Last season at the very end they actually picked themselves up and started to move forward. They sat halfway through the season in mid-table and at the end of the season they climbed to 6th place. I'm sure if they had more time they could have fought for 5th or even 4th place. So I'm not writing them off for the new season
That performance by Chelsea team towards the end of the season came as a surprise and all thanks to their coach then. That performance he showed by end of the season doesn’t warrant him to be sacked but in the end, they sacked him. He might not have performed as they agreed on, but at least he was able to finish in a better position than the previous coach. With that performance, replicating it for next season is not too certain because the new coach might want to change the strategy and use his own that might not suit them well to win matches with it.
I honestly feel pain for Chelsea, this is going to be their 3rd season without qualifying for the Champions League, this means that they failed to finish at the top in the Premier League for the 3rd time in a row and if they don't do it the season, 4 season will just pass without finishing at the top. It's gonna be a history for me because I haven't experienced such before for Chelsea.
Has it taken that long since Chelsea qualified for the champions league competition last? It looks like it’s just their second season without playing in the champions league and the next season will make it the third one if they fail to qualify again. Chelsea have shown some improvement in their game after they finished the last season in the first half of the table. With a new coach, much should be expected and of course they look ready for the next season to get a good result for their spending on the new coach and some few players signed to the squad.
I think they have tried a few tactics and found their own, we'll see how the new coach performs but I think it will be ok. Regarding the sacked coach I don't think it was a bad decision. Yes, he pulled the team as much as he could and at the end of the season something worked out, but most likely the dismissal was already discussed a long time ago and both sides knew it would happen