Chelsea are firmly within the Premier League title race, believes Bobby Vincent, Blues author for soccer.london, with Brentford heading to Stamford Bridge for a mouthwatering west London derby on Sunday night.Enzo Maresca’s facet are simply 4 factors behind league leaders Liverpool (who’ve performed a recreation fewer), having crushed Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 on Sunday, because of a Cole Palmer brace. The England worldwide has 11 targets and 6 assists this season.
Chelsea are second within the Premier League desk. What have you ever made from what you’ve seen up to now this season?
It has been such a robust begin to the season for Chelsea. In the event you ask even essentially the most optimistic Chelsea supporter, then they’d inform you that it has exceeded expectations.
The truth that Enzo Maresca has are available and applied a reasonably advanced fashion of play whereas nonetheless with the ability to play some actually engaging, free-flowing, attacking soccer – and most significantly, selecting up some actually constructive outcomes – is a testomony to the job he has finished up to now. It’s early days however the indicators to this point are very encouraging from a Chelsea standpoint, little question about that.
Enzo Maresca has continuously stated that his facet will not be within the title race. Do you assume that’s the case?
I believe what he’s doing is wise: taking the strain off a really younger group of gamers. Nonetheless, I’m not shopping for it. While you’re taking part in the attacking soccer the Blues are taking part in proper now, you’re all the time in with a shout for the title.
This season, particularly, with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis not trying like themselves within the early levels, I believe they’re in with a shot, however it is going to be very troublesome as Liverpool’s lead is kind of substantial already.
‘While you’re taking part in the attacking soccer the Blues are taking part in proper now, you’re all the time in with a shout for the title’
How a lot have the gamers and followers loved the Convention League journey up to now?
It definitely has been totally different from what Chelsea followers are used to. With no disrespect meant, they’ve performed the likes of Heidenheim, Noah and Servette – these are all groups a number of supporters would by no means have heard of!
So for the followers lucky sufficient to make the journeys away from house, it has been a hell of an expertise; going to locations they may in all probability by no means go once more.
For the gamers, it has helped massively due to how massive the squad is, it has given the perimeter stars some essential alternatives. It’s, in fact, the one main trophy in membership soccer that Chelsea haven’t gained, too.
Which participant ought to Brentford followers be maintaining a tally of on Sunday?
Is it boring if I say Cole Palmer? That’s the reply, however I gives you a non-Palmer reply. Jadon Sancho needs to be saved an eye fixed on.
In his final two Premier League video games, Sancho has scored and his efficiency stage has been actually sturdy. It has been since he moved to Chelsea however, lately, it has gone up one other stage. He’s beginning to appear like the model of Sancho we noticed throughout his first spell at Borussia Dortmund years in the past.
What ought to Brentford count on from Chelsea when it comes to form and magnificence?
Within the final two Premier League video games, we now have seen Moisés Caicedo begin as a right-back however transfer into the center of the pitch when Chelsea are in possession.
This then sees the Blues go into, primarily, a back-three with Caicedo, Enzo Fernández and Roméo Lavia within the center. Nonetheless, it seems to be as if Lavia is perhaps injured for the weekend, so we might see related however with Malo Gusto within the Caicedo position as a substitute.
Brentford have gained on their final three journeys to Stamford Bridge. What’s your rating prediction this time round?
Brentford are tremendous spectacular. Thomas Frank, for me, is among the greatest coaches within the Premier League. So it’s going to by no means be a simple recreation for Chelsea. I do, nonetheless, predict a a lot harder Chelsea for Brentford than they’ve confronted in earlier seasons.
I count on Brentford to attain as a result of Chelsea’s weaknesses are undoubtedly in defensive areas. I’m going for 3-2 to Chelsea.