Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0 last night, and nobody was in any doubt about who their best player was.
Moises Caicedo was a machine, and the praise for him has been fulsome.
Caicedo called “Kante-esque”
“Watching Moises Caicedo up close was a real thrill. This was a performance that showcased everything you want from a world-class midfielder. Tenacious, intelligent, full of quality and affecting the game in the final third. Jamie Redknapp called him ‘world class, perhaps the best of his type in world football’,” Lewis Jones wrote for Sky Sports.
“There’s something N’Golo Kanté-esque about him, not just in engine or energy, but in humility. He doesn’t crave the spotlight, he craves the ball. And when he gets it, the whole game dances to his tune. Xavi Simons looked almost frightened at times to dribble near the Chelsea enforcer such was the domination in the duels.
“He has that fear factor now. And that’s one of the main reasons why he’s the best in the world at what he does.”
We could agree more – it’s one thing to be really good, it’s another to have that “fear factor”, that aura that makes other players duck the 50-50s or hesitate at the crucial moment.
Just look at the goal Chelsea scored today – after Caicedo has barged his way through the first two challenges, Kevin Danso goes in so lightly on the third that the Ecuadorian can win that too.
If we could get just one attacker and one defender playing at his level, we’d be a proper team.
In other news…
There’s loads more good stuff in this interview about Estevao’s early years. There’s a story about how he had to be taken off midway through games to keep other parents happy.
Wesley Fofana has been given 300 hours of community service after filmed driving in a dangerous way earlier this year.
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