For 45 minutes, Chelsea’s wounded players jogged around the pitch as if wondering what was the point of it all. To be fair this is a question many of us have been pondering of late, but given recent events at Stamford Bridge the problem felt particularly acute. What exactly are Chelsea playing for these days? Pride? Escapism? Third place? Thomas Tuchel’s job? Who would even fire him at the moment? Is anyone safe these days?
Naturally, this suited Burnley just fine. They had troubles of their own to contend with and after a reasonably solid first half harboured genuine hope of an unexpected point in their struggle against relegation.
