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MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea and Gary Cahill of Chelsea celebrate victory during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on September 27, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s captains remain the core of Antonio Conte’s defence

Chelsea’s win over Bournemouth a strong start to a pivotal week in PL, CL

Chelsea could not spring Alvaro Morata from Bournemouth’s man-marking

Chelsea – Bournemouth forecast: ‘Fired up manager leads to a fired up team’

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: Antonio Conte of Chelsea FC looks on sitted on the bench prior to start the UEFA Champions League group C match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 27, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Antonio Conte channels Sir Alex Ferguson at Chelsea press conference

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Willy Caballero of Chelsea makes a save from Aaron Lennon of Everton during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge on October 25, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s few summer transfers proved their value against Everton

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Danny Drinkwater of Chelsea and Leighton Baines of Everton in action during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge on October 25, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Danny Drinkwater will light a fire under Cesc Fabregas in Chelsea’s midfield

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: David Luiz of Chelsea and Gary Cahill of Chelsea lie injured during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s defence remains the weak link in their title and trophy ambitions

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea and Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea embrace after the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s formations vs. Everton defy easy labels: A tactical turning point?

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: Antonio Conte of Chelsea FC looks on sitted on the bench prior to start the UEFA Champions League group C match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 27, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Chelsea cannot afford to let any players go on mid-season loans

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea and Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea embrace after the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s positive winning mentality will prevent a repeat of 2015/16

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Jeffrey Schlupp of Crystal Palace and Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea battle for possession during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on October 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas sways smoothly between sublime and ridiculous

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea and Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea celebrate victory during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on September 27, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Michy Batshuayi is a super sub whilst being an average starter

SWANSEA, WALES - SEPTEMBER 23: Swansea player Tammy Abraham in action during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Watford at Liberty Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Chelsea lag Arsenal, United in training young players for top competitions

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea scores the 4th Chelsea goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Michy Batshuayi is Chelsea’s best substitute in years – he is no one’s backup

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: David Luiz of Chelsea and Gary Cahill of Chelsea lie injured during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Antonio Conte must impose zero-defect philosophy on his defence

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea celebrates scoring the 2nd Chelsea goal with Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea and Tiemoue Bakayoko of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Batshuayi, Conte overcome another worst-in-show Blues defence

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Pedro of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their first goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on October 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Pedro played one-man total football in complete performance for Chelsea

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Antonio Conte, manager of Chelsea reacts on the touchline during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on October 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Chelsea players duck responsibility, blame Antonio Conte for recent form

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Alessandro Florenzi of AS Roma and Pedro of Chelsea battle for posession during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Chelsea FC and AS Roma at Stamford Bridge on October 18, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Chelsea must balance their wingers and midfielders to press high effectively

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: David Luiz of Chelsea and Kevin Strootman of AS Roma battle for possession during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Chelsea FC and AS Roma at Stamford Bridge on October 18, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Chelsea dabbled with a four-man defence against Roma: Part of a new suit?

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Edin Dzeko of AS Roma scores his second and Roma's 3rd goal past Thibaut Courtois of Chelsea during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Chelsea FC and AS Roma at Stamford Bridge on October 18, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Chelsea deserve a world-class goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois is not it

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: David Luiz of Chelsea and Kevin Strootman of AS Roma battle for possession during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Chelsea FC and AS Roma at Stamford Bridge on October 18, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Chelsea players must do better than throwing tantrums when they come off

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Gary Cahill of Chelsea gives his team instructions during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Chelsea FC and AS Roma at Stamford Bridge on October 18, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Chelsea throw away a 2-0 lead to Roma: Should anyone be surprised?

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Alvaro Morata of Chelsea walks off to be subbed during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 30, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Morata, Kante, Moses: How can Chelsea prevent more hamstring injuries?

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea battle for possession with Mamadou Sakho of Crystal Palace and Scott Dann of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on October 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

How much longer can Chelsea and Michy Batshuayi go on like this?

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 30, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Antonio Conte must take action on Chelsea’s under-performing players

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: Antonio Conte of Chelsea FC looks on sitted on the bench prior to start the UEFA Champions League group C match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 27, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s 3-4-3 is past its expiration date: What might the new suit look like?