Chelsea players have come in for a lot of criticism this season, which is understandable. They are a young team but have come nowhere near to meeting expectations. While qualifying for the Champions League was never going to be easy, to find themselves in 11th place and 17 points behind fourth is hugely disappointing. Pundits have not held back with Gary Neville describing Chelsea as “billion-pound bottle jobs” after their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last month. Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling has had to deal with scrutiny from his own fans, being booed off by some of the Stamf…