"I am a central midfielder, my favourite player is Frank Lampard, and so I am very happy to be a Chelsea player," remarked Mario Pasalic as he penned a long term deal with Chelsea back in 2014. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Pasalic has never played with or under Lampard since that day. In fact he can't even say he set a competitive foot on the turf at Stamford Bridge. A familiar tale perhaps. Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku will tell you that success at Chelsea i, historically, a lottery, often...
Original author: Duncan Mitchell