Who wouldn't enjoy watching a team which includes the wizardry of Eden Hazard, the mastery of Cesc Fabregas and the hurly-burly penalty box power play of Diego Costa, a striker who already looks the perfect fit, not only for Chelsea, but the Premier League.
Sure, the Spanish striker may not be entirely averse to indulging in some of the game's darker arts, but he does at least have that Fergie-esque habit of celebrating every goal with the gay abandon of a giddy school boy on 'teacher training day'. Scoring first and shutting up shop no longer seems to be order of the day in SW6.
Yet Chelsea's new-found willingness to shake off the shackles may be borne as much out of necessity as desire. The Blues don't exactly look solid at the back at present; they've needed seven of the 10 goals they've scored in their last two games just to secure maximum points.
After shipping three at Everton last time out, Jose Mourinho's side presented Swansea with enough opportunities to score at least the same number this time around. Having been handed an early lead when John Terry bundled into his own net, Swansea were gift-wrapped more opportunities in the second half. Bafetimbi Gomis beat a half-arsed offside trap before being denied by Thibaut Courtois, only for Jonjo Shelvey to punish similar indiscipline minutes later by slotting home when Terry had gone walkabout.
Playing fantastic football, scoring loads of great goals and defending like idiots seems to have made Arsenal pretty popular down the years - so could Chelsea be about to become everyone's second favourite team...?
Probably not, but it's still fun to watch.
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