{"id":3504,"date":"2026-05-03T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2026-05-03T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:30:29","slug":"matty-cash-claims-caicedo-is-one-of-the-best-tacklers-hes-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3504","title":{"rendered":"Matty Cash claims Caicedo is one of the best tacklers he&#8217;s seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Moises Caicedo is currently struggling for form, but Aston Villa star Matty Cash has claimed he does something better than most other players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have had another difficult season, and despite making the FA Cup final they sit ninth in the league and ten points adrift of the final Champions League place.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are on their third head coach this season after the departures of Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior, with Calum McFarlane now in interim charge for the rest of the campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Matty Cash praises Moises Caicedo<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not just issues in the dugout which have cost Chelsea this season, their best players also haven\u2019t performed to the standard required or expected.<\/p>\n<p>The Club World Cup last summer is certainly a factor, but too many players have underperformed, highlighted by the current run of five league defeats in a row without scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Caicedo is one of Chelsea\u2019s best players, but even he\u2019s struggling for form at the moment and the Blues could do with him getting back to his best.<\/p>\n<p>Amid doubts over whether the club are going in the right direction, Caicedo has signed a new deal until 2033, and his quality is undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>Villa star Cash was asked to build his perfect footballer for Stan Football\u2019s TikTok and picked Caicedo as one the best tacklers he\u2019s seen.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stansportfc\/video\/7635151550087777557\" data-video-id=\"7635151550087777557\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section>  @stansportfc <\/p>\n<p>Matty Cash builds the \ud835\ude50\ud835\ude47\ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude44\ud835\ude48\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude40 footballer \ud83d\udd25 How many Ballons d\u2019Or is this footballer compilation winning? \ud83c\udfc6 \u21b3 Premier League. Live &#038; On Demand with 4K on Football\u2019s New Home, Stan Sport. 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