After Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League, things can only get better for them under Mauricio Pochettino and sometimes starting from a low point is helpful for a new manager.
The club has had a busy summer making sure the squad is in the right shape for Pochettino to work with. Last season the training-ground changing rooms were not big enough to house all the players, forcing them to renovate to accommodate everyone, and during training sessions some top players were left watching from the sidelines. With these things going on it is impossible to unite a group and is more likely to exacerbate the situation. A team’s-worth of players have left, including many I would consider the old guard, such as Mason Mount, César Azpilicueta and Mateo Kovacic.
