After a £1billion-plus spend by Todd Boehly, there will be disappointment among the Chelsea hierarchy that Champions League qualification is still touch and go.
Why has it been such a struggle in the second half of the season? I think the crux of the problem is a lack of experienced players to control games in the closing stages and also deal with disappointment when things don’t go well.
It’s particularly true in defence. Most great Premier League teams have a proper leader like John Terry, Tony Adams, Nemanja Vidic, Vincent Kompany or Virgil van Dijk.