Enzo Fernandez and Noni Madueke made their Chelsea debuts against Fulham on Friday night, taking the number of debutants this season to a total of 16 – breaking a record which has stood since 1909, incredibly.
Can you name them all?
It shows just how crazy this year has been. Our summer activity was considerable, but not totally extraordinary. What happened in January on the other hand, was next level, and
Graham Potter will be delighted to have all these players to choose from, but integrating so many at the same time will be a real challenge.
To sum up the situation, as we all saw in the Unseen Extra video from Chelsea TV the other day, there are some players without space in the main dressing room, who have been given places in a little side annex.
Who needs a metaphor when you’ve got something like that just staring you in the face…