The other 19 managers had a meeting to discuss how to deal with Chelsea after they romped to the title so easily.
They figured it should not be that difficult for 19 brains and co. to think of something.

Top of the tactics suggested were:
1. Stick a leg to wherever Hazard & Matic is going. Foul them, kick them, disrupt them anything goes. Also always have at least 2 men on Hazard, but 3 to be sure. We have 11 yellow cards to give up anyway.
2. Rile up Costa. Make him focus on you instead of the game. From what we see, referee don’t really like him or give him the benefit of the doubt.
3. Attack the fullbacks and drag out the centerbacks. The defence is not pacy and it’s vulnerable to breakaways into space in the final third.
4. Let them have the ball, anticipate and attack the attackers just before they have it because that is where the ball always ends up.
5. Let the fullbacks (esp Ivanovic) cross and anticipate the block/clearance and counterattack. They will be too far upfield to chase back. The midfield with Fabregas will be relatively easy to bypass. In fact, Matic is on the left side and he won’t be the midfielder covering Ivanovic on the right.

Bonus tactics:
1. Bank on the fact almost no referees like them. Even if they are not biased, they are more inclined to look the other way than not. Test out the ref slowly but surely throughout the game and see his inclination to give fouls. See pt 1 & 2.
2. Goalkicks are always aimed at Ivanovic and no one else. He may win the initial header but you just have to attack the second ball. See pt 4.

What we learned so far confirms that these tactics are working and they have no answer to it. Keep doing it on top of working your socks off and you’ll be rewarded with a comfortable win. May the odds be ever in your favour, which is happening quite frequently these days anyways.