This Chelsea side is not as strong as the one that Mourinho had during his first spell at Stamford Bridge, when he won the league twice in three seasons between 2004 and 2007.
The bottom line is that the spine of the 2013 Chelsea team is not as good as the 2004 side. Didier Drogba has gone and the players that remain - from Frank Lampard in midfield to John Terry in defence to Petr Cech in goal - are aging.
I have talked before about how bizarre it was for Mourinho to loan out Romelu Lukaku this season and, clearly, signing a new striker in January would increase Chelsea's title chances massively.
But I think Arsenal need one too.
The telling thing for me was when Olivier Giroud was put clean through for Arsenal's best chance of the match. From Alan Shearer to Robin van Persie, clubs who win titles have top strikers who only need one chance to score. Giroud missed the target.
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