It's been only 5 games
into the Premier League, and Chelsea is already being tipped to win the League.
It is still early days but if the Blues do keep their scintillating start to
the season, one can only wonder to what heights Mourinho will take this Chelsea
side.
To me, Chelsea were the
clear winners in the Summer transfer window, they got all their business done
well before Deadline Day and in Diego Costa they look to have made one of the
signings of the season. The striker has been an instant hit in West London and
has adapted well to the Premier League. It was the striking options that lost
Chelsea the title last year, and the current striking line up of Costa, Remy
and Schuerrle looks much stronger than one of Torres, Ba and Eto'o. Diego Costa
has looked sharp and clinical so far, as was evident from his spell bounding
performance at Goodison Park, with his 2nd goal displaying all his class. Loec
Remy will play an equally important role for Mourinho this year, Costa might be
grabbing the headlines but it will be Remy who will get the goals on a cold
windy night at Stoke. He is a clever striker and at 10 million Chelsea has got
themselves a good deal.
Cesc Fabregas's arrival
at the Bridge sent shock waves all across the footballing fraternity and
Gooners all over the world spewed hatred and fumed at this 'betrayal' by their star. It is still difficult to get accustomed to the Spaniard in his blue
attire. Fabregas was brought in to fill in the void created by the departures
of two fan favourites in the form of Juan Mata and Frank Lampard. Fabregas will
have to win the Blues fans over, especially after all those derogatory
statements he made against them when with Arsenal. But, the early signs have
looked good, and Cesc has been good without being great, although I will
grudgingly admit that his pass for Schuerrle against Burnley was beautiful!
Fabregas will bring in bags of Premier League experience and will be the
creative mastermind for the Men in Blue. Hazard, Oscar and Willian will all
thrive playing along the ex Barca man, what with his sublime movement and a
wide array of passes.
One of the main striking
features of Chelsea this year is their fluidity; hard as it may be to believe,
but Chelsea are sure playing some very attractive football . Last year, they
were described as drab and boring, but this time round they have been anything
but that. There is finally someone to get on the end of Eden Hazard's crosses
and the agile Belgian is looking as devastating as ever. Chelsea are passing
the ball around more and one big noticeable change is that the ball remains on
the ground more, making them easier on the eye. Nemanja Matic has been
Chelsea's silent assassin and adds the steel and power to the midfield. Defense
has never been a problem for Mourinho and the centre back partneship of Cahill
and Terry is reminiscent of that of Vidic and Ferdinand in their hay days
for United. Their form has been almost frighteningly good, killing off teams with
apparent ease, scoring goals for fun.
Confidence is running
high among the fans and players, and it doesn't seem anytime soon that the
wheels will fall of off their bandwagon. Their form is comparable to that of
Man City 2 years ago, when it seemed like they were winning every game scoring
four or five goals. Mourinho has re invigorated his team and is not going to leave any stone unturned in their quest for
ultimate glory
