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In England, many
people are already crowning Chelsea as Premier League champions. After
five rounds of fixtures, apparently, there are several commentators and
pundits who believe the Blues have already proven they are the best
team in the country.

Now if you take a
look at the numbers, it is easy to see that Chelsea have looked good so
far. They have five wins in six games and they have scored a whopping
21 goals. You don’t need to be a genius to figure out that’s an
impressive average of four goals per game. Carlo Ancelotti’s side have
also played some great football at times, and to concede only two goals
in the process is also noteworthy.

So, we have
established that the Blues are doing well. But are they on their way to
another title? Uh … not so fast. At this point, I would like to
interject with a reality check.

Who have Chelsea
played so far? Have you had a look? Don’t worry, I will tell you: West
Brom, Wigan, Stoke, West Ham and Blackpool.

So, two newly
promoted sides and three others that have combined for two league wins
between them. In other words, they have played no one. No one to
challenge them in any way, shape or form. In a world where there is a
widening gap between the top and bottom teams, it does not shock me
that the London side has reeled off five straight convincing wins.

You may be
thinking that it’s still a pretty impressive start to the season and I
would agree with you. Nowadays, you don’t win games on paper and you
must work hard every time you walk out onto the pitch in order to get
the three points, I won’t contest that. However, it is way too early to
start talking about a title, and in my view they won’t be lifting the
trophy when it is all said and done.

An old obsession

Of course they will
challenge to be champions again. They have the quality, the experience
and the organisation required to do so. Carlo Ancelotti is a fantastic
manager and they have a series of players in John Terry, Frank Lampard
and Didier Drogba, that lead by example and can play a leading role
this season.

The return of
Michael Essien and the addition of Ramires have also made the team
stronger. However, there is an old obsession which will get in the way
– the European Champions League. In my mind, there is no doubt that
towards the business end of the season, if they get to the latter
stages of Europe’s top club competition, they will rest players in the
Premier League in order to win the trophy that has so far eluded them.

The next month will offer some insight into the true value of this
team. Already, they have lost a tough away game to Manchester City then
there is a home tie with Arsenal before another tricky road battle with
Aston Villa in Birmingham. If they get seven or nine points from those
games, then we could start talking about Chelsea reigning victorious in
the league again. Until then, we should watch and wait.