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          Full-back positioning, attacking efficiency key to fixing Chelsea

          It's been a difficult season so far for Chelsea defenders John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Cesar Azpilicueta. Alex Livesey/Getty Images
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Sep 28, 2015, 08:00 PM ET

          After capturing the Premier League title in convincing fashion last season, Chelsea is off to a disappointing start to the 2015-16 campaign. The team currently sits in 15th place after seven matches, and its early-season issues are threatening to jeopardize the team's domestic title hopes this season. The Blues are currently struggling in both the attack and on defense, and while there is still time to turn things around, Chelsea must make adjustments in order to compete for the 2015-16 Prem title.