Chelsea v Stoke: A time for Antonio Conte to Drinkwater.

Chelsea take on Stoke this afternoon at Stamford Bridge having stuttered their way through the busy Christmas period so far. I wrote an article the other day saying that it felt as though Chelsea were stuck in second gear so far this season having failed to reach the heights of last term with our attacking play and that doesn’t just revolve around the sale of Diego Costa either. It’s almost as if we are lacking ideas moving forward against sides that are more than happy to either match our formation and play three at the back or, those sides that are prepared to play with ten men behind the ball always adopting a low block. Examples of this h...