Chelsea are currently
encountering their first major blip under Carlo Ancelotti after failing to win their last
four matches in all competitions, but they still top the domestic
table by three points.
However, with Chelsea having
lost three times in the league already this season, and closest
challengers Manchester United
having suffered four defeats, there are suggestions that the
2009/10 champions will not require a big points total.
Blues skipper John Terry does
not subscribe to that view, though, and sees no reason why the
Blues can not surpass the 90-point mark achieved in the club's
title-winning campaigns of 2005 and 2006.
"I keep hearing that the top teams will win fewer points and
suffer more defeats this time around, and, because we've already
suffered three losses, people buy into that argument. I don't,"
said Terry.
Regarding reaching 90 points, he added: "That's what we achieved
both seasons we won the title, and in all the seasons since then it
would have been enough to win it again.
"We need to keep at the level we have set. There is no rest in
football, we have to be prepared and perform at the highest level
all the time."