“Consistency” was the word repeatedly used by Bompastor to sum up Chelsea’s campaign but it has not been easy.
With the former Lyon boss stepping into the big shoes left by Emma Hayes, the squad went through what they described as a “transitional season”, bedding in new players and adapting to the new manager’s style and coaching methods.
Hayes herself was one of the first to congratulate Chelsea, posting on Instagram that their achievements were “so, so deserved”.
The results were immaculate but not the performances – they won by one-goal margins on 10 occasions and trailed four times during the season.
Of their 56 goals, 17 came in the last 15 minutes of matches (30.4% of their total), and eight were scored in stoppage time.
Between 26 January and 2 March, they dropped two points and won four successive matches by a one-goal margin in a period where they had to grind out results.
“It is sometimes difficult to describe my feelings and emotions. We had the right mentality from the beginning of the season until the end,” said Bompastor.
“We have been consistent even when sometimes performances were not the best – we always found a way to win and get the three points.
“I think maybe the game we had against Arsenal [in January] was probably when we started to realise we were in a really good position to win the league.
“The second part of the season was more difficult because we were not as dominant as we would have liked to have been.
“For me, it is a great achievement because we were able to be consistent, unbeaten, and in this league it means a lot because it is really competitive.”
All-in-all, Chelsea’s title was never in doubt as they finished 12 points clear with 19 wins and three draws.
They won six of their six matches against the other top-four sides – Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City.
The only times they dropped points were in three draws against Leicester (1-1), Brighton (2-2) and West Ham (2-2).
They remain, as they have done for the past six years, the best team in England.
