So far this season, playing for Chelsea must have felt like going to your partner’s work’s Christmas party. You recognise everyone there, but only to say hello to. With the amount of fresh faces and uncertainty as to who even plays in what position, continuity has understandably been in short supply for the Blues.
Yet in recent performances, even as results have not gone their way, there have been green shoots of cohesion bursting through the topsoil.
