A miracle did not happen, Chelsea is as weak as last season, but why would they become stronger if so many strong players left the team. There is no point in hoping that Pochettino will be able to change something and the team will start winning, it is a long process, and although Pochettino is an excellent coach, without top players he will not get any good results, the Premier League has become too strong a championship.
Expecting a miracle to come for Chelsea seems to be more difficult and cannot be expected because their performance every season has decreased quite significantly even though it has been held by Pochettino but in fact all the hopes that have been given to Chelsea have not really begun to be seen clearly.
If we look at who is behind Chelsea maybe we can judge that it is very convincing that Pochettino and Todd Boehly will be able to bring about big changes so that Chelsea has the opportunity to return to being a strong team like before but now everything is just an uncertain hope.
If they lose to Brighton today, it won't be surprising either, Brighton are in great form, they beat Newcastle and Manchester United, and are currently third in the standings, so you understand everything.
Yes in the EFL Cup, Chelsea will face Brighton who are now one of the strongest teams in the Premier League and even though Chelsea have a home match I am still not sure that the advantage of this home match will be able to give Chelsea victory.
But sometimes there are some unexpected surprises that happen and when Chelsea can have these surprises maybe they will win but the chance of getting a surprise like this for Chelsea seems to be non-existent.