The Calm Before the Storm
The Look: Pure Blue, Pure Chelsea
Designed by Adidas, this kit embraced simplicity and strength.
A classic royal blue base, crisp white and red trim on the collar and sleeves, and the bold Yokohama Tyres sponsor across the chest — making its debut as the new commercial face of a club at the peak of its brand power.
Subtle pinstripes and clean lines made it one of the sharpest Chelsea kits of the 2010s — a modern look with old-school confidence.
On the back: Hazard 10. At the time, arguably the best player in the Premier League.
The Season: From Champions to Collapse
Just one season earlier, Chelsea had stormed to the Premier League title under José Mourinho. Hazard had been named PFA Player of the Year. Everything pointed to a long reign at the top.
Then came 2015/2016.
The season unravelled fast. Mourinho fell out with players, results plummeted, and the defending champions slipped into the bottom half of the table by Christmas. It was shocking. Chaotic. Fascinating.
Hazard, the previous season’s magician, went through a mysterious dip in form. He didn’t score a single league goal until April. And yet — that made this shirt unforgettable.
It’s the shirt of the fall, of the tension, of the unraveling of a team that looked unbeatable months earlier.
The Legacy: Beauty in the Breakdown
Today, this shirt is a reminder: football isn’t just about glory — it’s about narrative.
It captures Hazard in transition. The club between eras. A crest still heavy with silverware, but a season light on wins.
Collectors appreciate it not for the trophies it brought, but for the story it tells.
And design-wise? It holds up. Strong, elegant, no-nonsense. The kind of shirt that reminds you football shirts can be beautiful, even in messy times.
Why This Shirt Matters
- 🔵 Worn during a turning point in Chelsea’s modern era
- 🧙♂️ Features Hazard #10 — a club legend in a rare moment of struggle
- 📉 Symbol of the collapse after a title-winning season
- ✍️ First shirt to feature Yokohama Tyres sponsor
- 🎯 One of the cleanest Chelsea home kits of the Adidas era
This shirt isn’t about dominance — it’s about drama. And that makes it real.
Final Whistle
Not all legendary shirts come from legendary seasons.
Sometimes, the ones we remember most are the ones worn during the fall — when pressure mounts, legends are tested, and clubs learn who they really are.
This shirt? It’s Chelsea caught between glory and rebirth.
And Hazard #10 is right at the heart of it.
This shirt holds a strange place in Chelsea’s modern history.
It came just after triumph — and just before chaos.
The Chelsea 2015/2016 home shirt, worn by Eden Hazard #10, belongs to a season where expectations were sky-high… and then everything fell apart.
But that’s exactly what makes it so fascinating.
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