From the top of the world to who-knows-where? The post-Roman Abramovich era began with defeat for Chelsea at Wembley, which starkly contrasted the scenes of jubilation in Abu Dhabi just two weeks earlier when the Russian owner completed his full set of trophies with triumph in the Club World Cup.
That feels like a bygone time now. When thoughts were of Chelsea’s route back to the summit of English football, mega financial backing of Thomas Tuchel and a breaking of Manchester City’s Premier League dominance.
