‘I’m having severe doubts now’ — Alan Shearer gives fresh title predictions
Premier League legend Alan Shearer was pretty sure Chelsea would win the league, At the start of the season.
Shearer was impressed with the manner Chelsea ended the season last term, the defensive solidity of the team and also the addition of Romelu Lukaku to score in the goals that were missing last season.
However, after 21 round of matches, Chelsea are now ten points behind the league leaders Manchester City, and while there’s still a lot of games to play, Shearer doesn’t see Chelsea catching up with Man City who have won 11 straight league games.
Shearer told Optus Sport: “Before a ball was kicked I did say Chelsea [to win the league] – I’m having severe doubts now.”
“The run that Man City have been on, they’ve just been relentless and Pep [Guardiola] is just incredible, the way he keeps drilling out results and getting the best out of all of those players that he’s got.
“It’s difficult with so many good players because every good player wants to play every week and how he handles that is hugely important.
“So I’ll probably have to say Man City [will win] I don’t think anyone will beat them now.
“Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea… I’ve been really impressed with Arteta and Arsenal and how he’s handled things, but [Antonio] Conte going into Spurs and with Harry Kane and Son [Heung-min] up front, I think I might say Spurs into fourth position.”