This season started like a bad sitcom. After a disastrous previous year, in walked Antonio Conte, a fiery Italian who looked like he might headbutt a wall for fun. Then, in September, they lost 3-0 to Arsenal. Everyone laughed. “Same old Chelsea,” they said.
Chelsea celebrate title triumph
Then Conte switched to a 3-4-3 formation, and it was like someone turned on the cheat codes. They went on a 13-game winning streak—the longest in a single Premier League season. It was like watching a bicycle slowly turn into a rocket ship. They won the title comfortably, and Hazard, Kanté (who was everywhere, all the time), and Costa were basically unstoppable. It was a masterclass in fixing a problem mid-season.
