Three summers ago Chelsea sold one of their greatest players. They cashed in player that had gone above and beyond individual levels that had possibly ever been seen at Stamford Bridge for the return of £100m. It still looks like a brilliant piece of business to this day.
The Blues lost someone that had contributed to 49% of their goals in a league season, averaging a goal creating action once every 94 minutes. It was arguably the best season a single Chelsea player has ever had in the Premier League, and that stacks up against Didier Drogba's 29 goals, Frank Lampard's very own 20 from midfield, and a lot of Gianfranco Zola wizardry.
At times it really was a one man team. A pearl of blue, streaking across a pitch with effortless grace, not because he had to, but because he could.
