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Season score out of 10 and overriding emotion?
For Chelsea fans, there's no way you can give this season a score higher than a 3/10, based on the fact the team got out of the Champions League league phase and made it to the FA Cup final. If you rate it purely on the mood at the club through the course of the campaign, it's 0/10.
Best moment and why?
There were precious few moments we will remember in the future - Estevao Willian's winner against Liverpool felt like a star being born, so that has to take the crown. Beating Barcelona made us believe we were good for a moment, and beating Napoli away was another brief highlight.
Player of season and why?
Key to that Napoli win was Joao Pedro, and he has to be the player of the season -even if he went two months without a goal in the autumn, showing how low standards were this year.
Unsung hero and why?
It's hard to have any unsung heroes in a season which went this badly. Jorrel Hato's form picked up over the past few months - that's the best we can do.
Biggest disappointment?
It's also hard to pick out a biggest disappointment from a season which was almost entirely disappointing. Wesley Fofana's disgraceful attitude and behaviour on and off the pitch, when combined with his largely shocking performances, is one thing that will stick with fans for a long time.
What needs to change this summer?
The ownership - but given that's not going to happen, a change in the sporting leadership would be a close second. Unfortunately, that looks almost as unlikely. They have promised a reconsidered strategy, but have offered little evidence over the course of four years that they will get that right either.
Major hope for next season?
That the appointment of Xabi Alonso as an actual manager, with more authority and more power than his predecessors, combined with the modified transfer policy and the absence of European football, could mean a major rebound next season.
But you'll forgive most supporters for being hesitant to get too excited after a miserable campaign.
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