Chelsea: Mid-Preseason Report Card (sure, it’s a thing)

Teacher’s Pet: Ola Aina

Knowing that Ivanovic doesn’t have the pace nor attacking wit to control a flank, it was curious that Chelsea hadn’t thrown a single cent at the problem. Ola Aina just might be why. Ivanovic’s poorly timed injury has given the teenager an opportunity, and he’s already looking the part.

Teacher’s Pet: Victor Moses

The ever valiant preseason warrior is back conquering pitches made from awkwardly converted fields with weirdly shaped goals. With Hazard and Willian essentially penned into the first team sheet, Moses is showing Conte that he’s – at the very least – a sub capable of turning a match.

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