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A Chelsea tinted preview of the 2020/2021 Premier League

By Travis Tyler

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Mason Mount of Chelsea looks on during the FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on July 19, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alastair Grant/Pool via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Mason Mount of Chelsea looks on during the FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on July 19, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alastair Grant/Pool via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 24: Ethan Ampadu of Chelsea during the Carabao Cup Semi-Final Second Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 24: Ethan Ampadu of Chelsea during the Carabao Cup Semi-Final Second Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images) /

Liverpool

What are they playing for?: A title defense

What they’ll get?: Unfortunately, a title defense

Why should Chelsea care?: Listen, as much as Jurgen Klopp is complaining and trying to pain Liverpool as underdogs, they simply aren’t anything but favorites this season. Their team is established and settled and they will very much be expected to go on and win the Premier League again. Their form after the restart may worry them about the “going again” factor, but it is Klopp’s title to lose (unfortunately).

Manchester City

What are they playing for?: The Champions League and regaining the Premier League

What they’ll get?: Another crash out of Europe, losing the league, and Pep Guardiola leaving

Why should Chelsea care?: Of the top two, City is the one that the Blues can hope to reach if not pass. They are still a juggernaut of a squad, but the signs of wear that usually appear in Pep Guardiola teams were there all of last season. He (and the club) surely want Champions League more than anything and they’ll keep their eyes on that at the expense of the Premier League when it comes to it. It won’t help as they crash out again and Guardiola surely gives up on trying to make it work in Manchester, but that will likely be their strategy.

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Manchester United

What are they playing for?: Champions League

What they’ll get?: Europa League

Why should Chelsea care?: United is perhaps the only side in the top six to have attempted to strengthen this summer besides the Blues. That being said, United is an incredibly streaky team. They are either great or a mess and there is really no in between with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. They may win something this season, but ultimately their roller coaster form will be taken advantage of by the teams around them as they stumble into the Europa League instead of the Champions League.

Newcastle United

What are they playing for?: A new owner to love them

What they’ll get?: A relegation battle and Mike Ashley “promising” to sell this time, for real

Why should Chelsea care?: Newcastle started the summer trying to deal with the moral issues of a rumored new owner only to find out Mike Ashley pranked them again. This song and dance has gone on every window for years now and the squad is barely scrapping out Premier League survival each time (likely making them harder to sell). If they ever get bought, Chelsea may have a new rival to consider, but for now the Toons are just happy to be involved.

Sheffield United

What are they playing for?: A repeat of last season

What they’ll get?: Regression, but still a comfortable midtable finish

Why should Chelsea care?: Ethan Ampadu finally getting the chance to start week in, week out in the Premier League will be the main reason. Beyond that, Sheffield United plays a unique and interesting style of football that caught the league unprepared last season. Like Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3, that likely won’t be the case for a second season but the Blades have more than enough to stay up and comfortably at that.

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