Popular narratives and conventional wisdom are sometimes right. Heck, Occam's razor suggests that the simplest explanation is more likely than the more complex one to be correct. Of course, Occam -- who wasn't actually called Occam, but was rather a 14th-century Franciscan monk who happened to be from a village named Ockham, a few miles down the road from Chelsea 's training ground -- lived in a world without sports and, specifically, football. So take it with a pinch of salt.

Here's a look at some popular recent narratives and how they stack up.

' Liverpool 's somewhat disappointing early-season performances and results are largely down to decisions made in the transfer window'

And yes, we're not just talking about the three straight road defeats ( Crystal Palace , Galatasaray

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