Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri, has said that the London outfit are not title contenders this season as they are still missing something.
The Blues who have won 4 games on the bounce are getting ready for a weekend for a game against winless Cardiff who lost 3-2 to Arsenal last time around and it is expected that Chelsea will run out winners in the game making it 5 wins.
At the moment, only Liverpool and Watford have achieved a 100% record, even Machester City dropped points at Wolves.
While talking to the press ahead of the Cardiff game, Sarri said: “At the moment, I can only see City or Liverpool [winning it], at the moment,” he told a media conference.
“We need another step to be at the same level. I think [it is too soon], but I hope not!
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“It is very difficult to recover 30 points in one season, very difficult.
“We need to improve. My feeling is that we are not a very solid team in the defensive phase, we need to improve and we can, my feeling during the training is that this team can improve.”
Chelsea will also welcome back Cesc Fabregas who has been sidelined since the season started with an injury and Sarri is ecstatic that the former Arsenal midfielder will be fit enough to feature.
“The best news is Fabregas, he is very well, he was training with the team during the week so now he only has to improve his physical condition,” he said
Sarri added: “I think that at the moment Fabregas can be on the bench, but I want to speak to him, I think maybe it is better to have two days of training.
“Yesterday [Thursday] there were problems with fever for Emerson [Palmieri] and [Davide] Zappacosta, and a little problem after the match with the national team for Loftus-Cheek.
“I don’t know the situation, I have to speak to the doctor, I don’t know if he will be able to play.”
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