It's an understatement if Chelsea continues to regress. Just because it's a draw doesn't mean its position in the top 3 isn't threatened. As you said, there are Arsenal who are hungry for that position. Even so, Chelsea still have points, but points that are stagnant will be used as material for the clubs below to take advantage of the situation. It is still far from being pursued by Arsenal, but nothing is impossible if Arsenal then creates a fantastic goal in the match against Norwich. At least it's a warning for Chelsea to get back ahead.
you guys keep forgetting in this discussion that Chelsea lost three !! key players due to Corona and they are far from losing their rank 3 in the table. Let's see where they are in 3 weeks from now. I bet that they will recover from this streak and win their 3 points again. It is still a very balanced team with a strong offense and a very strong defense. Only because the results aren't as good for 2 weeks or so doesn't mean that they are out of the competition.
Chelsea's performance is currently disrupted due to Omicron and also a storm of injuries that still haunts some of its players.
So far, actually, if you look at the game with a lot of second-tier players, it's actually not bad because some of their core players like Cante or even on the front lines like Havertz haven't even been seen in the last few games due to his injury.
I feel when the players recover actually their performance will improve again but I think to be able to compete for the title will be very difficult. because Liverpool was an example of the same last season as this one
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Absolutely. You can't just watch the table and say that Chelsea is off track because they performed so well during the first 12 games or so. They are really hit hard by Corona and also injuries. Imagine Bayern Munich losing Lewandowski, Müller, Goretzka, Kimmich and Gnabry. The world would be different even for Bayern Munich who have an incredibly strong squad even on the bench. Once the situation improves for Chelsea I am sure they'll be a serious competitor for the Championship.