Cast your mind back to August and you’ll remember that Chelsea fans were pretty delighted with Mauricio Pochettino.
He had come in with a big smile and a positive attitude, wiped away all the negativity of last year, overseen some nice football in the friendlies and seemed to be good news all around.
There was only one thing that annoyed Chelsea fans in those early weeks – the coach’s strange preference for using his best left back, Ben Chilwell, as a left winger, then using his best centre back, Levi Colwill, as a left back.
He persisted with this, despite growing frustration from the fans, until Chilwell picked up an injury.
Since the England international’s return, absences at centre back have meant that Colwill has been needed in the middle, forcing Pochettino to use both players in their natural spots.
But today’s lineup seems to show a return for Chilwell to the wing. If this goes wrong, it might just the final straw for a lot of fans who are critically low on patience with Pochettino.