Why are Chelsea not being considered as serious contenders for the Premier League title?

Chelsea Football Club made an extremely bold move over the summer when they chose to take a gamble by bringing in Antonio Conte, the former Italy and Juventus manager. His passion and tactics are something Stamford Bridge has rarely seen, and now his famous three centre-back tactics are in full flow.

However, at this point in time, the blues are being overlooked for the Premier League title, which may be a huge mistake by their rivals. Let's not forget that this is a team made up primarily of players who already have a domestic league trophy under their belt – and they are a group who've been together for quite some time so will work well together.



It is certainly fair to say that they made a slow start to proceedings, culminating in a poor home defeat at the hands of Liverpool. Now, though, they look back to their brilliant best and capable of beating any one team on any given day if they play anywhere close to their capabilities.



In the media, Manchester City are seemingly the clear favourite for the crown, but we've seen how quickly can change as they've gone five games without a win and now they definitely look vulnerable.



Their squad as a whole is extremely strong. In goal, they have one of the best in the league with Thibaut Courtois an extremely reliable pair of hands, and who can forget that solid defence led by captain and their leader, John Terry.



Chelsea's midfield is arguably the best in the country, with Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante forming the perfect blend of tough tackling and the ability to run the game. They also have players like Cesc Fabregas who is struggling to get a look-in at the moment.



They are most exciting in the final third of the field, though. Diego Costa is looking like a man possessed who is thoroughly enjoying playing under Conte, and is scoring goals for fun whilst keeping a lid on that horrendous temper of his. Who can forget about their most talented asset in Eden Hazard; The clever little Belgian looks back to his best as he put Manchester United to the sword on Sunday afternoon, and Chelsea will definitely need him to continue thriving.



Onto the man himself - Antonio Conte. As we've mentioned, his style is something that will take time to implement and impose on a new dressing room, and the switch to a 3-4-3 won't be easy. We've seen how effective that can be, though. Just look at how well the Italian national side did in the European Championships and his Juventus team before that. His passion rubs off on his players, and if they all buy into his philosophies and ideas, they'll be a formidable opponent.



You'd imagine that Chelsea going under the radar is ideal for them as it definitely keeps a load of the pressure off. Conte and his coaching staff can go about their business quietly. When May comes around, the Stamford Bridge club will definitely be right up there if they can keep improving at such a dramatic rate, and with the players they have, it'd be absolutely daft to rule them out of a first Premier League title since Jose Mourinho left.