Pat Nevin: It is a complete guess but I am going to be wild and say Chelsea will sneak in, in fourth place. If you take last season as a whole, it could be anything again this time. But if you look at the last few games, then they looked fine – they will be good, even.

Steve Sidwell: Chelsea had a solid end to last season and with their current model in buying the best young talent out there they’ll be hoping this crop have gained enough experience and confidence to push to another level. Cole Palmer will be another main focus which they’ll need to build around, but defensively they are still a worry.

Chris Waddle: For me they are the team who everyone has got to watch out for. The number of ins and outs they have had is unbelievable, but they have got the quality to make the top four. Let’s see if the new manager, Enzo Maresca, has got the presence and the ability to make these players more consistent. If he can do that, there is no reason why they won’t make the top four.

Danny Murphy: I just haven’t got a clue how Maresca is going to put together a balanced team with all the players Chelsea have got. They will score lots of goals, but with too many forwards in a team you are going to be vulnerable – I still think that without Thiago Silva at the back, irrespective of who plays then they are lacking leadership.

Jermaine Jenas: I don’t know what is going to happen. A new manager and loads of new players again. It could click, but it could be a nightmare.

Matt Upson: Chelsea are my wildcard. I just have a sneaky feeling that Maresca is going to be quite harmonious in how he fits in. I could be wrong, but I just feel like he’s a coach, and to function at that club you need to be a manager who is just a coach.

Pat Nevin: With the players they have got, Chelsea are definitely capable of the top six again, but for the money they have spent, it should be a lot more than that. You will never hear it from the club itself that they have to make the top four this time, but when this methodology of spending started, I thought to myself ‘I get it, I am giving you two years to get it right’.

Well, the two years are up and if it does not happen now, then what next? It is OK saying it will take another two years, and in the long-term it might be fine – but in the long-term we are all dead!