Chelsea backed for Premier League title push, while Legend hails impact of defender Silva
Chelsea icon Pat Nevin has claimed that Thiago Silva has helped raise the level of Kurt Zouma since coming into partner the Frenchman in the heart of the defence.
After deciding to leave PSG at the end of last season, it only took the club a few weeks to get the Brazilian star to come to the Premier League and test himself in the best League in world football.
“Attention is just as likely to focus on the centre-backs, and surely by now every Chelsea fan has figured out just how special, calm and talented Thiago Silva is,” he told the Chelsea website
“It is a pleasure to watch him every week and he is certainly having a huge effect on the form of Kurt Zouma; the big man has even decided to go on a scoring spree to add to his dominant displays at the back.
“Three goals in six Premier League games would be a good average for most strikers.”
Meanwhile, Tim Sherwood is backing Chelsea to challenge for the title this season.
We have been very inconsistent at the start of this season, but we have started to get the results that many fans had hoped for over the past few weeks, and will start to climb up that Premier League table.
And ex-Spurs boss believes Frank Lampard’s strength in depth means their four-year wait to be crowned champions could come to an end next summer, he was quoted on GOAL: “It’s my firm belief that we’re watching the champions today, whichever game you’re going to watch,” Sherwood told Premier League Productions.
“It’s either going to be Liverpool, Chelsea or Manchester City. That’s my opinion.
“I think Chelsea have got a squad now, I still think defensively they’re a little bit poor but I think they’ve got the firepower going forward to really challenge.
“Liverpool have obviously got defensive problems, with [Virgil] Van Dijk missing, that’s going to be crucial.
“All of a sudden Man City have got a defence that looks like a championship-winning defence.
“They need to get [Sergio] Aguero fit and a bit more firepower up there, then I’d give them a real chance as well. But I can’t see beyond these three teams.”
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