Chelsea’s 2023 has certainly been a calendar year to forget in the context of their recent history.
However, a team named by ESPN of the most disappointing players of the calendar year sees four of the 11 players coming from the Blues.
Todd Boehly twice in the last 12 months oversaw the spending of a club-record fee in an attempt to strengthen the club and get them back towards the top of the table.
The first example of this was the signing of Enzo Fernandez, who joined after a superb World Cup campaign as part of the winning Argentina squad.
While he has certainly not been a bad impression, some will have been left wondering if what they have seen so far have warranted the price tag paid.
He has been one of the players named in the most disappointing team, with their next most expensive January addition also being highlighted.
Four Chelsea players in most disappointing side
Mykhailo Mudryk has come into better form in recent weeks, however did endure a rough start to life at Stamford Bridge.
Under Mauricio Pochettino though, he does look as if he is getting a lot better and finally looking like the player they wanted to sign.
Defender Marc Cucurella has also been named as part of this disappointing Premier League side, which again is likely weighed heavily on his time last season under Graham Potter and Frank Lampard.
He had also been showing improvements under the new manager, however his spell in the team has come to end for a while after he picked up a rough injury.
The final Chelsea representative is Reece James, with this certainly not being down to what he has done on the pitch.
Instead, the fact that he has hardly been available this season due to his mounting injury problems has factored into a disappointing 12 months for the Chelsea captain.
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