Our series of pre-season team analysis articles now turns to focus on champions Chelsea.
To open, we compare the Blues’ displays against 2015/16 before assessing their main goal threat and creators over their triumphant campaign. We’ll also take a closer look at their performances in the 3-4-3 formation deployed from Gameweek 7 by head coach Antonio Conte, and offer a view on the prospects of key assets for the new season.
After ending their defence of the title with a disastrous tenth place finish in 2015/16, there was considerable room for improvement under the new management regime.
Handed the reins last summer, Conte benefitted from the Blues’ lack of European duties by returning them to the summit at the first attempt, with a tactical switch to a 3-4-3 fundamental to many Fantasy managers’ plans.
The Stamford Bridge outfit found the net on 85 occasions – second only to Spurs’ 86 and up markedly from 59 in the previous campaign.
