Chelsea: Grading The Squad For 2017/18

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Grade B

Olivier Giroud

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A brilliant signing

To simply put it- Chelsea's saviour this season.

Signed from Arsenal in January, Giroud took a bit of time to settle into life at the club and once he found his feet, he started to take things by the scruff of their neck.

His presence, aerial ability and know-how inside the box proved to be the difference and provided another dimension to their attack- something they lacked since Costa's departure and something Morata failed to bring to the table.

He had a hand in 8 goals for Chelsea this season and was able to oust their record signing from the starting spot.

Marcos Alonso

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Alonso enjoyed a good year

Alonso has been good this season and despite making occasional mistakes defensively, the defender has pitched in with a fair share of goals this campaign.

He is Chelsea's furthest forward player on the left at times as Hazard who likes to cut in leaves spaces for Alonso to take full advantage of. Kante does an excellent job covering up spaces and thus Alonso has the freedom to play at will on the left wing.

He has scored a decent 8 goals this seasons and given his expertise from set pieces, he has proved to be a major threat from free-kicks. He was voted into the PFA Team of the year as well.

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