If Chelsea was to be in the same group with Manchester City, what are the chances that Chelsea will survive from the group?
I don't believe that Chelsea is stronger than Dortmund especially in the Champions League, Chelsea I know is really struggling since the season started right from their former coach Thomas to their present coach Porter things has never been stable for Chelsea. We are just hoping for a better February 2023 for Chelsea to perform excellently well when their injured players return.
We won't know, because it didn't happen. So far, Chelsea has struggled to lift its performance back to its best form. but unfortunately, the problems facing Chelsea are not as simple as we see with every appearance under Graham Potter's coaching tutelage.
Potter has a tough task, after Chelsea was left by Tomas Tuchel. he is required to bring his new team to finish in the top four of the premier league. his debut with Chelsea, brought significant changes after going through 9 matches without defeat in all competitions. but unluckily, several injured players made Chelsea's defense line look very fragile. Potter had to go the extra mile to rotate the available players.
even so, what he did did not get satisfactory results and had to swallow successive defeats in the premier league. fortunately, Potter had some time off because of the world cup. I think Potter can rebuild the strategy and mentality of his players while recovering injured players. plus, likely in the next transfer window, Chelsea will bring in several new players.
ahead of the last 16 of the champions league later, I am optimistic that Chelsea can provide a fierce fight with Dortmund's style of play.