5 Reasons why it’s all gone wrong this season for Chelsea

#1 Individual errors

Courtois had a terrible performance against Barcelona

Compounding this lack of firepower has been a spate of individual mistakes which have left Chelsea exposed. Although Conte has not resorted to blaming his players for specific losses, these mistakes have proved costly for the club.

Both Andreas Christensen and Thibaut Courtois were culpable for goals conceded against Barcelona which contributed towards their exit from Europe while Victor Moses was at fault at home to Spurs last weekend.

In addition to this, Conte himself admitted to making errors in his team selection after they were beaten 4-1 at Watford just days after a 3-0 loss to Bournemouth.

In a game that was notable for Tiemoue Bakayoko’s errors, any system is only as strong as it’s constituent parts and for whatever reason, Chelsea have been severely weakened in 2018 by too many avoidable mistakes.

How the club decides to rebuild from this point remains to be seen, however, Conte has already proved himself capable of delivering in English football.

Having improved the club by a 43-point swing in points during his debut season, they currently sit 19 points off where they were at this point last season.

Much of this can be attributed to the 19 points they’ve dropped in their last 10 matches which is a serious problem Conte will need to arrest if he does decide to stick with the club.