The Blues will take on one of their bogey teams in recent years at the weekend when they travel down south to play Bournemouth
Say the words 'Bournemouth away' to any Chelsea fan and they'll look at you in horror. Despite not having lost to the Cherries in over four years, there'll still be memories flooding back from the harrowing 4-0 defeat at the Vitality Stadium that signalled the beginning of the end for the relationship between then-manager Maurizio Sarri and the supporters.
Go four years into the future though and it's arguably even bleaker than it was back then. Coming off the back of their worst ever Premier League season, the Blues - having already invested £1billion into their squad since the takeover by Todd Boehly and his consortium - sit a lowly 12th after their opening four matches.
Just one win so far against a Luton Town side that have taken an unfathomable leap up into the top flight leaving them out of their depth is far from enough to satisfy a fanbase as dependant on results as Chelsea's. But they've now been handed a perfect bounce-back after the international break left them mulling in their thoughts for the past two weeks.
Andoni Iraola's side are winless in their first four games, one of just seven teams in the league with a worse record than the Blues. Back-to-back defeats against Liverpool and Tottenham were never going to be easy fixtures though, and they've managed to take points off of West Ham and Brentford.
Despite Mauricio Pochettino's ever-lasting confidence that his plans for the side will come good, Blues supporters will want to start seeing that actually come into fruition. With that being said, here's three ways he can start to win them over again with a win over the Cherries this
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