Moisès Caicedo has been in tremendous form so far this season for club and country but the renaissance of the former Brighton & Hove Albion player can be traced back to the end of last season.
Signed from the seagulls for a fee speculated to be in the region of 110 million pounds, Caicedo has brilliantly shut out the noise from critics with his immense showings for the Blues.
Playing in midfield or showing his versatility and deputising at right back, Caicedo’s performances have remained consistent irrespective of position or role on the pitch.
Concentrating on today’s performance, the Ecuadorian started as a right back with the license to invert into midfield but that role served as no deterrent to the usual Caicedo Chelsea fans have become accustomed to watching play for a while now.
Last ditch tackles to snuff out dangers, key interceptions, recovering the ball to start dangerous counter attacks and his new-found passing range in behind defences are a few important metrics Caicedo contributes to the team.
In a team blessed with array of technicians, having a player of Caicedo’s ilk often proves undebatable as defensive balance is key to any successful team.
Wining 3 of 5 ground duels and 1/1 in aerial duels, Caicedo once again proved his importance to Maresca’s men as Chelsea dominated the visitors, Aston Villa.
Considering the season Caicedo has had so far, if the season ended now, it surely wouldn’t be out of place to crown him Chelsea’s player of the season so far.
