Grading Every Chelsea FC Player’s Performance Since August

Winger. Belgium. EDEN HAZARD. A. With Luis Suarez’s departure, the PFA player of the year title is now up for grabs and Hazard will without doubt aim to get it after finishing runner-up last season. He has come back from the World Cup to a team with more talent, but the revamp up front ensures that Hazard gets more space as the defense are more concerned with Diego Costa, which results in some top-class runs down the lines or straight on goal as we’ve seen against Arsenal and Manchester United. Hazard has developed into a well-rounded winger as he now tracks back but still offers a threat on the front. Racking up secondary assists and man of the match performances makes him one of the best players of English topflight and certainly one of Mourinho’s new generation of untouchables.

OSCAR . A. Did not live up to the expectations of replacing Mata last season but it seems that the World Cup has changed Oscar, this season he and Hazard a racking up the Man of the Match awards. Mesmerizing backheels and great chemistry with the rest of the midfield, add to that a great off-the-ball effort and you’ve got a complete midfielder that fits well in Mourinho’s philosophy.. Central Attacking Midfielder. Brazil

ANDRE SCHURRLE. C+. Chelsea’s only 2014 World cup winner was expected to cement his place in the starting lineup, but illness combined with a bad run of form has kept him from proving his worth : two goals from a great team effort (Burnley and Manchester City) were some positives, but these were shaded by poor performance which saw Schurrle take a lot of shots, most of them off target. Often subbed off at half time to allow for the likes of Willian or Mikel to allow for more defensive stability, rumors about a possible move for the German are starting to emerge.<br /> If he is to fight for a starting position, André Schürrle has to work more on his tracking back as well as his linkup play with Oscar and Hazard.. Winger. Germany

B. Willian fits well in the team because he is a more defensively minded and thus provides cover for offensive-minded full back Ivanovic (who’s pretty slow at tracking back). Compared to Schurrle, Willian rarely shoots and prefers linking up with his teammates. One of his weaknesses are his decision making abilities and expecially during a counter when he waits to much and ends up giving the ball away. Chosen over Schurrle when facing teams that are capable of couter-attacking, his form as of now suggest he is on the right path. Right-Winger. Brazil. WILLIAN

D. Brought in during the last winter transfer window, Mohamed Salah has failed to live up to the expectations, only racking up rare cameos since the start of the season, Salah is the player most likely to leave Chelsea FC in the next transfer window as players such as Hazard and Willian are playing too well to give up their positions.. Right-Winger. Egypt. MOHAMMED SALAH