Despite calls for the Argentine to be sacked, Chelsea have a huge incentive to retain manager Mauricio Pochettino beyond this season.
The Blues manager has been under pressure for most of his first season at Stamford Bridge.
A string of inconsistent results left Chelsea in ninth place in Europe, three points behind Newcastle.
Losing to Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday meant their hopes of winning the trophy ended before a 5-0 defeat at London.
Arsenal on Tuesday night. Defeat at the Emirates Stadium forced Pochettino to prove his worth once again.
Performance has become a big issue for Pochettino after Todd Boley spent billions in the transfer market.
However, a shocking injury at Cobham meant that the Chelsea manager was unable to select a strong team for most of the matches.
Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Christopher Nkunku, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana all missed significant parts of the season through injury.
At the time of writing, Pochettino is without a full squad, with Leslie Ugochukwu, Levi Colville and Maro Gusto also absent due to injury.
Injury analyst Ben Dinary said the club’s long-term stability would help reduce the injury burden on players in the future.
“The simple answer [to Chelsea’s injury problems] is that there is no silver bullet.”
“There are many influences and factors into what, how, where and when we do it.
One of the most obvious considerations is stability within the club. Chelsea have always been a club with a great injury record,
since Guus Hiddink and Jose Mourinho, they have always been there and talked about being one of the clubs with the best injury record.
“This study will show that changes in the composition of the workforce have a significant impact on the injury burden.
Incidents started to increase, starting with Thomas Tuchel and ending with Graham Potter. In five to six months, the incident rate almost doubled.
Then they continued to climb under Frank Lampard.
“Bringing a head coach may have some effect on new training and tactical meals, but it is said that bringing additional staff will have another effect.
Focusing on hamstring injuries can nearly triple the burden in terms of head coach and support staff turnover, according to a research paper.
“I think promoting stability and keeping Pochettino will reduce the injury burden. Of course,
there are players who are coming into the league for the first time, but they are young. Looking at the data, we can see that the game is unrivaled in terms of demand and intensity.
“A lot of people will talk about the mileage, but really it hasn’t changed that much, but what has changed is the intensity of the matches and the recovery time at that distance.
There are a lot of players who are adapting. No matter the size, it creates a near-perfect storm in terms of less-than-ideal environments and team building.
“Managers have to take risks and make decisions. With all this in mind, the two biggest red flags are fatigue and past injuries,
which are one of the best indicators of future history. When it comes to teams with a lot of injuries,
it puts a strain on every team and forces players to play in certain situations that would normally put them in the line of fire.
