Sol Campbell: Chelsea’s display v Arsenal shows ‘they have quality to really challenge for title’

Sol Campbell claims Chelsea’s strong display against Arsenal shows ‘they have the quality to really challenge for the title’ as Roy Keane lauds the ‘swagger’ of Thomas Tuchel’s side after impressive 2-0 victory

  • The Blues eased past a meek Gunners side at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon 
  • Goals from new man Romelu Lukaku and Reece James gave them a healthy lead 
  • Tuchel’s dominant side never looked like they would relinquish their advantage
  • And pundits hailed their performance, saying they look like genuine contenders 

Sol Campbell has claimed Chelsea have the quality to challenge for the Premier League title after a dominant performance in a 2-0 win against Arsenal on Sunday. 

The Blues eased past Mikel Arteta’s side at the Emirates with two first-half goals and never looked like they needed to get out of second gear for the rest of the match. 

And Campbell stated his belief that Thomas Tuchel’s men are genuine contenders, with Roy Keane also praising the ‘swagger’ shown by the visitors.

Sol Campbell has claimed Chelsea are genuine title contenders after a 2-0 win against Arsenal

Iconic ex-Arsenal defender Campbell (pictured) stated his belief that Chelsea 'have everything at the moment' to really challenge for the title

Fellow pundit Roy Keane hailed the 'swagger' shown by Chelsea in the comfortable win against the Gunners on Sunday

Former Arsenal defender Campbell (left) and Roy Keane (right) hailed their dominant showing

Campbell said: ‘They have the hunger, quality, technical ability, strength, power, ability, skill. They’ve got everything at the moment. It’s a long way to go but they have the quality now to really challenge. They’ve got the quality and the bench.’

Fellow pundit Keane added: ‘Top players up front will give you a lot more options. We talk about their attacking players but defensively, clean sheets, that’s the foundations to move forward. We look at their bench the options the manager’s got. 

‘(Romelu) Lukaku gives them the option to play one up front players off him. Big powerful player. I look at Chelsea today, they have a real swagger about them. Arsenal dug in but it was very comfortable for Chelsea.’ 

The £98million summer signing Romelu Lukaku opened his account for the club on his second debut after just 15 minutes, and defender Reece James doubled the lead with a powerful strike 10 minutes before the interval.

The £98million summer signing Romelu Luikaku (left) opened the scoring on his second debut

The £98million summer signing Romelu Luikaku (left) opened the scoring on his second debut

Thomas Tuchel's side doubled their lead via Reece James and never looked like losing the lead

Thomas Tuchel’s side doubled their lead via Reece James and never looked like losing the lead

And Graeme Souness added that Lukaku could help the Blues become Premier League winners

And Graeme Souness added that Lukaku could help the Blues become Premier League winners

Former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness also praised their self-confidence and shared his belief Chelsea will be challenging for silverware at the close of the campaign.

He said: ‘They’ve had two good games, coming here maybe not the easiest but it turned out that way. On paper they have a squad which will challenge at the end of the season. They will have periods where it’s not going so well but can deal with that.

‘They look like a team that believes in themselves, a team that with the striker they’ve now got can play different types of football. That was an easy away game in a European competition. 

‘Arsenal didn’t get after them but when they play the big guys and have to sit in and defend properly they’re more than capable of that. Lukaku can be the difference from a team that knocks on the door to a team that can eventually win this league.’

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