Enzo Maresca insists his team are not title challengers and that they have to remain realistic, but Chelsea fans dare to dream as they fasten their seatbelts and prepare to take part in the Premier League title race.
In the latest slate of weekend Premier League games, leading Liverpool dropped points, title hopeful Arsenal dropped points and reigning champions, Manchester City, dropped points. Meanwhile, Chelsea won their fifth straight league game to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 10 games, not losing in the league since a trip to Anfield nearly two months ago.
"We've got our Chelsea back," chants have been heard coming from Blues fans both at Stamford Bridge and other stadiums in England in recent weeks. After two years of disarray and mediocrity, Maresca's Blues are within two points of Liverpool—who have a game in hand—four clear of Arsenal in third and seven ahead of City in fifth, the teams the Italian manager insists are still better than Chelsea in the Premier League.
Four out of Chelsea's next six league games are against teams in the bottom half of the table. In a hectic period of the Premier League season, Chelsea have favorable matchups to continue their strong form into 2025.
Maresca might not like it, but right now, Chelsea are in the title race.
