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Chelsea 2022/23 season player ratings: Forwards scored

Ben Chilwell staying at Chelsea is critically important

Does Chelsea really need a new goalkeeper to challenge?

Is Victor Osimhen the man Chelsea should chase in the summer?

Malo Gusto of Lyon, and now Chelsea (Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

How can Chelsea use both Reece James and Malo Gusto?

Chelsea's US owner Todd Boehly awaits kick-off (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

4 Notable takeaways from Chelsea’s winter spending spree

Chelsea badge (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Chelsea tactics and transfers: Finally some tactics and transfers

Lewis Hall of Chelsea (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s Temporary Chilwell: Here comes 18-year-old Lewis Hall

Mason Mount of Chelsea (Photo Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Graham Potter’s Chelsea: Where should Mason Mount play?

Hakim Ziyech of Chelsea and Romain Perraud of Southampton (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)

Graham Potter’s Chelsea: Where will Hakim Ziyech play?

Brighton & Hove Albion's former English head coach Graham Potter (R) gestures with Chelsea's French midfielder N'Golo Kante (C) and US winger Christian Pulisic (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Graham Potter’s Chelsea: Where should Christian Pulisic play?

Todd Boehly, prospective new owner of Chelsea FC (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Was Chelsea’s summer transfer window a success?

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Kai Havertz of Chelsea looks on during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Chelsea FC at Goodison Park on August 06, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

Three positions Chelsea needs to address in the transfer market

Timo Werner (11) of Chelsea (Photo by Trevor Ruszkowski/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

Timo Werner’s Chelsea journey is coming to an end

Starting XI for Chelsea vs Charlotte FC (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

Chelsea needs improvement from top to bottom at the club

Chelsea's German coach Thomas Tuchel reacts during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Real Madrid CF and Chelsea FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on April 12, 2022. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images)

Debunking narratives (Part II): Chelsea doesn’t give youth chances

WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 19: Ridle Baku of VfL Wolfsburg challenges David Raum of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and TSG Hoffenheim at Volkswagen Arena on February 19, 2022 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Three potential back-ups to Reece James at Chelsea

Chelsea's Spanish defender Marcos Alonso Mendoza (L) and Chelsea's English defender Benjamin Chilwell (Photo by MICHAEL STEELE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Debunking easy Chelsea narratives part one: Opponents target the left flank

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Emerson of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Who can Chelsea turn to for wingback assistance?

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Ross Barkley of Chelsea scores a goal to make it 2-1 and celebrates with team-mate Ben Chilwell during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on May 22, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)

Chelsea: Ire at Thomas Tuchel’s selection shows ignorance of reality

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Hakim Ziyech of Chelsea runs with the ball during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Are the Chelsea attackers being judged too harshly as of late?

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea applauds the fans after the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on September 11, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso not as far off Ben Chilwell as many pretend

YEREVAN, ARMENIA - NOVEMBER 14: Kai Havertz of Germany celebrates his team's first goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Armenia and Germany at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Yerevan, Armenia. (Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer/Getty Images)

Chelsea needs to be patient with Kai Havertz as he continues to grow

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea stretches for the ball whilst under pressure from Nathan Tella of Southampton during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge on October 02, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Chelsea’s extension of Chalobah is a much bigger deal than it seems

Chelsea's English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek (L) and Malmo's Daniish defender Lasse Nielsen vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League group H football match Malmo FF v Chelsea FC in Malmo, Sweden on November 2, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Chelsea: Three players who could be crucial in upcoming games

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Saul Niguez of Chelsea FC and Jacob Ramsey of Aston Villa battle for the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on September 11, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)

What is Saul’s place in the Chelsea team after his summer move?

Juventus' Italian midfielder Manuel Locatelli (Bottom) tackles Chelsea's Moroccan midfielder Hakim Ziyech during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match between Juventus and Chelsea on September 29, 2021 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Chelsea: Three players who need to improve in order to play regularly

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City and Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Chelsea fans witnessing second coming of Ruben Loftus-Cheek