Willian

[Stats 7,056]

Another quality performance. There are some people who always look to make excuses for him but he has been our best player by far this season and really deserves more praise. If he was in a more attacking team or swapped roles with Douglas Costa at Bayern people would be raving over him. When our team improves as a whole then I think more people might actually appreciate how much of a quality player Willian is.

[the wes 7,212]

Another quality performance. There are some people who always look to make excuses for him but he has been our best player by far this season and really deserves more praise. If he was in a more attacking team or swapped roles with Douglas Costa at Bayern people would be raving over him. When our team improves as a whole then I think more people might actually appreciate how much of a quality player Willian is.

willian will be chelsea's 2016 player of the year well deserve too aswell without him this season we would have been bottom of the league

[LAM09 6,752]

Our best player of the season by a country mile.

[AWorriedChelseaFan 151]

Lovely goal against Porto, very clinical and effective. I want to see more of that in the BPL please!

[DYC. 7,542]

Carried the team through the CL group stage. Not the strongest opposition (Porto's a good team in normal circumstances though) but his performances were impressive. One of the top performers of the campaign thusfar I think.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

In Costa's absence we've need goals from anywhere and Willian's seen off guys like Salah, Cuadrado and Schurrle to cement his place for a while.. Fair enough to him

[zakhov 253]

In Costa's absence we've need goals from anywhere and Willian's seen off guys like Salah, Cuadrado and Schurrle to cement his place for a while.. Fair enough to him

Funny enough when he was brought in I thought he was to challenge Mata's position in the squad.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

He improved massively immediately after the purchase of Cuadrado and went to another level once we had bought Pedro. At this rate, Chelsea just needs to buy a RW every transfer window and he'll win the Ballon d'Or in 2017

[Milan 17,854]

He scored in 5 out of 6 group stage games. Bring on the knock out stages!!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Funny enough when he was brought in I thought he was to challenge Mata's position in the squad.

Well most people do see him as a n10 tbh so you weren't the only one.

As far as Willian's ceiling goes for his potential, I don't think it's that high. He's done a great job thus far and as others have said, he's carried us through to the knock out round of the CL and deserves enormous credit for that. Can we do better? I think so. Particularly with someone who makes better decisions in the final third of the pitch, where you want your wingers more effective.

In any case, he's been a breath of fresh air for sure.

[El P. 1,354]

Well most people do see him as a n10 tbh so you weren't the only one.

As far as Willian's ceiling goes for his potential, I don't think it's that high. He's done a great job thus far and as others have said, he's carried us through to the knock out round of the CL and deserves enormous credit for that. Can we do better? I think so. Particularly with someone who makes better decisions in the final third of the pitch, where you want your wingers more effective.

In any case, he's been a breath of fresh air for sure.

I think that too. But I don't think we need better. Not there. Because I don't think we can find something that much better. We need better in CMF positions, central defense, maybe in attack, in positions where we CAN and MUST get better.

He has a lot of qualities, that's for sure. But lacks some important ones too, right. So, IMO, he is worth of our first XI, and then... Improve his lack of certain abilities somewhere else. Buy box-to-box who can be productive in front of goal, either with passes or goals. Get striker who can score when given the chance (if Costa continues like this), etc.

Tweak the team, Willian is worth it.

[stroey 2,525]

Looked simple but it was a top top class finish. Casillas was very close to that post but still couldn't save the shot because it had too much power.

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

Looked simple but it was a top top class finish. Casillas was very close to that post but still couldn't save the shot because it had too much power.

yup. He was the only player on our team who had the confidence to score from that. It was not a super hard finish but a tricky one where much can go wrong. The goalkeeper was perfectly placed, the angle and the positions of the centrebacks only left him one option. He entered the box at full speed and still managed to control it and place it perfectly, with loads of power just into the near corner. Gorgeous finish. If he finished like that everytime he gets this kind of chance from the right wing, he would comfortably get 20+ goals this season.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Looked simple but it was a top top class finish. Casillas was very close to that post but still couldn't save the shot because it had too much power.

Brilliant finish. Reminds me a bit of Ramires' FA cup final goal vs Liverpool in 2012. Absolute rocket to the bottom corner.

[Special Juan 27,429]

Sublime finish. Sheer power beats the keeper, delighted for Willian.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

The one thing he needs to perfect is his open play finishing and he's obviously getting there - do that and he's a top class winger.

[DYC. 7,542]

Player with the highest rating in each position gets picked. Well sort of. Don't know why it's a 4-4-2 or why Cristiano is picked as a striker rather left wing. Same with right winger Hulk. The selection is odd but it's a good team on paper. It has a bit of everything.

Props to Willian and Azpilicueta.

Thiago is awesome. His fitness troubles are a true shame. What I'd give for a midfielder like him.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]