That is the view of Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville.
Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season came to a crashing end on Saturday when they were convincingly beaten 3-1 by Tottenham.
The Blues are now fourth in the table, seven points behind leaders Man City and just one point ahead of Arsenal.
And Neville feels that while Chelsea have made improvements from last season, they still don’t have what is required to challenge City and Liverpool.
“I watched them at West Ham for the first time and I didn’t get the feeling that I watching a team that would be challenging for the championship,” he said on the Gary Neville podcast.
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“I got the feeling that I was watching a team that was better than last year, that was improved and playing a good style of football.
“But I didn’t feel they were at Liverpool or Manchester City’s level.
“So I think Chelsea are doing a good job. I think where they are is about right.”
Speaking after Chelsea’s defeat, manager Maurizio Sarri was scathing in his assessment of his side’s defending.
“I saw a lot of problems because we played very badly from a physical point of view; mentally, technically and tactically – particularly in the first 20 minutes,” Sarri said.
“I knew very well we had a lot of problems to solve and today it was clear for everybody [to see].
“I hope first of all for the players because I told them in the last week that we had a big problem with our approach to the start of matches and today was the same approach.
“The level of build-up was different and, after 15 minutes, we were 2-0 down.
“The defensive phase today was a disaster. I am not talking about the defensive line but the [whole] defensive phase.
“The offensive players pressed very badly, the midfielders defended not very well and the defensive line, as a consequence, was a disaster. The defensive phase of the team was a disaster.
“In the first 25 or 30 minutes, we had big problems to exit from our half. We lost a lot of balls and, against Tottenham, it is very dangerous to lose a lot of balls in your half. In the short counter-attack, they are probably the best in Europe.”