Chelsea 3-0 Watford: The one where an American starred on the Fourth of July

Olivier Giroud: Like a fine wine

After Wednesday's shocking performance against West Ham, Chelsea managed to bounce back with aplomb against another relegation battler Watford.

Frank Lampard dropped Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger and Tammy Abraham for the part they played in letting Man United close the gap on fourth to just two points. While Rudiger definitely made two prolific mistakes in that match, he remains more consistent overall than his partner Andreas Christensen. I'm not saying the Dane has blackmail material over the boss. But I'm not not saying it.

Leicester 0-1 Chelsea: The one that saw a TRIPLE sub

This guy loves an FA Cup goal

Traditionally domestic cup games have been used as an opportunity for fringe and academy players to get a look in. And while useful to keep the squad fresh and give as many players an opportunity throughout the season making six changes to the team against opposition higher in the table isn't really best practice. This isn't the Chelsea of old where academy kids don't get a chance.

Frank Lampard has given no less than eight academy products a debut this season. There's no need to experiment for cup games especially on the back of this restart. The team need a little cohesion. This was the time to keep your back-line together, maybe make three changes to give players a rest - and use those five subs when the game is in hand.

Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea: The one that saw Frank Lampard lift his first trophy

The big one... all hail the Rakuten Cup

One month into his new role and Frank Lampard has led Chelsea to the dizzying heights of Rakuten Cup champions. A completely meaningful trophy that shall no doubt be revered for some time to come. Insert terrible overplayed jokes about it being more trophies than Mauricio Pochettino, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, etc and so on. Still no idea why actual trophies are given out in these pre-season friendlies. It’s odd. So nevermind that, Chelsea only went and did a win against fierce rivals Barcelona.