Arsenal truly is one of the benchmarks of all times, Having won 0 PL titles in the last 20 years and have won 0 Champions League in the last 100 years.

The usual hate against Chelsea. Boehly's signings like Palmer, Gallagher, Gusto, Madueke, Caicedo etc. have shown significant potential and quality. In time, they will surely improve.

Just imagined the difference the way the media would be talking about what Todd said if he had a British accent, the guy didn’t even say anything untrue and is now having his words twisted by the British media. And players like lavia gusto palmer chukwumeka Jackson caicedo enzo and many more where all wanted by multiple other clubs

In the second half of the season we’re top 4 and that includes us drawing 2-2 to burnley & sheffield when we should’ve won. This should’nt be a talking point now, maybe 3 months ago

merson always has the most outrageous takes but that comment was actually so funny

Buying the best youtubers pretty sums up talksport and sky sports.

Benchmark is Man City end of.

You love your beloved arsenal we get it merson, but let's not forget the "benchmark" arsenal lmao will go empty handed this season for all the pretty football you'll win absolutely naff all. This Chelsea team are coming & the pundits know it, they have had all season to talk smack but they know that this Chelsea team will be a real force in the coming years.

Good side when they're on it, next season or 2 they could be dangerous imo, Some good, pacey skillful players, physically strong defenders, one or two big tough centre or defensive mids & they'll be doing the business, maybe a new GK. Played us off the park in the cup & in that 2nd half at Villa park, we were lucky to get a point in the end. Goodluck for the future from a Villa fan 💜💙

People always use this stick to beat Chelsea on they have spent a billion Half of that is in the treatment room I don’t want to hear the excuses of injuries when the criticism of other teams comes up in future

You can't benchmark chelsea off one arsenal game played with a terrible lineup, you have to look at the whole second half of the season. Chelsea have clearly improved over the season and got a draw at arsenal earlier in the season

Merson making up quotes 🤦 ignoring Chelsea having a season.of bad injuries and.the improvement as the season has gone on.. Merson don't think teams talk about Palmer before games already 🤷

Manchester city is the benchmark... Having due respect to Arsenal, Chelsea team that played against Arsenal was weakest Chelsea with so many injuries.. Arsenal always play with 12 players

RIP Arsenal title charge

guys you just competing at making hate quotes about chelsea now

Paul motson worried about chelsea

Sounds like sky sports Saturday social.

What happened to having well spoken presenters/pundits?

How is arsenal the bench mark?

no surprises paul merson with the arsenal bias. they are not the benchmark either, city is

Considering that these players are not there yet and have little to no experience and then hit by long term injuries to players who are starters,setbacks it can be hard to have consistency Poch has been underwhelming if he gets 6th give him one more shot with important players back lets see how the season goes

Insightful comments as usual from Soccer Wokeaday

Sounds like Sky Sports News these days!

According to Merson teams ignored how good Palmer is so they can stop him next season

Since christmas though chelsea only lost 3 games in the premier league so chelsea for the second half season has done really good apart from draeing with lower teams

Arsenal WILL NEVER BE THE BENCHMARK for Chelsea FC. Just sitting in front of the camera spewing rubbish with so much confidence. The BENCHMARK for Chelsea are: 1. The performances against Liverpool in both cup finals (obviously with a different end result) 2. The performances against Man City - Home and Away. This dude definitely didn't watch/see those games.

Probably true 😂

Paul just said it all, Caicedo is a better player without Enzo

Roman gone with chelsea what people knew, gone as well. Chelsea entered "Kroenke & Glazer era".

If there are any kids or young Chelsea fans watching this, Please don’t take anything the first speaker ( Paul Merson) said, he is Arsenal through and through, no wonder he spoke with air in his head instead of a brain, talking about Arsenal being a benchmark when they haven’t won any significant trophies in 20 years.

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All of them talking like pep guardiola first season was amazing football fans we really have a short nemories guardiola barely got champions league season in his first season and this is supposedly the greatest manager ever. Its all about time seriously. Let all the chelsea team be 100 per cent and then if the players are still bad then we can blame the manager. But poch did an amazing job. At some point we were in 13th place. To get us up to 6th is amazing. I think we make 5th place as we have the superior goal difference

Merson calling Arsenal the benchmark.,, when we went toe to toe with Man city

Paul Merson Sometimes has great analysis but the reality is that when it comes to Chelsea Nothing is good. Looks like he forgot the way we played against Arsenal at the beginning of the season. I really really do not understand. Why the hate, Liverpool Mancity, ask these managers if it was easy to play against us, our problems has not been big teams but the so called small team which in 38 games = CONSISTENCY. Arsenal got extremely lucky on the first match we played so were Liverpool, and City but then one trillion injuries came and the rest is for everyone to see, so mister Merson should close his mouth. Just imagine Arsenal doesn’t win the league I would like to know what nurse did they achieve, What other finals did they? Because men to be second like this, And call that an achievement then you really love Arsenal 😂😂😂 second or 7th is tue same except from Championsleague football

That Arsenal comment doesn't really make sense I understand it in terms of vision as having youthful squad & trusting the process but Arsenal have only been fighting for the Prem for like 2 seasons. 21-22 we finished above them🤣 in fact apart from the last two seasons we've finished above them every year since we last won the league🤷🏽‍♂️ I ent tryna dig at Arsenal but you just can't compare. It's very Chelsea to finish top 3 then have a average table finish the next season😅😂 only City & Liverpool have been more consistent than us.

Bro what he talking about in 2 decade we have more EPL and more european trophy than arsenal FC...

The only point made in that panel was that ; "Caicedo is a better player without Fernandez beside him" I agree totally.

Two times title bottlers are the benchmark 😂 no thanks!

You guys always criticise chelsea. Arsenal is the benchmark wow. Chelsea will come and win the EPL and an European trophy whiles arsenal remains trophyless

Mugz

❤ merse

Can’t win with some of these guys. SMH.

Soccer Saturday used to be worth watching. It's awful now. Morrison especially is a truly awful pundit.

What a strange little man

We will still win a trophy 🏆 before Arsenal watch

Manchester City will win the Premier League 100%

.. don't worry next session Chelsea will be contending for the league... it's a fact that the league will be won this season by Manchester City! So we can't make Arsenal a standard rather City is a standard and three games against City this season showed how good we are going to be soon!

This dude is a freaking disgrace. Talks like he knows absolutely nothing about football. Saying, "They've gone and bought the kids from youtube" well, that's how it's done in the 21st century! We're no longer in the 70's or 80's. Majority of the Top European teams employ scouts and use data to analyze and search for the next big star. Of course, he's correct to say this is how he envisioned the whole thing to be.. but, we al knew it won't be so easy. Rebuilding a team is one thing.. Rebuilding a team with "kids" from all around the world is another thing entirely. Funny how he singled out the Arsenal game but can't remember the 2 Cup finals against Liverpool where CFC were arguably the better side and should have won but lost due to experience - which is the major issue with this team. He also didn't talk about the performances against Man City (Home and Away). It's really cool to compare an arsenal side that is way past rebuilding and already competing for titles with Chelsea. Some times I wonder wonder who put these guys on Tv and thinks they know sh!t about football or football administration just because they played football.

Yeah exactly at least man utd have some thought about about their signings

Chelsea, hands off Williams "Messinho" .. He's Barca player ..His dream club is Barça

Poch out please 🥺 we can't play at high level with him leading the team