Jose Mourinho has been speaking about the unpredictable nature of this season's Barclays Premier League ahead of tomorrow's game against Manchester City.
The Blues go into the game unbeaten in seven and having won four consecutive matches, the last of which coming with a 3-0 Champions League victory against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen.
Our 1-0 reverse at Everton last month, up to now, remains our only defeat in the Premier League, and with tomorrow's opponents having already lost twice - at Cardiff City and Aston Villa - the Portuguese believes there is no such thing as an easy game.
'Everybody knows they (Manchester City) lost a couple of games that normally they wouldn't, but that's football,' he said. 'We also lost against Everton, United lost against West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham lost against West Ham. Arsenal lost at home to Aston Villa so everybody's losing matches, some of them unexpected.
'Everybody's making it tougher; ourselves, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool. City weren't just champions two years ago, they are a squad which is getting better and better and better with huge investment.
'This season, I think we can improve in relation to last season because last season Chelsea, in November and December, were completely far away from the title.
'Tottenham have had fantastic investment, Arsenal are the leaders now, Liverpool are playing one match a week which is a great advantage because it's one thing to play four competitions and another to play in two. The situation this season is hard.'
Having taking over from Roberto Mancini at Eastlands in the summer, it's been a mixed start to the Manuel Pellegrini reign, but while the two surprise defeats may have raised question marks about the consistency of his side, their 4-1 win over Manchester United was heralded in many quarters as the standout performance of the campaign thus far.
Having won away from home for the first time in the Premier League last weekend at Upton Park, they, like ourselves, approach the game in good form.
'They just won two matches away from home, against (CSKA) Moscow and West Ham, they are not easy to win and they won them,' said Mourinho.
'They have two very good teams, one playing and one in the stands. They have a fantastic squad and fantastic players so they are a good team, a really good team.'
The period between now and Christmas is as busy as it is important, with a host of matches being played across three different competitions, but the manager is simply focusing on one game at a time.
With so little to choose between the teams at the top of the table currently, the destination of the title come next May could hinge on a whole host of factors, as Mourinho explained.
'Everything and everybody,' he said. 'The medical department that recovers a player one week in advance, the board that gives great support and great stability, the supporters that travel away and support the team, the supporters that at home are very strong in the way they support, the manager that is more or less talented to help the team in some difficult moments and a little bit of luck because that plays a part.'
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