While Chelsea were far better against Aston Villa than in their limp 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, the football world is still waiting for Frank Lampard's side to return to top form.
Monday's 1-1 draw was not the result Chelsea wanted, or needed, to get their season back on track. Instead, things are stuck in a vicious cycle of wondering whether Lampard knows his best XI or, equally pressing, whether or not he knows how to get the best out of them. They answered his pre-match rallying cry of improving their intensity, but the balance of matches is not yet falling in their favour, with just one win in their last six games (all competitions) to show for it.