{"id":612,"date":"2026-04-25T04:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=612"},"modified":"2026-04-25T04:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:20:02","slug":"the-two-chelsea-players-who-remain-in-leagues-top-rated-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=612","title":{"rendered":"The two Chelsea players who remain in league&#8217;s top rated 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chelsea\u2019s team collapse has been caused by individuals doing badly as much as anything, as the stats from their season so far show.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s collapse in form in the last few months is nicely summed up by their individual players ratings on stats site WhoScored.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues now have just two players in the top 50 in the Premier League \u2013 Joao Pedro in 20th and Reece James in 41st.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no coincidence that the pair have been out injured recently. That\u2019s protected their average ratings while their teammates have seen their sink yet further as the losses have piled up.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea\u2019s amazing collapse reflected in the numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Back in November, the Blues had 3 in the top 20 alone. That shows what a drop off we\u2019ve had since then. The likes of Moises Caicedo, who was rated among the league\u2019s best back then, have had a dreadful run.<\/p>\n<p>With five games still to play, we dread to think how this picture is going to be looking by the end of the season. Even James and JP might struggle to still be in there if they\u2019re put back in the team and suffer with the rest of their teammates.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Joe Cole has written about the Chelsea ownership and their failure to course correct even with things going so obviously wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Calum McFarlane has been chosen as Chelsea caretaker, and there are some sources saying he is the perfect choice for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: A Phillips Family Takeover!!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DnlR-0nm4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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