There's no shortcut to success in the Premier League as every team is made to work tooth and nail to scrap for every point available in the season. Perhaps that is one of the harsher lessons that new Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has learned in his first year at the helm of the club.
The American consortium that he heads has dropped a roughly £600million since their arrival over two transfer windows and yet, the team look as far from winning a game as ever, let alone a title or a trophy. While there is an argument that the transfer window in the summer was necessary to replenish a squad that had been left depleted from sanctions levied on the club through owner Roman Abramovich, the January window may be what has tipped the balance in the second half of the campaign.
An emphasis on young talent was made, but with a squad now boasting over 30 senior first-team footballers, which is tough for even the best managers to control. A chopping and changing of system and personnel has hardly made it the environment for on-pitch relationships to grow - with the Blues using the second most players (32) in the league this season, second only to Nottingham Forest (33).
