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 one million 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 stated video games, however there have been a number of positives to take from particular person performances.
Here is Chelsea’s best-performing gamers of the month, in line with 90min’s esteemed participant rankings.
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 count on this’ll be the primary of many occasions 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 effectively.
The stats show it: two targets and one help in three Premier League appearances in nothing to be sniffed at.
Common score: 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 targets in each legs in opposition to 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 fairly rattling good month for Cole Palmer.
In addition to persevering with his advantageous kind from 2023/24 by bagging 5 aim contributions in three video games – 4 of which got here in opposition to 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 sport time below new boss Maresca.
Regardless of stated choices, Madueke has been given loads of sport time and greater than made probably the most of it.
August 2024 was in reality the most effective month of the extensive ahead’s profession thus far. And his hat-trick in opposition to Wolves was the most effective single sport efficiency of his profession too.
