27 Apr 2013 14:38:41
Chelsea's best players of the season:

1. Mata. This fella has no flaws to his game and his ceiling in developement is very high. A genuine European football superstar.

2. Luiz. No player has improved more since last season than David Luiz. A probable future captain of Chelsea not only proved he's capable to dominate midfield, but finally started playing great in his primere position.

3. Hazard. First season is hard in England for anyone. You may as well ask Christiano Ronaldo. Comparing their debut season's in EPL, Hazard is already having the better of Ronaldo. Sky is the limit is a cliche, but it applies perfectly to Hazard's potential.

4. Cech. With our defence struggling for consistency, pace and concentration, a man keeping us afloat in so many games this season is Peter Cech. The most reliable man defence keeps the best young keeper in the world in Madrid. Enough said.

5. Ramires. Finding the fifth is probably the hardest as I only see four stand out performers. The others are on loan. But Rami has got something that none other in our squad has. Tenacity, 100% commitment, incredible work rate. He just never stops, does he?

JG

1.) 27 Apr 2013
Oscar has impressed, I belive we have a real talent in him.

2.) 27 Apr 2013
Mata is truly world class but he does rely on his left foot to much. Hazard has hit a 30yrd screamer with his left, a dribble and finish against west ham with his left and that left footed thunderbolt in one of the cups. Hazard is 2 footed and that is something Mata really struggles with.
Mata is a better passer but Hazard is going to be a top 5 player in the world in my opinion with time.

3.) 27 Apr 2013
Mata could have a bit more pace to his game and Ronaldo was 18 when he went to Man Utd, Hazard was 21 at the beginning of this season

4.) 27 Apr 2013
Agree with everything said but I would have Azpilicueta 5th instead of Rami. Azpi has been excellent, in my opinion

5.) 27 Apr 2013
Azpi at 5 for me

6.) 27 Apr 2013
Agree that Azpilicueta has had a great debut season. He's not as defensive minded as Ivanovic but a lot faster and much better getting forward. I feel next season with a little bit more work on defensive capabilities and he'll be up there with the best RB's.

7.) 27 Apr 2013
I am sorry, but I am not a fan of Azpiliqueta at all. I understand why he is popular with most fans, but his defensive shortcomings are as bad as Glen Johnson's are for Liverpool and nation. Ivanovic is a much more reliable defender. I struggle to see the advantage of his attacking qualities over defensive faults. We have so many talented attackers up front. I would much rather prefer a hard nosed tough defender in that position.

JG

8.) 27 Apr 2013
You must be delusional if you're comparing him to Johnson. Azpilicueta isn't anywhere near that bad defensively. Perhaps he's not as good as Iva on the defensive side but he's a lot quicker which is usually required in RB's. Not to mention 100% better than any of the actual RB's we have/had. How many slow RB/LB's are there? Hardly any. They have to deal with the pace of wingers.

9.) 28 Apr 2013
You can call me whatever you like. Azpi's best qualities are in attack. Defensively he's average at best. Nowhere near Ivanovic. Yet, he takes the RB spot and it is what I do not like as he weakens our not so reliable defence even more. In a long run he'd be a great rb, I believe. But i'm judging this and this season only.

Compare him to Ashley Cole defensively and where would you rate him then? Or Zabaleta?

10.) 28 Apr 2013
But I expect u think mikel is great haha. Azpilucueta never gets done down his own flank.

11.) 28 Apr 2013
Azpilicueta is reliable, nothing else, he crosses like school boys and his touch is awful, he relies on speed to get past defenders

12.) 28 Apr 2013
He's not the best and not the worst. I haven't seen him destroyed in any matches. He's also only 23 adn can still improve alot. I don't think Cole was as good as he is now at 23. And considering Iva isn't a RB, Azpi is the best RB we've had in years. Bosingwa. Need I say anymore. {Ed002's Note - Chelsea also have Wallace.}

13.) 28 Apr 2013
I meant that he was an improvement on what has always been our weakest position in terms of quality. I do realise that we have other players that play there. But Wallace is only 18.

14.) 28 Apr 2013
Never meant to have this post about Azpiliqueta. I like the kid and i'd be delighted as much as anyone of you if he developed into a great right back. But he ain't a top player, yet. Let alone top 5 performer of Chelsea this term. I'd say Rami, Lamps, Cahill, Oscar are having a better campaign than Azpiliqueta.

JG