Former Norwich Metropolis striker Chris Sutton has predicted Chelsea will open their 2024-25 Premier League marketing campaign with a defeat in opposition to defending champions Manchester Metropolis. Sutton additionally criticized the way in which the Blues have been working, admitting he was uncertain what the membership was attempting to attain.
Enzo Maresca To Start Life As Chelsea Supervisor
One of the vital profitable golf equipment in English soccer, Chelsea has been far and wide within the final couple of years. After Roman Abramovich was pressured to concede his possession standing, a consortium, led by American billionaire Todd Boehly, has taken cost of the membership. The Pensioners have spent over $1 billion on recruits for the reason that takeover, however they’re nowhere near reaping the rewards.
After Chelsea went by three coaches — Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, and Frank Lampard — within the 2022-23 season, everybody anticipated some continuity beneath Mauricio Pochettino final time period. Pochettino struggled to hit the bottom operating however he received to grips with every thing towards the top of the 2023-24 Premier League season. Chelsea performed wonderful soccer to cap off the marketing campaign, profitable their final 5 league video games on the bounce.
Regardless of ending on a passable observe, Pochettino shockingly received the sack, with Leicester Metropolis boss Enzo Maresca coming in as his alternative. The previous Manchester Metropolis assistant coach will oversee his first sport as Chelsea coach this week, dealing with defending champions Manchester Metropolis at Stamford Bridge on August 18.
Chris Sutton Backs Manchester Metropolis to Beat Chelsea
In his Premier League prediction column for BBC, Sutton wrote:
“A number of of Manchester Metropolis’s stars received’t play in any respect, as a result of they solely returned to coaching this week, however the likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Bernado Silva will be capable of play extra minutes after that includes as late substitutes within the Group Protect.
“I don’t know what to anticipate from Chelsea, and I don’t even know what the membership is attempting to do anymore.”
He added:
“Is their precedence to construct a staff to win trophies, or is there another enterprise technique happening?
“Chelsea have gotten some gifted gamers and Cole Palmer may have a say once more in opposition to his former membership, however I nonetheless suppose Metropolis will discover a solution to win it.”
Sutton’s prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Manchester Metropolis
As per myKhel, the 2 English sides have met in 50 aggressive matches. Chelsea has received 27, Manchester Metropolis 16, and 7 video games have ended all sq..
