To say the very, very, very least, August was a busy month for Chelsea Soccer Membership.
In addition to being terribly lively within the switch market (signing and promoting roughly 1,000,000 gamers), the Blues additionally started life beneath Enzo Maresca with 5 video games in fast succession.
Two wins, two defeats and a draw was maybe not the result Maresca hoped for from mentioned video games, however there have been a couple of positives to take from particular person performances.
Here is Chelsea’s best-performing gamers of the month, in keeping with 90min’s esteemed participant rankings.
Common ranking: 6.2
Greatest efficiency: vs Wolves
Moises Caicedo’s significance to Enzo Maresca’s plans at Chelsea have been made specific by the truth that he featured in each single one of many video games in August.
The midfielder was even handed the captain’s armband for the Blues’ UEFA Convention League first leg conflict with Servette at Stamford Bridge.
We anticipate this’ll be the primary of many occasions Caicedo will lead Chelsea out on the Bridge.
Common ranking: 6.25
Greatest efficiency: vs Crystal Palace
Nicolas Jackson is perennially the butt of jokes on social media, however on the pitch he is really performing fairly rattling effectively.
The stats show it: two objectives and one help in three Premier League appearances in nothing to be sniffed at.
Common ranking: 6.25
Greatest efficiency: vs Servette (house leg)
Chelsea have Christopher Nkunku to thank for his or her development into the UEFA Europa Convention League ‘league’ section this season.
The France ahead netted essential objectives in each legs towards Servette to see the Blues by way of.
Common ranking: 6.8
Greatest efficiency: vs Wolves
All in, it is secure to say that August was a reasonably rattling good month for Cole Palmer.
In addition to persevering with his wonderful type from 2023/24 by bagging 5 objective contributions in three video games – 4 of which got here towards Wolves alone – Palmer additionally lifted the PFA Younger Participant of the 12 months award too. Good one.
Common ranking: 8
Greatest efficiency: vs Wolves
Contemplating simply what number of forwards Chelsea have on the books, we weren’t positive if Noni Madueke would get a lot recreation time beneath new boss Maresca.
Regardless of mentioned choices, Madueke has been given loads of recreation time and greater than made probably the most of it.
August 2024 was in actual fact one of the best month of the extensive ahead’s profession so far. And his hat-trick towards Wolves was one of the best single recreation efficiency of his profession too.
