Might I ask, do you see Chelsea going or doing better when the season starts? Their number one issue like Arsenal is they don't have an adequate finisher and are also not creative on the field. There's Cole Palmer who tries to bring life to the game but no matter how good a player is, it's hard for just him to bring change to the club's playing pattern don't you think?
And as for Arne Slot, you are right. We can be able to differentiate the weed from the plants when the season starts but for the time being, Liverpool are being impressive and are depicting the example of "no new signings, no problem".
Chelsea might not really suffer when the season starts. We have seen scenes like this in the preseason where clubs wins all their preseason games and start fumbling when the real league competition begins. Chelsea and Liverpool have some quality players, but going into the season with new managers and their new style of plays, I think Liverpool players will quickly understand the philosophy of their new manager and put it into action.
Liverpool won't struggle much. Thy are far more stable personnel wise. Chelsea are turning over players faster than a Bottle water vendor in dry season & it doesn't augur well for synergy.
The management need to learn patience and give Enzo Mascara enough time to put the boys through. A new manager, addition new players and no clear plans. I think it’ll take more from the manager before they’ll click.
As many coaches have said, the purpose of pre-season matches is an arena for young players and reserve players to steal the coach's attention. This cannot be a benchmark when the League competition has started because the target is no longer the same. So for each team that has undergone preseason matches, an in-depth evaluation is still needed to select at least 1 or 2 players who will be developed further. Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal want to get reliable players next season. Some of the clubs above are quite promising, some are still confused about finding the expected players.