Top Drog presents Carlo with solution

THE Robert de Niro tearjerker Awakenings centres on an episode where the main protagonist experiences normal life after being brought out of a catatonic state by pioneering methods from his psychiatrist Oliver Sacks, played by Robin Williams.

De Niro’s character smiles in wonder as he takes in sunlight, responds to people’s greetings and dances to music — before the subtitles appear with the revelation that he “never experienced another awakening in his life”. Cue credits and floods of tears.

The same sad truth could apply to Chelsea fans — not to mention the manager — after they witnessed something on Saturday they had not seen since October: a team that played with the confidence and swagger of a side with eyes on Premier League supremacy.