent and even enter the title competition but instead they are starting inconsistent and even currently must to drop out from big four zone.
I remember Maresca once said that this season they have no ambition to win the championship in an interview after the match, so in my opinion, his words seemed to has lowered the mentality of his players, because after maresca say that, chelsea slowly began to show poor inconsistency in their matches.
Chelsea cannot completely be relied on as a title contender this season. Not only Chelsea, Manchester City, which had previously won 4 titles in a row, was also unable to appear consistent. Chelsea's form has certainly improved this season, but they don't seem to have the ambition to win the title because maybe the coach wants to make it a bigger project rather than just one season.
Enzo Maresca needs to adapt and adjust to find the best formula for his team. He could be said to have been successful in his first season, but of course there are always high expectations for the title among fans. If I had to say, then I wouldn't pick Chelsea as a title candidate, not even Arsenal.