Sometimes only experience will do. One the dust settles, Chelsea’s season will be characterised by Frank Lampard’s fledglings.
Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Reece James, Billy Gilmour, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Fikayo Tomori have been like a breath of fresh air.
The club’s refreshing clutch of academy prospects, when many doubted them, have proved they can cut it at Stamford Bridge.
But, when push came to shove, it is Chelsea’s old guard - as they often have throughout the years - who are dragging them over the line.