4) Boring football
Let’s be honest, even with the wonderful Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard in their side, Chelsea are still boring. It’s just in their DNA. This is a club that won the Champions League in 2012 through nothing but defending as they looked to stifle the play of superior sides such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich on their way to the trophy. They took the final to penalties as that was their only chance, and they then celebrated like mad in what was only a victory for anti-football. At the end of last season they were at it again, refusing to play against Liverpool as they pounced on two errors to win 2-0 in the most boring, defensive display you’ll ever see…from a side assembled with hugely expensive Abramovich-funded signings. Bravo.