Chelsea’s cadre of top-class young players — including emerging American superstar Christian Pulisic — could be forced to watch the UEFA Champions League from their living rooms next season after the Blues dropped a 3-0 decision Saturday at stingy Sheffield United.
Frank Lampard’s side had been one of the hottest in England since the Premier League resumed its coronavirus-cursed season last month, winning four of five games since Project Restart began and rising to third place behind Manchester City and champions Liverpool. But at Bramall Lane, Chelsea picked exactly the wrong time to stumble.