Are the current Chelsea team the strongest Title Contenders ever in PL history?

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Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

GoonerJay29 wrote:Our equivalent to Matic and Costa is Arteta and Giroud. That's the key difference between our squads.

They're squad is very strong and they're rightful favourites for the league title, and I think this was the case before the season started.

Considering this is a serious post.... City are better.

They were better last year and they still are.

I do find threads like this very tedious though, it's the first game of the season and they played the worst team in the league.

Just look at Burnley's team for Christ's sake, we are probably the only team shit enough to not beat them.

well you were the only ones to lose to shittest Team in EPL (Derby), Burnely might at the same level as them

Are they the strongest title contender this season: YES

Are they the strongest Chelsea side ever: NO
That team during Mouriho's first stint with prime Terry, Cech, Lampard, Drogba etc. was equally good.

Are they the strongest in PL history: NO
Prime United (Giggs, Keane, Beckham, RvN) or Arsenal (Campbel, Viera, Bergkamp, Henry) was better.

is this a troll thread or what? chelsea have a strong squad but it's nothing special and isn't anything great compared to the other top squads in europe.

no. at least its too early to comment. a win against Burnley. come on. wait until they face a real opponent.

anyway this title is for city to lose. they are better imo. chelsea will come 2nd and arsenal 3rd.

lszanto wrote:

Also genuine question, how good is Mangala? Was 4th in the pecking order for France behind Varane, Sakho and Kos.

Doesnt mean anything, Sakho himself played over Koscienly. Pretty clear Kos is the better player.

Not with NT Dani...  Koscielny had 3 monstrous brainfarts in WC qualifying:  pk v Spain with that dumb lunge on Pedro, brainfart defending all game against Georgia and then the meltdown in leg 1 of playoff against Ukraine where he got a red because he lost his nerve.  That's too many huge mistakes that were all very avoidable.  Sakho has played much better than him for NT...

As far as Mangala...  too new and unproven on the big stage for Deschamps to take a risk on him for this last WC.  Wouldn't be surprised if he started next to Varane if he does well at City.  Sakho is benched and that's not going to fly for NT. Koscielny's age is working against him (turns 29 in Sept).

No. I have doubts about chelsea signings. Its just the start of the season but already we saw how an average burnley side scored against them. Burnley also split the mid field open many times. I posted in other threads regarding their weakness and it was just the case as I analyzed.

Look at how many players are occupying just 2 players. This image alone emphasizes just how important bringing Costa in was and the benefit of having a player like Hazard that can go past 4/5 players at the blink of an eye all within tight spaces. Having a player that can break defensive lines so easily and create spaces for others is invaluable.

man...if you think this hype is bad..just wait until they play Leicester at home next week

Shows how poor organized burnley were lol

I would say yes, IMO, they are the best team put together in the modern PL. I don't think City is as good, and I don't think that any team in the EPL should be able to match them.

sportsczy wrote:Ivanovic-Azpi is not exactly great either... Matic-Cesc-Oscar remains to be seen too against better competition.

While Ivanovic and Azpi are not great at going forward, they are great at defending and the other one is a huge threat from set-pieces. But what I really wanted to say was that I, too, have my reservations about their CMs when they will face better sides than Burnley.

iftikhar wrote:Are they the strongest title contender this season: YES

Are they the strongest Chelsea side ever: NO
That team during Mouriho's first stint with prime Terry, Cech, Lampard, Drogba etc. was equally good.

Are they the strongest in PL history: NO
Prime United (Giggs, Keane, Beckham, RvN) or Arsenal (Campbel, Viera, Bergkamp, Henry) was better.

And I pretty much agree with Ifty here.

City always have great squad depth, But they end up scrubbing because of their depth players (Demichelis, Jovetic, Javi Garcia, Natasic). Chelsea players perform usually whenever they are called upon. Chelsea squad edges it imo.

BS^^ nishy

Natalie Portman wrote:man...if you think this hype is bad..just wait until they play Leicester at home next week

At least the hype last year for Liverpool came with the results. This stuff is just awful.

Still think City are better on paper but one thing they've shown to lack over the last few years (particularly 12/13) is the mentality. With Mourinho, that's often considered his teams' biggest strength – but whether this current Chelsea side has it remains to be seen. They certainly didn't last season.

chad4401 wrote:BS^^ nishy

City couldnt beat us without Yaya and Aguero. Chelsea beat us with Kalas? at CB.

There squad players dont have the same character as the first eleven, They may have the potential.

sportsczy wrote:Not with NT Dani...  Koscielny had 3 monstrous brainfarts in WC qualifying:  pk v Spain with that dumb lunge on Pedro, brainfart defending all game against Georgia and then the meltdown in leg 1 of playoff against Ukraine where he got a red because he lost his nerve.  That's too many huge mistakes that were all very avoidable.  Sakho has played much better than him for NT...

As far as Mangala...  too new and unproven on the big stage for Deschamps to take a risk on him for this last WC.  Wouldn't be surprised if he started next to Varane if he does well at City.  Sakho is benched and that's not going to fly for NT. Koscielny's age is working against him (turns 29 in Sept).

The only reason he's not starting next to Lovren right now is because he was the last player to join us for preseason and has had very little training.

Rodgers is giving the players that were decent in preseason a chance hence why Skrtel has got in ahead of him.

The second he makes his usual idiotic mistake that costs a goal, he'll be dropped hopefully and Sakho will come in.

Nishy wrote:City always have great squad depth, But they end up scrubbing because of their depth players (Demichelis, Jovetic, Javi Garcia, Natasic). Chelsea players perform usually whenever they are called upon. Chelsea squad edges it imo.

Demichelis was by far their best defender for their title run in, ask any City fan.

Garcia was a scrub no doubt but he's been sold, Jovetic and Nastasic were injured a lot.

Just look at who they have signed.... Fernando, Sagna, Callabero and Mangala. That vastly improves their depth in areas they were weak in.

Also like I said there is no way they will play like crap away from home like they did last season for nearly half of it.

People seem to ignore that, it's a pretty big factor. They had the best squad last year and they still do.

On a side note, if Gil made this thread, it would have seen its remaining days in the RB section.

Anyway, if we are being serious, no, they are not the strongest title contender ever in the PL. The league was always stacked with strong teams before. More importantly, I don't think they even have the strongest squad on paper. That flimsy title goes to Man City.

However, they have a great squad that looks set to undo the mistakes of last season if all things go as planned. Though I would like to know who are these 7 World Class players RG mentions...

RG is saying it tongue in cheek but I'd say Fabregas, Matic, Terry, Courtois, Cech, Filipe Luis, Costa & Hazard are all World Class. Azpi is on the cusp of it as well.

Gil wrote:RG is saying it tongue in cheek but I'd say Fabregas, Matic, Terry, Courtois, Cech, Filipe Luis, Costa & Hazard are all World Class. Azpi is on the cusp of it as well.

Fabregas : Couldn't get through spain line up, injury record ?
Matic: still has alot to prove at top level. Not a special player nor is he world class
Terry: pensioner
Cuortis: 1 season wonder in a Defensive minded team last year
Felipe luis: cnt get into spain team, concentration problems and one decent season he played last year
Costa: designated penalty taker and one season player last year
Hazard: failed at the world cup out of form poor decision making

These imo are not world class players

all WC based on what hype? its so easy to be world class nowadays

The PL started about 20 years back in 1992/93, not in 2012/13. Even if it did start it 2012/13, I wouldn't call the current Chelsea team the strongest Title Contenders ever in PL history.


Best team in the history of football/soccer ever
Such a squad
Will win the PL by Christmas
Costa to score 40+ PL goals
Fabregas with 30 assists
Hazard with 20+ assists and 20+ goals
Courtois with 35 clean sheets

EDIT: Mou with a quadruple

#YourMove #GLJinx

Can't believe you lot actually started this thread at THIS time. Unbelievable.