Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace: Player Ratings

After another poor performance its time for Jose to do the right thing, if senior players are not playing well they should be rested and come back when they have proven themselves in competitions like the Capital One cup. We need a major reshuffle.

Courtois – We can’t blame our goalkeeper for defensive blunders but he can share part of the blame if he is not communicating with them. 7

Ivanovic – I love the big man but he is still struggling and was left for dead on several occasions going in for tackles and missing everything.  Putting faith in the vice-captain is very rewarding when they bay back that faith with a stela. Benching him sends the message no one is guaranteed of a starting spot. 3

Cahill – I was not happy with his positioning on the second goal totally out of the picture. 4

Zouma  – Like Cahill he was nowhere to be seen when the second goal was scored. I think his positioning was poor and stuck too close to Cahill. 4

Apilicueta – Our defence was not organised, any unit is as strong as the weakest link and we missed Terry’s leadership. 5

Matic – Another bad performance for the Serb, I think he needs to sit out the next game, we have plenty of options that have never been given a chance like Ruben Loftus-Cheek. 5

Fabregas – I think we got the tactics wrong, but he played poorly. We need a natural number 10 and he was the best person suited to come in for injured Oscar. 5

Pedro – I like this guy great investment great assist we are lucky to have him. 7

Willian – Willian is not a number 10, he should of sat this game out. Lots of hard work, but no end product – same week in week out. 5

Hazard – Missed some great opportunities, he is another major player going through a slump. I would bench him if he continues to perform this poorly in the next game. 5

Costa – Needs to concentrate more on playing football this is not the WWE. 5

Subs

Loftus-Cheek –  We looked a lot sharper as soon as he came on with his energy. He was back in defence trying to help out when we conceded the second goal which was more that the others were doing. 6

Kenedy – Lively and exciting, he also needs an opportunity to start the next game to show us what he can do. 7

Falcao – Great predatory goal, this is the Falcao that destroyed Chelsea in the European Super Cup. I believe in rewarding performances and having our best performers playing as much as possible, so I would start him next game. 7

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