10 games, 5 losses, 19 goals conceded. These are hardly the numbers you would expect to hear from the defending Premier League champions. Afterall, you wouldn’t expect the defending Premier League champions to be placed 15th in the table the very next season, would you?
Chelsea’s decline this year has undoubtedly been the most shocking story to come out of the 2015/16 campaign. Saturday’s 2-1 loss to West Ham United compounded the Blues’ misery, as they had midfielder Nemanja Matic and manager Jose Mourinho both sent off. This has gone far beyond a crisis now, and can be considered a downright disaster.