Chelsea 0-0 Everton: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis, Premier League 2018/19

#5 Did the trip to Belarus prove costly for Chelsea?

Does Sarri overburden his players?

These questions might hit the surface during the peak footballing months of January and February - "Does Sarri overburden his players?", "Are Chelsea adversely affected by Europa League's fixtures?", "Is there a lack of rotation?"

Even during his time at Naples, Sarri was seen sticking to a selected 15-16 bunch of players who would regularly appear. After a 2,300 plus mile trip in midweek and less than 72 hours between this fixture and the one versus BATE Borisov, the Pensioners looked a bit sluggish.

Hazard created around three clear-cut chances, but was not at his prolific best if finishing is taken into account. Should Sarri have started Hazard in midweek?

A few others too, were way off the pace. On a collective note, as a unit, Chelsea took quite a while to settle and then inject some speed into proceedings. Clearly, these give an indication of the fatigue caused by a tiresome Europa League fixture list.