Chelsea’s best player this season “instrumental” for team that just jumped over Brazil | OneFootball

We had a good run without one, but the international break is back to bore our socks off.

There is little joy to be had in watching our players play World Cup Qualifiers for their countries while we await the return of club football, but it’s still nice to see them play well – just in the hope they bring that form back to our crucial end of season run which will define whether Chelsea make the Champions League places or not.

In South America, both of our central midfield stars were in action. Enzo Fernandez helped Argentina to a narrow win over Uruguay, while Moises Caicedo was outstanding for Ecuador as they beat Venezuela 2-1 to hop ahead of Brazil into second place in the CONMEBOL qualifying group.

The South American ESPN, ESPN Deportes, raved about him in their review of the game:

“Moises Caicedo. Ecuador’s best player, he was instrumental in shutting down the opponent’s defensive system. He mastered set pieces, executed crosses with precision, and was also impeccable in stealing the ball,” they wrote.

His stats told the same story – 62 passes of 69 accurate, a chance created, 3 of 4 dribbles completed, 2/3 tackles won, contributing to an overall 8/10 ground duels won. That earned him a final match rating of 7.8 on FotMob.

Caicedo carries club form to international qualifiers

Moises Caicedo duels in midfield for Ecuador. (Photo by Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images)

Caicedo has been great for Chelsea all season so we weren’t too worried about his form anyway. But it’s great to see he’s continuing to perform and has quite clearly become a real leader at international level too.

If the teammates around him at Stamford Bridge can raise their game to his level, we should be in for a really successful end to the campaign after a rollercoaster ride in the last few months.