Chelsea are about to play in The final of The Carabao Cup this afternoon and could potentially lift a trophy if they can overcome Liverpool.
Whether they do that or not though, and regardless of where they end in the league, so far this season is apparently being seen as good progress from those internally at Chelsea.
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This is a according to a positive report from The Times this weekend, ahead of the cup final later on today.
They claim that Chelsea’s modelling based on underlying performance factors suggests they should be fifth in the Premier League, rather than tenth, a thesis backed up by similar projections at rival clubs.
This is viewed internally as being good progress, given Chelsea finished 12th last season and have the top flight’s second-youngest squad.
It’s all well and good using modelling and metrics but really the only fact that matters is league position. Having said that, I do think we have seen clear improvements from last season. We just need to keep that going now and today is the perfect chance to do that!
