'The season is over already for Chelsea': Merson calls Blues 'shocking, unacceptable circus'

Paul Merson has delivered a scathing verdict on Chelsea this season, calling the club a 'circus'.

The former Arsenal man believes players from teams in the bottom half of the league could walk into this Chelsea side.

"The season is over already for Chelsea," declared Merson. "It's shocking, unacceptable. We saw against Arsenal how much they rely on Cole Palmer.

"We see the players fighting over a penalty in the 6-0 win over Everton. Some of the players then go and put a performance in against Man City and then back to that again at Arsenal.

"It's a circus. You talk about a bag of revels, that's Chelsea all over. They've spent a billion pounds. They can't score goals and they're relying on one player.

"You're looking at all that money they spent and there are players in the bottom half of the table that would walk into Chelsea's team."

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