da gbg bet: The Blues have endured another difficult campaign, but one player has shone brightest amid their continued struggles
da cassino: Any optimistic Chelsea supporters who had hoped for a swift change in fortunes under Mauricio Pochettino this season will have been sorely disappointed. The Blues have been unable to fully shake off the malaise that engulfed them last season, regularly taking one step forward and two steps back.
There have been significant mitigating circumstances, though, with incessant injury problems depriving the Argentine tactician of various key players at one point or another. However, with the end of the 2023-24 campaign upon us, hope springs eternal; Chelsea have escaped the clutches of mid-table and are pushing for a return to Europe amid a late resurgence.
With the finish line in sight, GOAL has rated every Chelsea player's performance this season to figure out who should win the club's Player of the Season award…
Getty26Wesley Fofana (N/A) ↔️
The first in a string of injury blows Chelsea suffered before a ball was even kicked in competitive action this season. Injury-plagued Fofana has missed the entirety of the campaign having undergone reconstructive surgery on a ruptured ACL in the summer. Remarkably, he was back running on grass very swiftly, but that proved to be a false dawn.
AdvertisementGetty Images25Marcus Bettinelli (N/A) ↔️
Chelsea's third-choice goalkeeper returned having been out of action for some time with an unknown injury, but he hasn't made a single appearance all season.
Getty Images24Romeo Lavia (N/A) ↔️
The £58 million ($71m) summer signing was struck down by Chelsea's injury curse before even making his debut. Having damaged ankle ligaments in training, the midfielder – who Chelsea fought Liverpool tooth and nail to sign – returned for a single game in December before being sidelined again with a serious thigh injury and eventually ruled out for the rest of season.
Getty Images23Deivid Washington (N/A) ↔️
One of the plethora of young players to sign for Chelsea in the past year, Brazilian forward Washington has featured in a number of Pochettino's Premier League squads and was handed his debut against Brentford in October, but he has been given limited first-team opportunities as he focused on making an impression with the Under-23s.