'Wow': Paul Merson shocked after what he's heard about Chelsea now
Pundit Paul Merson has claimed he was shocked to be reminded how far away Chelsea have been from winning the Premier League in recent years.
He told Sky Sports that the Blues have become nothing more than a cup team in recent seasons.
This campaign has seen Chelsea as far away from competing as ever, with them languishing in the bottom half of the table with just a handful of games to go.
Their hopes this year remained in the Champions League, however they were dumped out of that unceremoniously this week by Real Madrid.
A lot of the talk as to why they have fallen so short this season has revolved around new owner Todd Boehly, and decisions which can be deemed erratic from the outside.
Merson shocked at Chelsea
However, Merson believes that not being close to the top in England has stemmed from years of not competing for the Premier League.
He said: “Chelsea are in a bit of a bother at the moment. There was a stat today and when I heard it I thought ‘wow, yeah you’re right’ – in the last six years they’ve been nowhere. They’ve won the Champions League and Europa. In the league they’ve been 30 points, 25 points, 16 points, 20 points.
“They’ve not even looked like winning the league in the last six years. Everybody’s saying what’s going on at Chelsea? They’ve been a cup team. They need to get the manager in, because their next window is massive. They need to get a centre forward, they need to clear out what they need to clear out.”
Julian Nagelsmann is seemingly currently leading the race to become the next manager of Chelsea, after he was sacked by Bayern Munich a few weeks ago.
However, names such as Mauricio Pochettino remain in the race, as the shortlist reportedly gets shorter and shorter.
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