Popular narratives and conventional wisdom are sometimes right. Heck, Occam's razor suggests that the simplest explanation is more likely than the more complex one to be correct. Of course, Occam -- who wasn't actually called Occam, but was rather a 14th-century Franciscan monk who happened to be from a village named Ockham, a few miles down the road from Chelsea's training ground -- lived in a world without sports and, specifically, football. So take it with a pinch of salt.
Here's a look at some popular recent narratives and how they stack up.
'Liverpool's somewhat disappointing early-season performances and results are largely down to decisions made in the transfer window'
And yes, we're not just talking about the three straight road defeats (Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, Chelsea), because you need to lump those six straight victories in all competitions into it.
