Chelsea had some great months last season but from their player transfer strategies and players they bought recent seasons as their plan for future, they will probably struggle to build up a competitive squad in coming years. Don't have a competitive squad will harmful for their ability to compete for top positions in Premier League.
In early matches of this season, with a new head coach, Chelsea did not have convincing and impressive performances to show that they're actually ready to return to top four at the end of Premier League this season.
It must be admitted that Chelsea in recent years if you look at their transfer strategy, Chelsea really wants to build a great squad, that's why last season they didn't achieve what the coach wanted and were immediately fired. And now with a new coach, Chelsea also seems to want to build a great squad too, even though from four matches they only managed to win two matches, draw one, and lose one. However, we also can't judge the performance of this new coach because the EPL league journey is still very long.
But what I see from Chelsea so far is still not very good even though they are very active in the transfer market. Chelsea must buy senior players or players who are already experienced. If Chelsea wants to be as strong as before and can compete in the EPL, Chelsea must buy senior players with high flying hours, at least 1 to 2 players to balance it. Don't buy young players too often, it could backfire on the team itself like last season.
Because relying on Skill alone does not necessarily bring the team to victory in this modern football era, at least there must be players who are already so experienced in the Chelsea squad. For example, the senior Real Madrid players who are retained, because players are the key to success in the team itself.