Ranking the best Chelsea players of all time

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  • Frank Lampard is the Blues’ all-time top scorer.
  • Peter Osgood is the only player to have a statue outside Stamford Bridge.
Ranking the best Chelsea players of all time

Chelsea have always been labelled as a club without history. Before Roman Abramovich took over the club, the Blues were just a mid-table team with no great reputation. But after “Sia Mee” took control, Chelsea became a championship-chasing machine for the past two decades. Along the way, they have produced world-class players to export to the world of football countless times. Today, would like to take everyone to look back at 5 of Chelsea’s best players. Who are they?

1. John Terry

John Terry is the best captain of Chelsea under Roman Abramovich. Throughout his 19 years at Stamford Bridge, Terry was both a strong player with a fierce defensive attitude and a true spiritual leader of the Blues. This is proven by the many trophies that the captain brought to the club. Terry won the Premier League title five times with Chelsea, the

most of any player at the club, and also helped the team win the club’s first UEFA Champions League title. However, the

best performance is probably the 2007/08 season, when Terry helped the team concede only 15 goals throughout the season, becoming the Premier League champions with a high of 95 points under the management of Jose Mourinho.

2. Frank Lampard

It’s not often that a midfielder becomes a club’s all-time top scorer, but that’s exactly what Frank Lampard has done for Chelsea. Since moving from West Ham United, ‘ Super Frank’ has been a complete midfielder, creating chances and scoring goals for Chelsea in almost every season, and his leadership qualities have helped the Blues to formidable odds.

After hanging up his boots, Lampard returned to Chelsea as the สมัคร ufabet club’s head coach on two occasions. Although his coaching career has not been as impressive, Lampard has been involved in bringing players like Mason Mount, Reece James and Tammy Abraham through the youth system and has always been there to help Chelsea when the team is struggling.

3. Didier Drogba

Drogba may not be the greatest striker in the history of football, but for Chelsea he is the best the club has ever produced. His 164 goals would make him a club legend, but what makes him even more special is that he often scores when the team needs him, and many regard him as a “big match”

player. Perhaps the most memorable moment was his header against Bayern Munich in a crucial moment, saving Chelsea until the shootout, and it was Drogba who converted the decisive penalty that gave Chelsea their first Champions League trophy. In all, Didier Drogba has scored in

nine of the 10 finals he has played for Chelsea, meaning that without the Ivorian, Chelsea’s history could have been very different.

4. Peter Osgood

Anyone who has been to Stamford Bridge must have seen the statue of Peter Osgood. This is because he is the greatest player of all time for Chelsea and has been dubbed the “King of Stamford Bridge”.

Throughout his 10 seasons with Chelsea, Osgood was the first choice to score goals for the Blues, which is the source of 150 goals he scored for the Blues and helped Chelsea win the club’s first European Championship. Unfortunately, Osgood

had problems with manager Dave Sexton, which led to him being sold. After that, he never showed his best form again before announcing his retirement at the age of only 32.

5. Peter Cech

In the 11 years since moving to the Premier League from Rennes, Petr Cech is not only Chelsea’s best goalkeeper, he is also one of the best in the Premier League. During his

time at Stamford Bridge, Cech led the team to win a total of 13 major trophies, including the club’s first UEFA Champions League, where he played a key role in saving penalties throughout the tournament. He also has four Premier League titles to his name as a guarantee of quality.