The 2022/23 Premier League season is going to be one like no other. The controversial winter World Cup in Qatar ensures that. It makes the campaign incredibly difficult to predict – and almost certainly harder for Thomas Tuchel and his coaching staff at Chelsea to plan for.
Yet the release of the full fixture list does enable that process to begin. Naturally, plenty will change as the season gets into full swing with form, injuries, and plenty more impacting Tuchel's side and selection decisions. But there is a guide to now follow, an outline to work to.
After the 2021/22 campaign wrapped, Tuchel spoke of the need to rebuild his Chelsea squad. That process hasn't yet begun in earnest, no surprise given the multi-billion pound takeover of the club by the consortium led by Todd Boehly was completed less than three weeks ago.
