Year: 2018

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Chelsea manager Antonio Conte looks on during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea at Amex Stadium on January 20, 2018 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Chelsea owe it to their next manager to sell Willian and David Luiz

Maurizio Sarri is everything Chelsea fans claim to dislike in Antonio Conte

Chelsea Tactics and Transfers: Time for a long-overdue house cleaning

Chelsea’s locker room is an absolute disaster right now

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea lifts the Emirates FA Cup Trophy following his sides victory in The Emirates FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 19, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Conte, Hazard, and Courtois want the same things

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea lifts the Emirates FA Cup Trophy following his sides victory in The Emirates FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 19, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s late substitutions reveal Antonio Conte’s process and patterns

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22: Olivier Giroud of Chelsea celebrates scoring the first goal during the The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Chelsea and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s starting XI: Antonio Conte pins his hopes on Olivier Giroud

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Fourth official Mike Jones intervenes as Jose Mourinho manager of Manchester United and Antonio Conte manager of Chelsea clash during The Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on March 13, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Chelsea vs. Man U: Predictions for the overlapping finales at Wembley

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Juan Mata of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their second during the FA Cup with Budweiser Semi Final match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on April 15, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Juan Mata is Ray Wilkins’ proper heir at Chelsea and Manchester United

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: General view of the Chelsea corner flag during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Chelsea and Hull City at Stamford Bridge on February 16, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea are being forced into making a risky managerial decision

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 13: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea walks across the pitch during a Chelsea training session on the eve of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against FC Barcelona at Nou Camp on March 13, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chelsea FC’s culture rot: Manager is a disrepected and disposable patsy

WATFORD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Gary Cahill of Chelsea and Abdoulaye Doucoure of Watford in action during the Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea at Vicarage Road on February 5, 2018 in Watford, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Anyone surprised by Cahill’s call-up has not been paying attention

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Alvaro Morata of Chelsea clashes with Joe Hart of West Ham United during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Chelsea need forwards who will create and score against the top teams

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Ross Barkley of Chelsea during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Chelsea and Newcastle United on January 28, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

What Chelsea needs when the transfer window opens

COBHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 17: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea and coach Carlo Cudicini in discussion during a Chelsea training session on the eve of their UEFA Champions League match against AS Roma at Chelsea Training Ground on October 17, 2017 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Chelsea cede their advantage as assistant managers depart

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge on May 9, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea should give Hazard what he wants, but not because he wants it

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Victor Moses of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor on April 19, 2018 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Chelsea quartet of past, present and future in Nigeria’s World Cup squad

DONETSK, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 22: Roberto Di Matteo the Chelsea manager during the Chelsea Press Conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea at Donbass Arena on October 22, 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Chelsea Legends match should be mandatory for the squad

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez is seen during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Chelsea at St. James Park on May 13, 2018 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Benitez would be in contention for Chelsea had the bridge not been burned

ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS - DECEMBER 07: Mason Mount of Vitesse Arnhem in action during the UEFA Europa League group K match between Vitesse and OGC Nice at on December 7, 2017 in Arnhem, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Europa League should be Mason Mount’s ticket to the first team

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Chelsea player Eden Hazard holds off the challenge od DeAndre Yedlin of Newcastle during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Chelsea at St. James Park on May 13, 2018 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Chelsea: FA Cup final will show who really wants to be at the club

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea looks on during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Chelsea at St. James Park on May 13, 2018 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Blame and fallout for this season extend far beyond Antonio Conte

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Laurent Depoitre of Huddersfield Town and Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge on May 9, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Tactics and Transfers: Chelsea must find a way past “low ceiling, high floor”

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Ross Barkley of Chelsea during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Chelsea and Newcastle United on January 28, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea played the wrong 3-5-2 for Ross Barkley to make an impact

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Willian of Chelsea controls the ball as Aaron Mooy of Huddersfield Town looks on during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge on May 9, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Newcastle vs. Chelsea predictions: Is it too much to hope for some hope?

COBHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 17: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea and coach Carlo Cudicini in discussion during a Chelsea training session on the eve of their UEFA Champions League match against AS Roma at Chelsea Training Ground on October 17, 2017 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Antonio Conte’s truly desperate, last-ditch XI to face Newcastle

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Olivier Giroud of Chlesea celebrates scoring with David Luiz during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Chelsea predicted XI: Olivier Giroud leads with a two percent chance

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea reacts during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

The season is disappointing because this is Chelsea’s current level