Joe Cole: Chelsea s squad is not good enough to compete with Arsenal and they won t win the league

Sports 9:09am, 31 October 2025 54

In a program, former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole talked about his old club. He believes Chelsea need to rely on three players if they are to beat Tottenham this weekend.

Joe Cole said: "In recent years, Chelsea's away game against Tottenham has always been a relatively easy game. But now the situation is a little different. The strength gap between the two teams is not big. If Chelsea wants to beat Tottenham at the weekend, they must rely on players like Neto, Gittens and Esteban."

"Chelsea's goals will mainly come from the wings and from the midfield. Enzo has also been bringing help, but this is still a tough battle for Chelsea."

Regarding Chelsea's performance, Joe Cole said: "This is the fourth season that Chelsea's current boss has taken charge of the team. Although it is a new trophy, its weight is far less than the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, or even the League Cup, but they did win two trophies and comprehensively reorganized the club's financial situation."

"This season, Chelsea's goal is to securely qualify for the Champions League and launch an impact in the league. I don't think their lineup is strong enough to compete with the AFC Champions League." Senna contends. I can say publicly that they will not win the league. Chelsea need to stay firmly in the Champions League and be closer to the top of the league than last season. "Next season, they have to win important trophies because it will be the fifth season of this plan. You have to support the owners, this is their style, whether you like it or not, this is the reality."

" I try to explain it with what I know about how football clubs work, because obviously the owners can't just say: 'Look, we don't attack as much as we did before and compete for those important trophies because we have to fit the financial model.' "They won't say that because it is not good for publicity. From what I understand, they have to do it, the financial situation of the club at the time is not optimistic, so they have to be smarter in the way they operate."