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Fernando Torres talk about title competition Premier League this season. Chelsea will approach, but doubt it will be able to compete Liverpool and Manchester City.
Chelsea poured funds of more than 200 million pounds in the transfer market this summer to strengthen the team. The funds were used to buy Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, and Kai Havertz.
Other than that, The Blues also recruited experienced defender Thiago Silva for free, after the player’s contract at Paris Saint-Germain expired. This big shopping is done by Chelsea to reduce the distance with Liverpool and Manchester City, which in recent seasons have dominated.
Last season, Chelsea finished fourth in Premier League with a difference of 33 points from Liverpool and 15 points behind Manchester City. But bringing in a lot of new players also doesn’t automatically boost the team’s performance.
In fact, it is believed Frank Lampard will need time to make his squad click against each other and with his game plans. Torres is not too sure that Chelsea can directly compete with Liverpool and Man City at the top of the standings.
When asked which team has the most chances of winning, he is championing Liverpool.
“I think they (Chelsea) are building a fantastic team, not only for this season but also for the future. They are building a very attractive squad, but still young, and you can see Frank is capable of handling a youth team like he did last season. in a brilliant way, “Torres told talkSPORT quoted Metro.
“They will be close to the title race, but I don’t know if they can compete with Liverpool and Man City. Hopefully they can chase the Premier League title until the end. But it feels like Liverpool will still be stronger than Man City or Chelsea,” added the former Liverpool striker. and this Chelsea.
Chelsea started the 2020/2021 season with a 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Amex Stadium, Tuesday (9/15/2020) early morning WIB yesterday.
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