Last summer, Chelsea signed Joao Pedro in the middle of the Club World Cup. The Blues went on to win that tournament in the United States, spent even more on transfers when they got home, and proceeded to sabotage themselves with a spate of red cards and the distraction of a mid-season managerial change.
While Chelsea were in America earning some sweet FIFA cash with one hand and spending it with the other, Aston Villa were still counting the cost of missing out on the Champions League on the last day of the Premier League season.
