Jamie Carragher says two players will stop Chelsea from winning the Premier League

Jamie Carragher says helium ‘never thought’ Chelsea would triumph the Premier League arsenic first-choice goalkeeper and striker Robert Sanchez and Nicolas Jackson are ‘not astatine the level’.

Chelsea concisely threatened to equine a astonishing rubric situation earlier successful the play earlier falling retired of contention implicit the past 2 months.

Sitting 13 points down leaders Liverpool up of the Reds’ crippled successful manus against Everton connected Wednesday night, Chelsea’s absorption is present connected Champions League qualification.

Enzo Maresca’s broadside are presently 4th – 2 points up of Manchester City – and Carragher believes it volition beryllium a ‘disaster’ if Chelsea spell different play without apical European football.

Carragher has been ‘really disappointed’ by Chelsea’s caller drop-off but insists helium ne'er considered the Blues genuine rubric contenders owed to the beingness of Sanchez successful extremity and Jackson up top.

Sanchez made much errors starring to goals than immoderate different goalkeeper successful the Premier League earlier being dropped by Maresca recently, portion Jackson has lone scored 1 extremity since the commencement of December.

Discussing the authorities of play astatine Stamford Bridge, ex-Liverpool and England defender Carragher said connected The Overlap US: ‘The task looked similar it was connected track, results were going well.

‘There was a crippled wherever they could person gone apical of the league. It looked similar it was falling into spot and I thought they could marque it a three-horse contention for the rubric with Liverpool and Arsenal.

‘But I’ve got to accidental I’ve been truly disappointed with them. I ne'er thought they could triumph the league astatine immoderate signifier due to the fact that of the goalkeeper and the entre forward, they’re not astatine the level. The centre-backs are not astatine the level either.

‘But this drop-off volition beryllium a existent interest for the radical astatine the apical of the club. If they don’t get Champions League shot adjacent season, having been determination for a mates of years and spent that magnitude of money, that’s a disaster.

‘They went retired of the Carabao Cup truly early, present they’re retired of the FA Cup.

‘You person to retrieve Chelsea person been a winning instrumentality for astir 20 years. They’ve not gone 2 oregon 3 years without a trophy and the supporters aren’t utilized to it.

‘I deliberation existent questions volition beryllium asked of the hierarchy if they don’t get Champions League shot due to the fact that you can’t truly judge it.’

As Carragher said, Chelsea were precocious knocked retired of the FA Cup, losing 2-1 to Brighton aft taking an aboriginal lead.

Chelsea instrumentality to Premier League enactment against the aforesaid absorption connected Friday night arsenic they look to consolidate a spot successful the top-four.

£32m signing Jackson missed the FA Cup clash done wounded but is expected to instrumentality connected Friday against a Brighton squad hoping to ascent up the Premier League table.

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