Coped much better with injuries this season I reckon. Pretty much all the ones we've had, have been to lads in form or confirmed starters.
Look at the 6 who are out at the moment; Jags, Pienaar, Oviedo, Gibson, Kone, Traore... and the others who have missed some part of the season due to injury. From memory; Baines, Distin, Barkley, Deulofeu, Lukaku.
If we had been 'taking a water pistol to a gunfight', in previous years our water pistol would have been dripping into our shoes and we would have battled bravely, but still got nothing. I also feel that we've been more prepared to allow players to recover fully before putting them back into the mix... with the odd exception obviously.