Jason Cundy won the accolade Moises Caicedo And believes he is more important to his manager Enzo Maresca than Cole Palmer.
England’s new player of the year is enjoying another superb campaign at Stamford Bridge and is scoffing at it Manchester CityDecided to sell him 18 months ago.
Although Palmer’s star remains very much in the ascendant, Caicedo is finally starting to justify the club record fee the Blues spent to bring him from Brighton to west London.
The combative midfielder struggled under Mauricio Pochettino last term but is now thriving under Maresca in a makeshift right-back role.
Caicedo’s redeployment allowed Maresca to use Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez together, and the results were devastating.
‘Chelsea were good for kicking everyone through the media because the money was spent, ‘billion pound bottle jobs’, it was hard for anyone to look at Caicedo’s performance and really give them credit,” Kandi told talkSPORT.
‘I’ve been talking about Caicedo for a while. This boy is the best midfielder in the country right now.
“I think he is our most important player. People will argue Palmer, I understand that. I think he is our most important player because he can and does a lot of things.
The second goal we scored was against Brentford. Win the ball, pass to Enzo, pass, finish.’
Not since ‘N’Golo Kante have we seen the likes win the ball in the middle of the park like this. I’m not just talking about Chelsea, I’m talking about the league.
‘Liverpool fans will say Gravenbirch, and I understand their rise in results because of his influence, but at the moment Moises Caesdo, wow, what a player.’
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