He consistently played down Chelsea 's title chances throughout the season .
He consistently referred to it as a transitional season , slowly moulding his squad and most significantly dropping ( and eventually selling ) Chelsea 's player of the year of the two previous seasons , Juan Mata .
He consistently played down Chelsea 's title chances throughout the season and referred to it as a transitional season , slowly moulding his squad and most significantly dropping ( and eventually selling ) Chelsea 's player of the year of the two previous seasons , Juan Mata .