"Manchester United had one month, or six or seven games, last season where they were a disgrace and lost a lot of points. That's probably why they finished third.
"Arsenal are unbelievable up front with their pace, they kill everybody. They have very good strikers with a lot of skill.
"It's very difficult to play against them as when you think you have them, they score on the counter-attack.''
Apart from criticising United, Cudicini did have some positive things to say about the Blues: "We didn't change a lot like other teams like Newcastle and this could be a good point as we know each other very well.
"The manager doesn't have to spend a lot of time with new signings. So I'm looking forward to the season and I'm sure we can achieve something. We want a trophy so we will work very hard.''
Carlo is also, clearly, a knowledgeable man and he agreed with Chelsea Mad's prediction that Boudewijn Zenden would be a key player this season when he said, "Our best signing this year is going to be `Bolo' for sure. I've seen him in the pre-season and he's worked very hard,''
"When you see him playing in training, you can see how sharp and quick he is. For him as well, it was a bad season. He can understand that.''