Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has explained why Chelsea won’t win the Premier League this campaign and also demanded more from Mason Mount.
The Blues are currently top of the table ahead of Saturday’s game with west London rivals Brentford, having won five of their first seven games of the season.
Chelsea’s form under Thomas Tuchel – and the summer addition of Romelu Lukaku – has led many pundits to label them as title favourites, but Scholes claims they will fall short.
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‘I think Chelsea have got the manager to challenge. I’m just not sure, not convinced there’s enough goals in the team,’ Scholes said on Sky Sports’ Overlap show.
‘I think Romelu Lukaku will score goals but are there enough people around him to score goals. I’m not sure Timo Werner will. When he plays for Germany he scores every game, for Chelsea he misses a lot of chances.
‘I also don’t think Chelsea are great defensively. [Antonio] Rudiger has been really good but other than that, Thiago Silva is 36, he’s not going to play every game.
‘[Andreas] Christensen is a young player. In the middle of your pitch Chelsea are alright. But I’m not sure Chelsea will score enough goals and defensively be good enough.’
Scholes, who won 12 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues at United, also urged Mount to provide more goals for Chelsea this campaign.
Mount has been a regular in the Chelsea team since Frank Lampard took over the club and helped Tuchel’s side win the Champions League, but is yet to score this season.
‘Mason Mount, he needs to start scoring goals, Scholes added. ‘I think he’s a great player but he’s got to start winning games, almost in the mould as Frank Lampard.
‘I see him as that type of player but Frank produced all the time and won games for his team. Mason Mount has to start doing that.’
