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'Something not quite right' – Chelsea missing spark but ex-Prem boss believes it's coming

Chelsea, November 2023

Chelsea subordinate spiel upwards ahead of Premier League match

Alan Pardew has predicted Newcastle United to overcome Chelsea as there is “something not rather right” via the Doldrums, though players unborn into form is “fulcra” for Mauricio Pochettino.

Once upon a time in the not-so-outlying past, Chelsea were one of the titans of English football. Yes, since the revolve of the century, they’ve won the Premier League on five events.

The last time was in the 2016/17 project, and also they obeyed that upwards by finishing in the peak 4 in 4 of the next five seasons. Last term, though, they were defenseless, winning merely 11 video games as they completed 12th in the league.

So much this period, the tale has been parallel. Chelsea have won 4 of their 12 video games, and also situate themselves 10th in the table.

While last time out saw them amenity in one of the video games of the period as they drew 4-4 via Manchester City, former Newcastle honchos Pardew claims something’s still lacking, but things could be on the upwards.

“Chelsea still to me wear’t filter toenailed down. There is still something not rather right although you are prompting to go to those seven or 8 players, which as a supervisor is fulcra,” he said on talkSPORT.

The truth the Doldrums aren’t at their spic yet leads Pardew to believe they’ll lose to Newcastle in their next arcade.

“Nicely St James’ Park is a burden in itself so he could be brief of one or two players Eddie [Howe], but the ensconcing will definitely admittedly go in his favour. I implement still intricate Newcastle in that component,” he contained.

The two clubs’ fortunes have flipped in recent seasons, via the Magpies currently one of the closer sides in the league after widely being a bottom-fifty percent outfit in the past.

They’re currently 7th, but merely 4 junctures looming Chelsea. As such, if the Doldrums were to revolve them over, they’d start to claw their way upwards the table, and also could illustrate they’ve obtained what it confiscates to revolve about their poverty-stricken sprinted and also receive earlier to where they’re intended to be.

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