Chelsea qualified for the Champions League, won the Conference League and became Club World Cup champions in the first season of Enzo Maresca.
Can they now launch a Premier League title challenge?
Maresca Ball has landed
Chelsea fans were able to do in the break in Fulham during the break during the break during the break.
Once they had only won once in their previous four games, their Champions League would fade up until Tyrique George and Pedro Neto produced a dramatic late change. It turned out to be the turning point of their season.
Chelsea won 13 of their last 15 games with Maresca who adjusted his system and also experimented at the Club World Cup by using every outfield player.
Reece James played in midfield with Moises Caicedo, so that Enzo Fernandez can thrive further ahead.
Full-backs Marc Cucurella and Malo Gusto stayed wide at the Club World Cup instead of entering the center and Cole Palmer shone on the right wing instead of the rush.
It was also noticeable how often Chelsea played against PSG for longer, bypassed their trademark presses and use their pace and strength to go on the field.
The possession style of Maresca has become exciting.
Pedro, Delap, Jackson guarantee goals, but also a headache
Chelsea came loose when Nicolas Jackson injured his hamstring halfway through last season. Christopher Nunku was unable to fill the void and winger Pedro Neto had to play as a striker. Palmer's drastic decrease in the form also coincided with their sticky run.
They will not have the same forward problems next season. The additions of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap have shown a declaration of intent that the club wants to compete on all fronts. They can also rely on young people Marc Guiu and George.
The trio scored 32 goals between them in the Premier League last season. The bigger problem will keep them all happy with the regular playing time. Rumors about an exit for Jackson have already started.
Can Sanchez continue its CWC form?
Robert Sanchez was occasionally hunted by Chelsea fans when he had the ball at his feet. His five mistakes that led to goals, the joints in the Premier League, did not cost Chelsea a spot of Champions League, but made it the most thought that he had to be replaced.
“I don't see anyone winning the Premier League with that keeper and without a striking center-back,” said Jamie Carragher in December. He succeeded it a month later by saying that Sanchez is a keeper for a “bottom-half” club.
Chelsea ran away from signing AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan before the Club World Cup, which seemed to lift Sanchez for the tournament.
The 27-year-old kept four clean sheets, sparkled in the final with six saves to earn the Golden Glove and his accurate long-kicking troubled PSG for the counterattack. This can be a turning point in his Chelsea career – it must be if they want to challenge the title.
'Billion pounds of bottles' with a solution
Todd Boehly now has something to show for his £ 1.5 billion at Chelsea.
A Champions League Place, a trophy from the Conference League and a Triumph Triumph has laid the iconic line of Gary Neville to rest.
Chelsea looks from the real deal with a young team that has quickly inherited the club's trophy-winning mentality.
The estimated £ 111 million in the World Cup price money will also help to balance the books.
Quick start possible, but CWC Hangover?
The fixture computer has given Chelsea a favorable start to the season, starting at home at Crystal Palace on August 17, live on Sky Sports.
West Ham, Fulham and Brentford follow before they first leave London when they visit Manchester United.
Chelsea also has the second best set of luminaires after the Nine Premier League sides in the middle of the week.
They only play twice away from home, against Manchester United and Crystal Palace, who only travel 341 miles after playing in the Champions League.
But how will they recover from a 64 game season that ended in July? There are only 25 days between the final of the Club World Cup and their first pre-season match against Bayer Leverkusen on 8 August followed by AC Milan two days later.