{"id":318786,"date":"2025-12-01T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318786\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:14:09","slug":"do-i-think-they-will-win-it-no-i-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318786\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I think they will win it? No I don’t…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chelsea<\/p>\n

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I did not have Chelsea down as title contenders before the season started – I had them as being in and around the top four – but then I did not think they would win the Club World Cup in the summer, and they surprised me there.<\/p>\n

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It probably suits them that no-one really has them down as title contenders now, either, even though Sunday’s game was first versus second going into the weekend.<\/p>\n

They are still in a good position after their draw, but do I think they will win the Premier League from here? No, I do not.<\/p>\n

Can they win it? Yes, of course… but they would need to improve more than just their disciplinary record for that to happen.<\/p>\n

It is their inconsistency that has cost them more than anything. In games like their 2-1 home defeat by Sunderland<\/a> where a red card was not to blame, because what has been a decent start to the season for them could have been even better.<\/p>\n

Read Alan Shearer’s full column here <\/a><\/p>\n

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