#3 Victor Moses
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Victor Moses was in danger of being yet another casualty of Chelsea's "stockpile young talent" policy. For all the FA youth cups they have won in recent years, too many promising Chelsea youngsters have been left in the wilderness after a series of loan spells.
With loan spells to Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham since his arrival in 2012, Moses' career looked destined to be along the same lines – until Antonio Conte took charge at Chelsea and deployed him at wing-back.
Conte's 3-4-3 formation has been lauded for a myriad of reasons, and rightly so. N'Golo Kante has been colossal, Eden Hazard magical and Diego Costa clinical. Yet the key to the success or failure of the formation lies on how effectively the wingbacks provide balance. Brendan Rodgers' 3-4-2-1 formation was found out after its initial success precisely because opposition teams started to exploit Liverpool's lack of cover in the wide areas.
Moses has been a natural fit in the role. With his pace and strength, he has played more like a winger than a wingback, with Alonso on the other wing adjusting his position accordingly. Moses was always going to fall short in the fight for the forward positions with Hazard, Willian and Pedro. But now the manager and the player have found a win-win solution. No wonder Chelsea is winning too.
