Online Reporter
LONDON. – Chelsea are the actual champions of the world, despite having not finished in the Premier League’s top two for any of the last eight seasons.
Chelsea are champions of the world, despite having not won a domestic trophy for seven years.
Chelsea are champions of the world, despite the Club World Cup not including the champions of England, Spain or Italy – Liverpool, Barcelona and Napoli.
And despite Chelsea having qualified for this thing by virtue of winning the 2021 Champions League, under the ownership of Roman Abramovich and the leadership of Thomas Tuchel, with an entirely different squad, save for Donald Trump’s new best friend Reece James.
Chelsea might also be champions of Saturn, given that Trump and FIFA overlord Gianni Infantino seemed to present them with a golden replica of that planet after Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Paris St Germain.
The Blues didn’t beat any serious contender at the Club World Cup until that extraordinary demolition of the European champions – playing three clubs from Brazil (losing once), one from Tunisia, one from the MLS, as well as defeating 10-man Benfica in extra-time.
And yet here we are, with Chelsea global champions of the global game and with nobody, not even Chelsea, having the slightest clue what to make of it all.
So can Chelsea build on this and actually compete for the Premier League title when they haven’t even gone close to doing so for so long – their last eight finishes being fourth, sixth, 12th, third, fourth, fourth, third and fifth?
Given that they will start this season knackered, it is unlikely. With one month to go until the new campaign, everyone else is rested.
Chelsea’s exertions in the American heat will have a major impact at some point.
And what of the Club World Cup?
Would PSG swap it for the Champions League? No.
But would future European champions prioritise it? Quite possibly. – The Sun
Mathew Masinge