Right now, Chelsea FC are in the thick of it, when it comes to the Premier League title race. They are strongly tipped to pick up another 3 points at Everton on Sunday. Finally, Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital and the rest of the Chelsea FC leadership actually look like they know what they're doing when it comes to their football club.
Maybe, there was a method to this madness of egregious transfer window spending after all.
Perhaps, all the splashing the cash was actually done with a grand plan in mind. Or maybe it was just all a matter of getting the right tactical mind and motivational leader in place, and that man just happened to be Enzo Maresca. Let's try and predict the first team that Maresca could select here.
Robert Sanchez; Moises Caicedo, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto; Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez; Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho; Nicolas Jackson
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He's also the author of "Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America," and "No, I Can't Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry."