Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Spaceman1000$]

Sterling expressed his displeasure after being left on the bench in the first round match against City, Maresca did not give him the opportunity to play even a few minutes, but he is not the only player who has faced such a problem. And this is not surprising, with such a depth of the squad there will always be unhappy players who will be left out of the game. I see this as a problem, because such a situation will lead to a lot of conflicts in the team, and I am almost sure that players like Sterling will not agree to sit on the bench, and will soon want to leave the team.

Sterling if he is not happy with the coach's decision not to play him in the match against Man City means he is not mature. Every professional player, no matter how old and experienced, must be prepared for the fact that he might not be in the squad on match day. That does not mean their future at the club is in question, or they should protest and leave the club. Every coach must have a strategy when facing an opponent, maybe at that time including Sterling was not the right choice.

As a senior player, he should be wise in seeing the coach's decision so that this does not cause conflict within the team. Sterling should go straight to the next match this season, and he must give a good first impression so that the coach will pay attention so that he can become the coach's main choice. Because no matter how good the coach is, if there is conflict within the team, it is not good for the next matches, let alone competing for the EPL league trophy.

I think it goes beyond that because it is looking like Chelsea is not likely wanting to renew Raheem Sterling's contract, and this has caused a lot of controversy as the 29 year old is very bitter. The story of not featuring him during the Manchester City derby, was just a smoke screen as there's a deep conflict between him and the club, because benching him on a single match shouldn't be too much of an issue, especially for a senior player like sterling. However it's clearly looking like the new Chelsea manager isn't really seeing or visualizing Raheem Sterling to be among his squad this season and the young man is not taking that decision in good fate.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Chelsea has got a whole lot of work to do on their team if they must make the best of this season. Number of players on a team doesn't matter and isn't a determinant wether the team is going to win or not and Chelsea is very much aware of this which they are supposed to take measures against it so it doesn't eventually get to cost them so much already before the end of the season. Manchester city has got three points ahead already on the table and it's really a smooth start for them and even helps their confidence. If Chelsea is able to get their squad right, most definitely they will become a better team just like they have been much before now

There is a lot to watch for at Chelsea as they navigate a new season and a new manager it may take time to see how they can adapt to each other, Chelsea may have lost the first game but we know their opponent is Manchester City and Chelsea still have many games left. I still believe that Chelsea still have the ability to compete in the top 4 at least we will wait until mid season, are you sure Chelsea will get a ticket to the Champions League next season?

[imamusma]

Sterling expressed his displeasure after being left on the bench in the first round match against City, Maresca did not give him the opportunity to play even a few minutes, but he is not the only player who has faced such a problem. And this is not surprising, with such a depth of the squad there will always be unhappy players who will be left out of the game. I see this as a problem, because such a situation will lead to a lot of conflicts in the team, and I am almost sure that players like Sterling will not agree to sit on the bench, and will soon want to leave the team.

Sterling if he is not happy with the coach's decision not to play him in the match against Man City means he is not mature. Every professional player, no matter how old and experienced, must be prepared for the fact that he might not be in the squad on match day. That does not mean their future at the club is in question, or they should protest and leave the club. Every coach must have a strategy when facing an opponent, maybe at that time including Sterling was not the right choice.

As a senior player, he should be wise in seeing the coach's decision so that this does not cause conflict within the team. Sterling should go straight to the next match this season, and he must give a good first impression so that the coach will pay attention so that he can become the coach's main choice. Because no matter how good the coach is, if there is conflict within the team, it is not good for the next matches, let alone competing for the EPL league trophy.

I think it goes beyond that because it is looking like Chelsea is not likely wanting to renew Raheem Sterling's contract, and this has caused a lot of controversy as the 29 year old is very bitter. The story of not featuring him during the Manchester City derby, was just a smoke screen as there's a deep conflict between him and the club, because benching him on a single match shouldn't be too much of an issue, especially for a senior player like sterling. However it's clearly looking like the new Chelsea manager isn't really seeing or visualizing Raheem Sterling to be among his squad this season and the young man is not taking that decision in good fate.

Simply put, Enzo Maresca no longer needs Raheem Sterling at Stamford Bridge, the reaction of the player representatives in my opinion could accelerate his move to another club. According to the rules, Enzo Maresca is only allowed to include 11 players in his starting XI against Manchester City, and choose 9 other players to be on the bench, meaning Raheem Sterling is not alone in being left by Enzo Maresca but is included in 18 other Chelsea players who were not included in the line-up for the first match. Apart from the possibility of internal conflict, it seems that Chelsea wants to encourage some of its players to find new clubs, because as we can see, Chelsea really needs to streamline the squad to be ideal. The best solution is to take advantage of the transfer market which is still open, and continue a new adventure with a team that really needs his services.
Chelsea current total of players according to the transfermarkt website is 38 (https://www.transfermarkt.co.id/chelsea-fc/startseite/verein/631)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/raheem-sterling-chelsea-statement-future-33491378

[Gallar]

Done deal! Ilkay Gundogan agrees Man City return from Barcelona

Ilkay Gundogan is set to leave Barcelona after reaching “full agreement” with Manchester City over a return.

The Athletic are reporting that Gundogan will move on a one-year deal, with the option for another 12 months, and will give up the remaining two years of salary at Barcelona.

Gundogan’s third year at the club had been triggered last season when he played more than 60% of the club’s games.

~Snip

With Gundogan returning to Manchester City, this will certainly improve the performance of Guardiola's squad. The reason is, Gundogan's performance is still quite good even though he is quite old. Then talking about Gundogan's contract, who was only given a one year contract by Manchester City, I think this is quite normal. The reason is that with Gundogan's current age, Gundogan's performance needs to be seen first whether he is still useful at Manchester City or not. So, if for example Gundogan is still able to provide satisfactory performance for Manchester City this season, he will definitely get another contract extension. But I'm sure Gundogan's performance will definitely not disappoint at Manchester City.

Apart from that, it is not surprising that Gundogan was not included in Hansi Flick's plans, because Hansi Flick of course chose to include Fermin Lopez and Dani Olmo in his squad. The reason is, these two players are still young and of course would be very good to fill Barcelona's midfield. Apart from that, it looks like Gundogan would be very happy to return to Manchester City. The reason is that Manchester City is a club that he has defended for a very long time. If I'm not mistaken, he defended Manchester City for approximately 7 years. So Gundogan's return to the club he has played for for a long time is certainly an exciting thing. Maybe if Gundogan's performance returns to good form at Manchester City, his contract will definitely be extended again and he can choose the option of retiring at Manchester City.

[Litzki1990]

Arsenal started the season with a 2-0 win in their Premier League opener against Wolves. It's certainly a good start for Arsenal. Arsenal have a lot to achieve this season as they need to maintain consistency in their performances. Arsenal has just started the season and there are many big challenges ahead of them. Hope Arsenal can face all the challenges well. As the season has just started, it cannot be said that which team is the rival of which team, but considering the overall performance and considering the team, Manchester City and Arsenal will have a tough competition this season. Arsenal have had a tough competition with Manchester City in the last two seasons but they lost in the end. Hopefully nothing like that will happen this season and Arsenal will win the Premier League title this season.

This season is a priority for Arsenal to be able to win the premier league title. The first victory is the capital for The Gunners in starting their campaign this season and if you look at the composition of the players, it seems they will be able to realize their dreams this season.

Arsenal and Manchester City will still be strong candidates this season, both teams in the last two seasons have shown quite good competition. However, I have a feeling that The Gunners will be able to succeed this season.

It's been a few seasons where Manchester City and Arsenal have been the best teams in the Premier League. In the past seasons we have seen the most rivalry in the Premier League between Manchester City and Arsenal. A new season has started. Other teams have not seen much activity in the transfer markets. In terms of buying players, it is expected that Arsenal and Manchester City will compete at the top of the points table this season. Arsenal have performed much better than they did in 2022-23 season, but if they can perform a little better in 24-25 season, it will not be impossible for them to win the title. Manchester City has won multiple Premier League titles so now if Arsenal wins Premier League title then it will be a matter of great joy especially for Arsenal fans.

[tottong]

There is a lot to watch for at Chelsea as they navigate a new season and a new manager it may take time to see how they can adapt to each other, Chelsea may have lost the first game but we know their opponent is Manchester City and Chelsea still have many games left. I still believe that Chelsea still have the ability to compete in the top 4 at least we will wait until mid season, are you sure Chelsea will get a ticket to the Champions League next season?

Almost many of us said that Chelsea looked so weak when facing Manchester City, but actually we forgot that Manchester City were much more consistent because they faced the season with much better preparation.
Chelsea have to evaluate many things and maybe because in the opening game they had to face a strong team so the pressure on them was much greater, especially after making a change of coach.

Competing in the top four really depends on how the coach can combine his players.
The most important thing is how to build player confidence to remain consistent and I also feel that the coach should be given time to prove it instead of the opposite, pressuring because of the reason for the defeat in the first game.

[BlackBoss_]

It's been a few seasons where Manchester City and Arsenal have been the best teams in the Premier League. In the past seasons we have seen the most rivalry in the Premier League between Manchester City and Arsenal.

Arsenal in my opinion will continue as a biggest competitor for Manchester City in Premier League trophy competition. After two seasons ended behind Manchester City, I believe that Arsenal will want to lift the league trophy a first time. With strong ambition, Arsenal will have very big power to beat Manchester City and this means it's not easy for Manchester City to defend their title against Arsenal one more season.

A new season has started. Other teams have not seen much activity in the transfer markets. In terms of buying players, it is expected that Arsenal and Manchester City will compete at the top of the points table this season. Arsenal have performed much better than they did in 2022-23 season, but if they can perform a little better in 24-25 season, it will not be impossible for them to win the title. Manchester City has won multiple Premier League titles so now if Arsenal wins Premier League title then it will be a matter of great joy especially for Arsenal fans.

Manchester City have changes in their squad and Arsenal are improving their squad with new players joining them in this summer. These changes in both clubs potentially can make big roles that decide a champion in this season. Manchester City are stronger and more experienced than Arsenal but Arsenal and Arteta are ready to experience this trophy-lifting a first time. The whole Premier League want to see a new champion and they no longer want to see a boring champion like Manchester City lift it again. Their domination in recent seasons actually is not good for competitiveness of Premier League.

[Adams0001]

It would be foolish to expect a better performance from Chelsea. Maybe the team's performance will stabilize a bit. But I don't think Chelsea deserve to be in the top four of the points table at the moment. This club has a lot of internal problems. The management of the club is not experienced and this is their first weakness.

However, this season too, Chelsea will form a squad with a new coach. Looking forward to seeing if Enzo Maresca will make Chelsea stronger again. But the Chelsea team is in a very bad position right now. Rapid improvement is not possible for this team. But if Maresca has long term plan then maybe Chelsea's overall situation will change slowly and we will see stable performance from Chelsea.

Chelsea have just played one game. I think it is too early to say Chelsea will not perform well this season again. As for me, changing the squad and forming another one does not mean much to me, and I don't think it can stop a team from performing well if the coach is experienced and tactical. All they need is proper coaching, and I am sure the players will adapt. In fact, watching the match against Manchester City, I don't think they played that badly, but the issue is that they don't have a good striker. Chelsea had good chances to score, but they just wasted them. I still believe that Chelsea's performance may be better than last season's, but let's see what will happen in their first 10 matches before we start judging them.

While it's true that clubs cannot be judged solely on their performance, it's worth noting that Chelsea has made the most signings in the Premier League this season. Despite this, they have yet to improve as much as fans would like. Meaning they didn't accomplish anything, which is why people think they won't do anything this season, but since the season has started, let's see if they will do their hardest and win their next game. in the premier league against wolves. And the game will be tough because wolves are doing well even in there first game against Arsenal they perform good, is just that arsenal has more chances more then them and they didn't get opportunities to score goals. Chelsea and wolves lost there first game in the EPL and they are facing each other this weekend, and i think everyone will be ready to get the three point and with the head to head both of them score each other and draw more so I still think they can play draw and share the three point.

[klidex]

Sterling expressed his displeasure after being left on the bench in the first round match against City, Maresca did not give him the opportunity to play even a few minutes, but he is not the only player who has faced such a problem. And this is not surprising, with such a depth of the squad there will always be unhappy players who will be left out of the game. I see this as a problem, because such a situation will lead to a lot of conflicts in the team, and I am almost sure that players like Sterling will not agree to sit on the bench, and will soon want to leave the team.

The number of Chelsea squads that are too many makes the coach confused about wanting to arrange his strategy from the 41 squads that Chelsea has, not only he feels left out and not used by the coach, many players feel the same way, what is clear is that Chelsea prioritizes young players who are included in their starting 11 and on average do not exceed the age of 26 years while Sterling is already 29 years old so I think the coach does not think about including him in the main squad this season.

Sterling's contract at Chelsea still has 3 years left if he does not get a place there I would suggest that he just leave and accept an offer from a club that is interested in him rather than his fate being unclear at Chelsea.

[Mr.right85]

Sterling expressed his displeasure after being left on the bench in the first round match against City, Maresca did not give him the opportunity to play even a few minutes, but he is not the only player who has faced such a problem. And this is not surprising, with such a depth of the squad there will always be unhappy players who will be left out of the game. I see this as a problem, because such a situation will lead to a lot of conflicts in the team, and I am almost sure that players like Sterling will not agree to sit on the bench, and will soon want to leave the team.

The number of Chelsea squads that are too many makes the coach confused about wanting to arrange his strategy from the 41 squads that Chelsea has, not only he feels left out and not used by the coach, many players feel the same way, what is clear is that Chelsea prioritizes young players who are included in their starting 11 and on average do not exceed the age of 26 years while Sterling is already 29 years old so I think the coach does not think about including him in the main squad this season.

Sterling's contract at Chelsea still has 3 years left if he does not get a place there I would suggest that he just leave and accept an offer from a club that is interested in him rather than his fate being unclear at Chelsea.

When Todd Boehly started this madness of bringing in new players every week, I knew there was going to be a problem in the team.

Did you see how many chelsea players that didn’t make match day squad? This is exactly what causes disharmony in the team.
Also players would be grumbling in trainings and pep talks knowing fully well that they’re not going to make match day squad even after these training sessions.

What’s going on in Chelsea is too bad. It’s better to have a lean squad of highly competitive individuals.
With the way they were going with the signings, I never expected Maresca to register all the players Chelsea signed. I knew Players will be left out. But Media will ask about players left out. He said Sterling was left out purely due to technical reasons.

Honestly, Sterling is going to be a problem for them. He’s on Avery high wages, and he has about 3 years left on his contract. He’s not leaving for Saudi. He wants to continue playing in the EPL. His wages will be a stumbling block for clubs who would like his services.

[OcTradism]

When Todd Boehly started this madness of bringing in new players every week, I knew there was going to be a problem in the team.

Did you see how many chelsea players that didn’t make match day squad? This is exactly what causes disharmony in the team.
Also players would be grumbling in trainings and pep talks knowing fully well that they’re not going to make match day squad even after these training sessions.

The fear of Chelsea fans many months ago when Abramovich said goodbye and left Chelsea to a new owner Boehly with lack of experience in management of a football club. Abramovich started like this but he succeed because he was smart and back in these past years, in Premier League there were not too many rich club like Chelsea. Now there are some rich clubs like Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle United and they make the league more competitiveness as well as competition on transfer market becomes tougher too.

What’s going on in Chelsea is too bad. It’s better to have a lean squad of highly competitive individuals.
With the way they were going with the signings, I never expected Maresca to register all the players Chelsea signed. I knew Players will be left out. But Media will ask about players left out. He said Sterling was left out purely due to technical reasons.

Rather than staying with Tuchel, they fired him and tried with other coaches. So far this bet fails and Chelsea had to pay high cost but they seemed to repeat this mistake at the end of last season. They decided to separate with Pochettino who in my opinion did some good improvements for Chelsea. They should give Pochettino more time but they did not and put a club future in another new coach Maresca. This coach did not have experience at big clubs like Tuchel or Pochettino and let's expect his struggle management in Chelsea this season.

[fuguebtc]

It would be foolish to expect a better performance from Chelsea. Maybe the team's performance will stabilize a bit. But I don't think Chelsea deserve to be in the top four of the points table at the moment. This club has a lot of internal problems. The management of the club is not experienced and this is their first weakness.

However, this season too, Chelsea will form a squad with a new coach. Looking forward to seeing if Enzo Maresca will make Chelsea stronger again. But the Chelsea team is in a very bad position right now. Rapid improvement is not possible for this team. But if Maresca has long term plan then maybe Chelsea's overall situation will change slowly and we will see stable performance from Chelsea.

Todd Boehly wants to see Chelsea improve quickly, that's why he believes he has given Maresca the players he needs to succeed this season. Of course, Chelsea's problems come from its management, who didn't have the patience to give their coaches two seasons to get used to the team; instead, they expect managers to win every game as soon as they are appointed.

Chelsea is the only team I am aware of that can purchase any player they want, without the manager opinion, because they truly think those players are perfect for the team. I believe that only Chelsea supporters will be able to predict that they could be among the top four. But based on Manchester United performance against Fulham, which showed that they are far better than Chelsea, I can only assume that Manchester United will have a chance to finish in the top four, but Chelsea will not.

It is just disappointing to see the performance of Chelsea after spending so much money as a Chelsea fan. I don’t think the problem is with the club but rather the owner. Because look, he has signed more or less big 10 players, and most of them have flopped. The only one who I would say did somewhat well is Cucurella, who also flopped a little in the last season.

Mudryk, Caicedo, Nkunku, and Enzo Fernandez all of them have been hyped players and right after joining Chelsea, they have flopped and it looked as if they had forgotten how to play Football. They signed so many players and none of them has been up to the mark that was expected.

That is why I think the problems are not the players but the new owner. Moreover, they are selling one of their best players from last season, Connor Gallagher, and getting Joao Felix. Joao Felix also played for Chelsea a few seasons ago and he also flopped. I don’t understand the reason for that. Why are you selling one of your best performers for a flop? The club’s executive level needs some changes or these will be kept up.


So what you expect from Atletico flop!! 
https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/football/news/felix-again-in-blue-the-atletico-flop-is-a-new-chelsea-player/45265

[Barikui1]

Sterling expressed his displeasure after being left on the bench in the first round match against City, Maresca did not give him the opportunity to play even a few minutes, but he is not the only player who has faced such a problem. And this is not surprising, with such a depth of the squad there will always be unhappy players who will be left out of the game. I see this as a problem, because such a situation will lead to a lot of conflicts in the team, and I am almost sure that players like Sterling will not agree to sit on the bench, and will soon want to leave the team.

The number of Chelsea squads that are too many makes the coach confused about wanting to arrange his strategy from the 41 squads that Chelsea has, not only he feels left out and not used by the coach, many players feel the same way, what is clear is that Chelsea prioritizes young players who are included in their starting 11 and on average do not exceed the age of 26 years while Sterling is already 29 years old so I think the coach does not think about including him in the main squad this season.

Sterling's contract at Chelsea still has 3 years left if he does not get a place there I would suggest that he just leave and accept an offer from a club that is interested in him rather than his fate being unclear at Chelsea.

When Todd Boehly started this madness of bringing in new players every week, I knew there was going to be a problem in the team.

Did you see how many chelsea players that didn’t make match day squad? This is exactly what causes disharmony in the team.
Also players would be grumbling in trainings and pep talks knowing fully well that they’re not going to make match day squad even after these training sessions.

What’s going on in Chelsea is too bad. It’s better to have a lean squad of highly competitive individuals.
With the way they were going with the signings, I never expected Maresca to register all the players Chelsea signed. I knew Players will be left out. But Media will ask about players left out. He said Sterling was left out purely due to technical reasons.

Honestly, Sterling is going to be a problem for them. He’s on Avery high wages, and he has about 3 years left on his contract. He’s not leaving for Saudi. He wants to continue playing in the EPL. His wages will be a stumbling block for clubs who would like his services.

It's very sad and regrettable that Chelsea football club that has been a powerhouse of European football in the past seasons during the roman abrahimovic era has been turned overnight by Todd boehly into a mad house, a confused club that is being waste away into an average club.

How would they explain that Raheem sterling that they just bought two seasons ago is no longer needed due to the battalions of players in the team, not that he is not good enough or he has a wrong attitude to work, but because they just want to reduced the seize of the team, they are now planning on selling players even at a loss, just to create space and reduce the seize of the team, which too me is terribly bad, and sincerely speaking, it would be very difficult for them to see a team ready financially to sign Raheem sterling, because he is not just any kind of player, he is a top player, so I believe that it's only the bigger teams that have money and the  capacity to sign him, and by the look of things, no big team in the English premier league want to acquire his services now, so it would be very difficult for Chelsea to dispose him, just as some of the players in their squad already.

[Solokan]

Manchester United was successful against Fulham in the first week with a score of 0-1 and of course this indicates that Manchester United is now starting to make progress and it seems certain that Ten Hag will prove himself that he can also make Manchester United better than last season and of course in the match. In the future, Manchester United will face Brighton and of course in the second match in the EPL, Erik ten Hag's troops must be ready to face Brighton.

but of course Brighton, in their first match in the EPL this season, Brighton won against Everton with a score of 0-3 and of course this is very extraordinary which means that Brighton has won 3 points and of course a fierce match will take place and of course in the second week there will be competition. points. and of course the competition will be even fiercer because these 2 teams and all the teams will definitely want to get lots of points.

but actually it's a shame because Hojlund is currently still injured, but even so, I still predict that the match between Manchester United and Brighton will be won by Manchester United and it looks like I will also bet on Manchester United winning, what do you all think?

[Mr.right85]

Arsenal Manager is sticking with Kai Havertz as his first choice striker this season. I understand why he’s uninterested in signing a center forward. Havertz has proven to be important to the team.

I think there is something Arteta knows about Kai Havertz that I don't understand. And this is exactly why he wouldn't want to buy another striker.

He's actually an intelligent footballer. The moment he understood what his manager wanted from him, he picked it up. He's damn near undroppable at the moment. That No.8 can't work for him imo, he needs to be in and around the box because he's a master of movement and space creation. He lacks the defensive awareness to play in the midfield 3. I am still waiting to see where Arteta will be playing in through out the season.

[Helena Yu]

Mudryk, Caicedo, Nkunku, and Enzo Fernandez all of them have been hyped players and right after joining Chelsea, they have flopped and it looked as if they had forgotten how to play Football. They signed so many players and none of them has been up to the mark that was expected.

Man, please, if you don't know anything, it's better for you to stay calm.

There was a time, two big rivals met each other, one of the best El Clasico in my whole life. There were two best players in the world in each team, namely Mudryk in Barcelona and Antony in Real Madrid.

The match ended very dramatic, Mudryk scored two goals and Antony scored two goals. Saying Mudryk is a hyped and flopped player is very illegal.

[bering]

That is why I think the problems are not the players but the new owner. Moreover, they are selling one of their best players from last season, Connor Gallagher, and getting Joao Felix. Joao Felix also played for Chelsea a few seasons ago and he also flopped. I don’t understand the reason for that. Why are you selling one of your best performers for a flop? The club’s executive level needs some changes or these will be kept up.


So what you expect from Atletico flop!! 
https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/football/news/felix-again-in-blue-the-atletico-flop-is-a-new-chelsea-player/45265

As the reference Joao Felix was joining with Chelsea on season 2022/2023 and at that time there was no special with his performance because i think Joao Felix is far from the expected even so for last season that at the beginning of Laliga Joao Felix has showing impressive performance which make Barcelona thinking probably they will permanent his status but gradually Joao Felix performance was flopped which make Barcelona has thinking twice to buy him from Atletico Madrid

Chelsea has did risky transfer because they were swap Joao Felix to Connor Gallagher which this player one of Chelsea the best player of last season and my question is who will take the place of Connor Gallagher at the team whether it Caicedo or Enzo Fernandez but i don't think this is good option because these players level is still below to Connor Gallagher

[tusandii]

Chelsea has got a whole lot of work to do on their team if they must make the best of this season. Number of players on a team doesn't matter and isn't a determinant wether the team is going to win or not and Chelsea is very much aware of this which they are supposed to take measures against it so it doesn't eventually get to cost them so much already before the end of the season. Manchester city has got three points ahead already on the table and it's really a smooth start for them and even helps their confidence. If Chelsea is able to get their squad right, most definitely they will become a better team just like they have been much before now

There is a lot to watch for at Chelsea as they navigate a new season and a new manager it may take time to see how they can adapt to each other, Chelsea may have lost the first game but we know their opponent is Manchester City and Chelsea still have many games left. I still believe that Chelsea still have the ability to compete in the top 4 at least we will wait until mid season, are you sure Chelsea will get a ticket to the Champions League next season?

There are several reasons why Chelsea lost and the first 2 reasons you have explained and the other reason is just because Chelsea also has to divide the match schedule in other competitions such as the European conference league play off round.
With all this we can see that the first defeat is not something bad because a club has its own goals and if Chelsea in the next match can be more consistent I am sure Chelsea can end the season with a ticket to the champions league.
All of this depends on how the Chelsea coach can manage the players well.

[barisbilgili]

The number of Chelsea squads that are too many makes the coach confused about wanting to arrange his strategy from the 41 squads that Chelsea has, not only he feels left out and not used by the coach, many players feel the same way, what is clear is that Chelsea prioritizes young players who are included in their starting 11 and on average do not exceed the age of 26 years while Sterling is already 29 years old so I think the coach does not think about including him in the main squad this season.

Sterling's contract at Chelsea still has 3 years left if he does not get a place there I would suggest that he just leave and accept an offer from a club that is interested in him rather than his fate being unclear at Chelsea.

There are quite a lot of players who are no longer needed but are still in the Chelsea squad, I think this is a mistake by Chelsea management in managing this team and even detrimental to the team's finances.
Since the new Chelsea era, I think the current Chelsea management really can't work in their part, they think that by having a lot of money they can build a strong team to win achievements, that's really a big mistake.

And for Sterling it is a loss for his career if it is still like this, he is still 29 years old and there is still a career ladder that he can achieve with the unwillingness of the new Chelsea coach, Chelsea management should have released Sterling to get a new team, that would be good for the player and the team.

[Farma]

Chelsea has got a whole lot of work to do on their team if they must make the best of this season. Number of players on a team doesn't matter and isn't a determinant wether the team is going to win or not and Chelsea is very much aware of this which they are supposed to take measures against it so it doesn't eventually get to cost them so much already before the end of the season. Manchester city has got three points ahead already on the table and it's really a smooth start for them and even helps their confidence. If Chelsea is able to get their squad right, most definitely they will become a better team just like they have been much before now

There is a lot to watch for at Chelsea as they navigate a new season and a new manager it may take time to see how they can adapt to each other, Chelsea may have lost the first game but we know their opponent is Manchester City and Chelsea still have many games left. I still believe that Chelsea still have the ability to compete in the top 4 at least we will wait until mid season, are you sure Chelsea will get a ticket to the Champions League next season?

I don't think so, because why Chelsea from pre-season they haven't found their game, they are still struggling a lot and Enzo Maresca as their coach also has a lot of difficulty in determining their main squad at this time, because they have a lot of names and on the other hand they don't have players who have a lot of experience there they play with a lot of young players and of course their ego is still very big, and it will be difficult for them, of course for the manager it takes time but I don't think so with the Chelsea owner because they want instant results and that is very difficult for a manager to do, there will be no Chelsea name in the top four at the end of the season because City Arsenal Liverpool Villa and also Man United they are very obsessed with that the first defeat may be said to be very difficult but in front of them Chelsea will also find a tough opponent so it is difficult for them to find a way out of their good performance in the middle of this season. The next match they will visit Wolves' home ground of course it is not easy for them to be able to achieve their first victory there, Wolves are quite tough at home let alone to be able to beat Chelsea they also need their first point and in my opinion Chelsea here will also fail, here the problem lies with the owner and also the Chelsea players because if they continue to force to win but do not want to process this will be difficult, and in my opinion Chelsea needs a long time to be able to rise again and be able to get a ticket to the Champions League.