To say the very, very, very least, August was a busy month for Chelsea Soccer Membership.
In addition to being terribly energetic within the switch market (signing and promoting roughly 1,000,000 gamers), the Blues additionally started life below Enzo Maresca with 5 video games in fast succession.
Two wins, two defeats and a draw was maybe not the end result Maresca hoped for from mentioned video games, however there have been just a few positives to take from particular person performances.
Here is Chelsea’s best-performing gamers of the month, in line with 90min’s esteemed participant scores.
Common score: 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 instances Caicedo will lead Chelsea out on the Bridge.
Common score: 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 nicely.
The stats show it: two objectives and one help in three Premier League appearances in nothing to be sniffed at.
Common score: 6.25
Greatest efficiency: vs Servette (residence 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 means of.
Common score: 6.8
Greatest efficiency: vs Wolves
All in, it is protected to say that August was a reasonably rattling good month for Cole Palmer.
In addition to persevering with his tremendous kind from 2023/24 by bagging 5 purpose 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 score: 8
Greatest efficiency: vs Wolves
Contemplating simply what number of forwards Chelsea have on the books, we weren’t certain if Noni Madueke would get a lot recreation time below 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 the truth is the most effective month of the vast ahead’s profession up to now. And his hat-trick towards Wolves was the most effective single recreation efficiency of his profession too.
