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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

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

Chelsea players duck responsibility, blame Antonio Conte for recent form

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?

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)

Everybody would lose if Chelsea recalled Tammy Abraham from his loan

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Tiemoue Bakayoko of Chelsea and N'Golo Kante of Chelsea tackle Raheem Sterling of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 30, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Chelsea are still in the Premier League title race, but the walls are closing in

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)

Crystal Palace targeted Chelsea’s left side to pull the defence out of position

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Tiemoue Bakayoko and David Luiz of Chelsea look dejected 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 were a shadow of who they once were in loss to Crystal Palace

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)

Michy Batshuayi vanished when Chelsea – and his season – needed him

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 Tactics and Transfers: No excuses, no place to hide in aftermath

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 fall deeper into the abyss with Crystal Palace defeat

COBHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Eden Hazard of Chelsea shares a joke with team-mate Charly Musonda during a training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group C match against FK Qarabag at Chelsea Training Ground on September 11, 2017 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea: These predictions are for the birds

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 readying Ethan Ampadu, Kyle Scott to cover Chelsea’s run

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: N'Golo Kante of Chelsea in action 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 David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chelsea will not fall to pieces over six games without N’Golo Kante

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 and Palace: Clubs owe managers a voice in building their teams

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: Saul Niguez of Atletico Madrid and Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action 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 David Ramos/Getty Images)

Eden Hazard counsels patience as he belatedly starts his Chelsea season

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea in action during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Chelsea FC and Qarabag FK at Stamford Bridge on September 12, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Dismal Crystal Palace side are ideal opponents for Chelsea at this time

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 27: N'Golo Kante of Chelsea in action 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 David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chelsea must prepare to repel transfer offers for N’Golo Kante from PSG

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Charly Musonda of Chelsea celebrates after scoring during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on September 19, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Charly Musonda slammed shut all but a few doors on his Chelsea career

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Eden Hazard of Chelsea and Mohamed Elneny of Arsenal battle for possession during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on September 17, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Eden Hazard must win with Chelsea and Belgium to vie for Ballon d’Or