Can Chelsea realistically be title contenders next season?
Can Chelsea realistically be title contenders next season? This has already been a season of up's and down's for Frank Lampard's Chelsea but is surprisingly heading towards a possible successful campaign. With Chelsea currently sitting in 4th on the verge of scrapping a Champions League spot and heading to a FA Cup Semi-Final for a 10th time in the 21st century, I am asking if Chelsea can realistically challenge for the title next season? Surprise season so far... Chelsea have been a surprise for most pundits and Chelsea fans this season, beating the likes of Manchester City, Ajax, Tottenham home and away, plus newly crowned Champions, Liverpool. For a team to come off the back of a transfer ban, losing their best ever player to wear a blue shirt in Eden Hazard and hiring a clearly inexperienced manager, the odds seemed against Chelsea this season...but we all know how well Chelsea can cope opposing the odds. Frank Lampard's youth has been a breath of fresh