Chelsea is amongst the favourites this year to win the Premier League. The London Blues have already started this season with a UEFA Super Cup win and are high in confidence. Moreover, after winning the UEFA Champions League last season, they are looking more dangerous than ever.
The blues have brought in Romelu Lukaku and are on the hunt for the Sevilla defender Jules Kounde. In addition, Chelsea is also in talks with Atletico Madrid for a loan deal with Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez.
Chelsea is amongst the favourites this year to win the Premier League. The London Blues have already started this season with a UEFA Super Cup win and are high in confidence. Moreover, after winning the UEFA Champions League last season, they are looking more dangerous than ever.
The blues have brought in Romelu Lukaku and are on the hunt for the Sevilla defender Jules Kounde. In addition, Chelsea is also in talks with Atletico Madrid for a loan deal with the Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez.
Since Chelsea started the English top-flight on a higher note let’s have a look at three main reasons why Chelsea is favourites to win the current season.
Romelu Lukaku’s presence solves problems
The absence of a goal-scoring striker has been well highlighted in Chelsea’s team. Although the club bought Timo Werner Last season from RB Leipzig, he hasn’t been prolific.
Hence the big-money signing of Lukaku from Inter Milan was a must. We have already seen in the game against Arsenal just how big a difference Romelu Lukaku makes to the Chelsea team. His physicality helps the other forward players to get into good positions. Moreover, Lukaku is a threat in set-piece positions as well.
Defensive organization
With Thomas Tuchel as the manager, Chelsea has had a tremendous defensive record. They’re tactically solid and work extremely well as a unit. The three at the back combination has already brought them success under Antonio Conte in 2016/17.
Experienced players like Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta combined with the youth of Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Andreas Christensen and Trevoh Chalobah make them brilliant backline. This can be crucial in the Premier League.
Squad depth
One extremely important factor for any team in the recent seasons to win the Premier League is their squad depth. We have seen this with both Manchester City and Liverpool FC and Chelsea with their immense squad depth are title contenders for sure.
When you have players like N’golo Kante, Hakim Ziyech and Ben Chilwell on the bench without it affecting your performance, you know your squad depth is good. Chelsea has backup players in each position with great quality. Hence in case of injuries, they can always depend on them.