Season Expectations
Quite simply, Chelsea must lift a major trophy this season or Mourinho’s second spell at the club will have to go down as a failure, putting a second black mark next to the name of a manager who previously seemed to be infallible. Roman Abramovich has invested heavily enough to expect the few flaws that cost Chelsea the chance of winning both the Premier League and Champions League last season to have been ironed out, meaning that nothing less than winning one of them will be considered as a success.