Antonio Conte said this week that 22-year-old centre back Andreas Christensen was suffering from mental fatigue following an arduous first season in the Chelsea first team.
It appears he isn’t the only one.
Chelsea are lethargically meandering towards the end of a campaign that had promised so much when their first away display produced a memorable win over rivals Tottenham at Wembley.
They recovered here on the south coast, to provide their fans with another memorable away day, but this is a team limping to the finish line.