New faces, same problems: Uninspiring Chelsea look far from being title contenders
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Defensive issues continue to plague the Blues while their expensively-assembled attack is yet to properly fire in the opening weeks of the campaign
This season was supposed to be different for Chelsea.
After an inconsistent but encouraging first campaign under Frank Lampard last term, this was meant to be the season where the Blues made the leap from top-four battlers to title contenders.
With Roman Abramovich having backed Lampard with a £200 million-plus summer spending splurge, many felt the Stamford Bridge outfit had gone a long way to closing the gap at the top of the table.