Chelsea is a team that should be kept an eye on in the upcoming football season despite the lackluster summer transfer market. Even though they have not yet officially confirmed the addition of new players to their roster, which is anticipated to happen very soon, they still have the potential to develop into a really dangerous opponent.
Chelsea led the Premier League standings early last season until the first week of December, when they faltered. As a result of their inconsistent play, Liverpool and Manchester City were able to pass Chelsea in the standings and create a significant lead over them.
Last season, the blues experienced a number of problems that reduced their level of competition with Manchester City and Liverpool, including injuries to key players, COVID-19 concerns, fixture congestion, and a ban on the club by the UK government.
Chelsea reached two domestic league finals despite all these issues that affected them, where they were only defeated by Liverpool in penalty shootouts.
Chelsea should be regarded as a very dangerous team to play against in the forthcoming Premier League season, which starts in four weeks, for a number of reasons that we will cover in this piece below.
1. Thomas tuchel
If for no other reason, Chelsea will always be a terrifying team to play against because Thomas Tuchel is still their head coach. The German tactician joined Chelsea in January 2021 at a time when the club was in poor form and needed help, but he quickly transformed the team's on-field performance.
There is no doubt that Thomas Tuchel is good at what he does, and he would be even better with the team after studying them for an entire season. He is also anticipated to add some players this summer during the transfer window who would fit his football philosophies and ideas.
2. A possible change in team formation
After the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer, two players who were crucial to Thomas Tuchel's three-man central defensive formation since he was named the team's manager, a change in formation appears likely to be used by Tuchel in the upcoming season.
The Chelsea attack's effectiveness was significantly hindered last season by the three-man center defense, which also forced certain players to play outside of their natural positions.
Although Chelsea are anticipated to add central defensive players before the transfer window closes, Thomas Tuchel may decide to switch the three-man central defense back to a more four-man defense, which would allow for greater offensive productivity and make Chelsea a more dangerous opponent.
3. The expected new signings.
This summer, Chelsea is set to make some reallyly stunning acquisitions, with players like Raheem Sterling, Matthijs De Ligt, Nathan Ake, and Raphinha all in serious negotiations to join the club
Chelsea would have a better-equipped team at the end of the transfer window than they did at the start of last season.
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