Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has backed the
Blues to bounce back from their surprise defeat to Newcastle and go on to win
the Premier League.
Chelsea suffered their first defeat
of the season in all competitions this weekend, a result that has seen their
lead at the top of the table cut to just three points.
But Cascarino has backed Jose
Mourinho’s men to kick on and claim a fourth Premier League title.
“I think they’ll do it,” the
ex-Blues’ star told the Weekend Sports
Breakfast.
“I think they’ve got a bit more than
[Manchester] City. If you get City’s best XI, they can match anybody – there’s
no doubt about that. Chelsea are a better organised team though. Yesterday was
a bad result, but I think they’ll bounce back and be fine.”
Cascarino continued by saying that
while the defeat will be disappointing for the west London side, it could prove
to be a blessing in disguise.
“In some ways it takes the monkey
off the back of Chelsea. I thought they could go the whole season unbeaten. You
have to give Newcastle credit though.”
Chelsea’s defeat was slightly
tainted by Mourinho’s comments that the Newcastle ball-boys were time-wasting,
while on the pitch star striker Diego Costa’s struggles to find his early
season form continued, but Cascarino believe the Spaniard will rediscover his
shooting boots soon.
“He’ll be fine. If there’s one thing
I’m certain of, it’s that I look at him and there’s hunger and desire. It’s a
tricky period for him. He hasn’t quite played to the level of September and
October, but he’ll be fine.”
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