5 reasons why this is the best EPL season in a long time

3. Too Tough for José

Amidst Leicester lapping it up and some potentially historic relegations, it is easy to forget how much attention was focused on the Chelsea cataclysm at the start of the season. Mourinho’s Blues made the worst ever start to a title defence, winning only a quarter of their opening sixteen matches, racking up a horrific nine losses in the process.

Still it remains unknown how a side who were unstoppable last campaign could see their wheels come off so quickly and be thrown into a relegation dogfight prior to Christmas. Cracks began to unveil themselves following Mourinho’s outburst at club doctor Eva Carneiro at the start of the season and, although Guus Hiddink may have now calmed the waters, all confidence seems to have been sapped from some of the London side’s key individuals.

For the superstitious among you, it could be said that this was the earliest indication that this campaign was going to be extra special, given the ‘Special One’ himself struggled to steer Chelsea’s season back on track.