Not only is Moisés Caicedo excellent and impactful just about every time we play, he tends to save his very best performances for the biggest games. That’s a most wonderful habit among all the other wonderful habits he has.
Keep this up, and he will be mentioned in the same breath as Makélélé, Mikel, and Kanté.
“He’s top. In this moment, I think him with Rodri are the top best defensive midfielders probably in the world.”
-Enzo Maresca; source: NBC Sports
A captain’s performance from the Captain, fittingly coming almost exactly one year to the date from when Maresca called on him to give “more” and become a bigger leader for us.
“I think Reece is doing fantastic when he’s playing midfielder, he’s doing fantastic when he’s playing fullback, and he’s doing fantastic in terms of leadership with the players inside the changing room.”
-Enzo Maresca; source: YouTube via Reddit
Bob often faces an uphill battle in these ratings, but he just edges out Cucurella for the third spot thanks to a commanding performance in his own penalty area.
vs. SPURS (PL, A, W 1-0)
EXCEPTIONAL (8.5-9.5): Caicedo (9.2)
EXCELLENT (7.5-8.4): James (7.5), Sánchez (7.5), Cucurella (7.5)
GOOD (6.5-7.4): João Pedro (7.4), Fofana (7.2), Chalobah (7.1), Enzo (7.0), Gusto (6.7), Neto (6.5)
AVERAGE (5.5-6.4): Garnacho (6.4), Estêvão (6.4, sub), Lavia (6.4, sub), Gittens (6.0, sub), Tosin (5.9, sub)
SUBPAR (4.5-5.4): —
BAD (3.5-4.4): —
TERRIBLE (2.5-3.4): —