There’s no doubt about it – across the entire 2014/15 season, right from the very beginning to the very end – Jose Mourinho’s star-studded Blues outfit certainly proved the best team out of all their Premier League counter-parts.
From the likes of Diego Costa and Eden Hazard covering all angles of the attacking side of the game for Chelsea, to the reliable John Terry and co. successfully manning the back line for Mourinho on a consistent week-to-week basis – the Stamford Bridge faithful most definitely had reasons to be cheerful last season, even if the Champions League once again eluded the Blues on their course to domestic triumph.
However, with Manchester United strengthening once more ahead of the new season, Arsenal potentially looking the strongest they have done in many a campaign, and Manchester City of course providing the Premier League with its clear set of big spenders again this summer, Chelsea simply can’t count their highly valuable chickens before they hatch next term.
In light of such a notion, just what ultimately lies in wait for the Blues ahead of the new campaign? Will another successful league title await Jose Mourinho come the culmination of the season, or will 2015/16 ultimately prove a harder nut to crack for Chelsea than most would have expected at this stage in the game?
Well, even though 2014/15 eventually turned out to be a notorious success for the Blues, some sections of the Stamford Bridge faithful may just be getting a little bit concerned this summer, with the distinct lack of meaningful new signings made in this year’s ever competitive and testing transfer window.
Young Brazilian sensation, Nathan, has admittedly joined up with the Blues in the run up to the new campaign, yet his immediate involvement at the Bridge has already been thrown into question, with a loan move out abroad seemingly on the cards for the player. The same lack of first team action could also well apply to Chelsea’s two other major signings this summer, as both Asmir Begovic and Radamel Falcao won’t likely be considered first team regulars despite their prior experience of the English game.
Huge question marks nonetheless hang over the former Manchester United striker in particular however, for the 2014/15 campaign ultimately turned out a complete disaster for Falcao. Now that last season's whole ordeal can be justifiably put behind the front-man going into the new term though, perhaps the ex-Porto and Atletico Madrid man still has enough quality about him to make it in the Premier League next term.
The likes of Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard should prove worthy of providing the striker with enough ammunition from the midfield next season, even though the formidable Diego Costa will likely continue his first team role at Chelsea with all things considered.
Having made such a point about the club’s lack of heavy transfer activity this summer though, perhaps it’s fair to say that Chelsea don’t actually need a great deal of squad strengthening ahead of the new campaign. Jose Mourinho seemingly has every position adequately covered going into the 2015/16 season, thanks to the club’s notorious spending power in the modern era.
Unlike the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United, the Blues have ultimately used their resources behind the scenes to great effect over the years, and have made sure the club’s overall squad depth is in tip-top shape at this stage in the game. However, for 2015/16 to be just as successful for Chelsea as the last domestic campaign proved to be, a few more new faces will admittedly have to be sourced one way or another – especially with captain John Terry certainly not getting any younger these days.
Moving on from transfers, maybe it’s fair to suggest that the Champions League should remain Mourinho’s top priority going into the new season. Chelsea looked incredibly flat for large portions of the competition last year, due to their seemingly reliable ‘park-the-bus’ tactics failing to take hold among Europe’s finest outfits.
If the Blues truly want to be considered one of the best sides in modern club football, then a distinct improvement in the team’s playing style simply has to be employed sooner rather than later. Attacking, entertaining football should become the aim at Stamford Bridge next term, in order for the supporters to honestly witness some real progress for their club on the pitch, as well as in the boardroom.
Chelsea need only continue their fine domestic form of last season to prove a success in the Premier League once again next term – for their overall squad still remains the strongest in England – but for a real up-turn in respect and reputation among the wider footballing community, Mourinho ultimately has to go about his business in a far less negative, and more creative, manner when all is said and done.
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