Five Chelsea FC Players In ESPN FC’s Premier League Midseason XI

Thibaut Courtois

By ian Minkoff-London Pixels (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsAs for those who did make it, ESPN selected Thibaut Courtois because “rarely has a foreign goalkeeper adjusted to the demands of the Premier League so swiftly. For this alone, he just edges out the superb David De Gea”. Courtois has adapted very quickly and has really come in to his own as a leader despite being one of the youngest members of the squad.  After a few shaky matches early on when the Blues were shipping goals at an uncharacteristic rate, they are back to being the fantastic defensive side we all know and love.