Watford 4-1 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points

#1 Pressure continues to build on Antonio Conte, what next?

Trouble in paradise

It's almost a ticking time bomb at Chelsea when it comes to the managerial front, at least once every few seasons. When is he going to get sacked? Will he stay, will he go?

Perhaps many were naive in thinking that this was going to be a bit different, more of a long-term relationship between Antonio Conte and Roman Abramovich - but the two personalities simply do not match.

After an excellent first season, in which the Blues won the Premier League, it's becoming increasingly apparent that they overachieved and prevailed during a campaign where most of their title rivals were simply too inconsistent to sustain a real challenge.

This term, it seems that the tide has turned and Chelsea themselves are where their rivals once were - fighting it out for top-four places.

Failure to sign the Italian's first-choice summer targets has ultimately cost them, they struggled for form early on and the same has continued up until now. Chelsea have quality players in their side, but when the workload on Eden Hazard continues to increase, the talented Belgian can only do so much.

Álvaro Morata started life in the top-flight like a house on fire but ever since, the Spaniard has only netted two league goals since mid-November. Partly due to troublesome injuries, mainly due to inefficiencies in the final third.

Morata was heavily criticised for a poor night of finishing during Chelsea's 0-0 draw against Arsenal

Where else are the goals going to come from? For a side who are usually defensively solid, it's quite obvious that paper has covered cracks with Cesar Azpilicueta the only real centre-back who has been reliable in recent seasons for the Blues.

23 league goals conceded this term, they've already shipped nine of those in 2018. What's next? UEFA Champions League knockouts return, with La Liga leaders Barcelona up next in a fortnight.

A similar kind of performance in that fixture will ensure a categorical dismantling at the hands of Leo Messi and co.