Take your pick.

Oscar, no doubt.

Drogba, quality finish, worked his socks off.

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by JoeyBlue25

Willian.

The most reliable player in our squad. Every game is a 7/10 minimum.

Ake for me. Nice passing at times, good tackling and looked more experienced than Mikel does. Good performance from him today, i hope he get's more chances to prove himself.

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by Scott Harris

Willian.

The most reliable player in our squad. Every game is a 7/10 minimum.

 

Most reliable, really ? He doesn't get enough goals and assists to be considered our most reliable player. Willian isn't the type of player you can rely on to get us a win.

Most reliable, really ? He doesn't get enough goals and assists to be considered our most reliable player. Willian isn't the type of player you can rely on to get us a win.

I understand from that perspective, but you I think Willian sacrifices himself a lot for the team. Like this season our main attacking options are (in order): Costa, Hazard, Fabregas, Oscar....then probably Willian.

The ball will go through these guys before it does him. But tonight he game on and dictated the game straight away when he was forced to be the main guy. I also think he plays out of position for me. His skillset makes me much better as a 'number 10' or 'number 8'.

Personally, Willian is the most reliable because every game is a 7/10. I can't really remember being let down with his performances.

I understand from that perspective, but you I think Willian sacrifices himself a lot for the team. Like this season our main attacking options are (in order): Costa, Hazard, Fabregas, Oscar....then probably Willian.

The ball will go through these guys before it does him. But tonight he game on and dictated the game straight away when he was forced to be the main guy. I also think he plays out of position for me. His skillset makes me much better as a 'number 10' or 'number 8'.

Personally, Willian is the most reliable because every game is a 7/10. I can't really remember being let down with his performances.

 

I can remember many times last season being let down by Willian, so many times when we were trying to break down teams last season he would play poor passes or have wild shots at goal.

 

He's been a bit better this season though and does actually look a bit more threatning going forward. I still prefer him coming off the bench than starting though. For me, players like Ramires, Willian and Salah are perfect players to bring on because their energy and pace is too much for tiring defenders to deal with.

I can remember many times last season being let down by Willian, so many times when we were trying to break down teams last season he would play poor passes or have wild shots at goal.

He's been a bit better this season though and does actually look a bit more threatning going forward. I still prefer him coming off the bench than starting though. For me, players like Ramires, Willian and Salah are perfect players to bring on because their energy and pace is too much for tiring defenders to deal with.

Fair enough, we all have different perspectives. I think Willian is far more than pace, to me he is a quality player with pace, compared to Ramires who without his pace/energy would be a Stoke standard player.

What I would say though is that without one of Willian or Ramires in the team, I think we can look very unbalanced and devoid of a real driving force to get us up the pitch.

Anyway going off topic here.

Drogba also excellent and a shout out to Christensen. Could be a serviceable player.

Oscar for me, always made himself available, always on the move.

Was dropping deep, popping up out wide, tracking back, kept the ball moving.

Ake for me, did everything with ease and I don't recall him ever giving the ball away apart from when he tried some long passes which Drogba was too slow to latch onto. 

Oscar and it wasn't even close, controlled the game from start to finish and had to pick up the slack left by Schurrle, Salah and Mikel's disappointing performances.

Drogba involved in both goals, led by example from the front. Oscar did put in a good shift and is looking back to his best

Shirley & Salah were poor and even though conditions were piss poor they were unfortunately the same.

King Didier

Oscar for me. Was a treat to watch when on the ball. And his off the ball workrate was fantastic. He keeps running despite being picked for like 6 (?) consecutive matches in 3 weeks and showed no signs of fatigue! Aké comes a close second.

Oscar ,Ake and Drogba were the stand out players for me.The MOM goes to Oscar for his non stop work rate and availability.I am also a Willian fan and felt much more comfortable when he and Matic came on.I am afraid Salah and Schurrle didnt impress and will remain on the fringes for now.Horrible conditions and well played Shrewsbury.

Oscar ,Ake and Drogba were the stand out players for me

 

Ditto. Oscar MOTM for me, just ahead of Ake and Drogba.

 

Great to see Drogba's enthusiasm and determination, even though I was disappointed that Brown didn't get on. And I was impressed with Ake. He carried Mikel at times and came back well after that early yellow and didn't make any more rash challenges and just looked more and more comfortable as the game went on.

Oscar, hands down.

Willian, Drogba, Ake

Edited October 29, 201411 yr by Zola

Tough one for me. I dont anyone played that well.

I guess it would go to Drogba.

Ake. He has done a lot, also was very helpful in counter attacks (2nd half). He shows a good form, good defensive skills and playing at all. 

Oscar for me, he was here, there and every-f**king-where.

King Didier for me!

 

Scored a great goal and didn't stop running and working hard to get into the right spots. He's starting to regain confidence and belief in himself again and it's great to see him enjoying his current stint here.

 

I know it's a little bit of a random one but I was close to voting for Luis. I thought he was very reliable off left-back despite the slow start he had.