come on.
Hart isn't a top GK.
One of Mangala/Demichelis has to start, neither is a top quality CB.
Kompany is over-rated
Fernando/Fernandinho is uninspiring
I don't know for sure but can Aguero play up top by himself?
On paper are they much better than Arsenal?
They could improve the manager certainly. But the team needs a refresh imo. Down that spine. They need players at least on the level of their star men as partners. Nasri, Dzeko etc. are very good players but they need lads in that bracket above.
By the way - i'm just talking about being as good as the first Mourinho Chelsea team, the dominant Man Utd teams, Real, Bayern, Barca. that top level where you can sleep walk into a CL semi-final most years. Any team that wins the league 2 out of 3 years is a very good team but to get to the next level. They aren't good enough. Next level being back-to-back league titles, consistently running deep into the CL.
Lot of baggage like Nasri (a boring Hba who goes sideways till sideways becomes the new forward). Unless Yaya really tears up a game they struggle, them midfield is absolute poop for an elite side.