There were so many impressive performers for Chelsea in Sunday’s home win against Aston Villa, including Moises Caicedo.
Chelsea picked up another three points in the Premier League this weekend by beating Villa 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have won three straight games across all competitions since returning from the November international break, so they’re certainly heading in the right direction under Enzo Maresca.
Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring for the hosts inside the opening 10 minutes with his clean left-footed finish in the penalty box.
Enzo Fernandez then added his side’s second goal with a fantastic strike. In fact, Roy Keane raved about Fernandez’s Chelsea goal against Villa.
Finally, Cole Palmer joined in on the act in the second half with a remarkable finish into the top corner to make it 3-0.
Chelsea fans react to Moises Caicedo’s performance vs Aston Villa
A selection of Chelsea supporters on social media loved the individual contribution of Moises Caicedo in the Villa win. In fact, plenty of them made the lofty comparison with former Blues great N’Golo Kante.
Caicedo, 23, played in a different position today both in and out of possession, but he did both roles superbly well. He slotted into an unfamiliar right-back position when Villa had the ball, but drifted into his usual central midfield spot in possession.
Here are Chelsea fans comparing Caicedo to midfield great Kante:
@asmauribadu2 wrote: “Caicedo is the new Kante.”
@Mo_Tamanna posted: “Words don’t do Moises Caicedo justice. I didn’t think I’d see a midfielder better than Kante at my club, but I think we may have just found the one. It sounds crazy but it’s not, he’s just that ridiculous at football.”
@agtimmyy shared: “Caicedo is Kante breed.”
@iamoyekanmi claimed: “Caicedo giving Kante vibe.”
@Driz_04 said: “We replaced Kante with Caicedo perfectly. What a player!”
@Ormey65 wrote: “Caicedo has been Kante levels this season.”
Moises Caicedo irresistible this season
Whether it’s at full-back or in his usual midfield role, Caicedo is oozing confidence on a football pitch in Chelsea colours.
FOTMOB has provided the individual statistics from Caicedo’s performance versus Villa:
- Match rating – 8.1
- Minutes played -90
- Successful dribbles – 1/1 (100%)
- Touches – 76
- Accurate passes – 56/64 (88%)
- Chances created – 3
- Interceptions – 2
- Clearances – 1
- Dribbled past – 0
- Ground duels won – 3/5 (60%)
- Aerial duels won – 1/1 (100%)
Caicedo is viewed as undroppable from Chelsea’s XI by Maresca, starting all 13 league games so far this season. Meanwhile, John Obi Mikel says Caicedo is the first name on Chelsea’s team sheet.
The Blues are starting to see why they invested a club-record £115m to sign him from Brighton.
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