A Match of the Day pundit believes one Chelsea big name is taking his position to the following stage way to a key characteristic.
The Blues persevered a dip in form over the last week, losing three-2 to West Ham inside the Premier League before being held to a three-three draw with Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League.
They faced Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds on Saturday and were looking to get lower back to prevailing methods. An eventful Stamford Bridge clash noticed them come out 3-2 winners, while also maintaining the pressure on title opponents Man City and Liverpool.
Jorginho’s injury-time spot-kick gave Chelsea their 11th league victory of the marketing campaign up to now.
German boss Thomas Tuchel can rely upon several top stars to carry out week in, week out. That includes goalscorer Jorginho, Thiago Silva and Mason Mount.
But arguably Chelsea’s maximum critical player right now could be centre-again Antonio Rudiger.
The 28-12 months-antique has grow to be one of the fine primary defenders inside the global in latest months. He installed a few strong displays closing season as Chelsea won the Champions League.
Following some other pinnacle performance in opposition to Leeds, former Arsenal defender Martin Keown said on Rudiger: “He’s a real riding pressure, I love looking him play.
“I was an competitive defender myself but I think this guy takes it to another level. When he receives the ball, he likes to run forward each time he can.
“The fanatics love him there because he makes things happen. He takes price, he can clip a ball extensive to create matters and defensively he's so competitive.
