It was between kova and Mount for me. Kovacic gets it

Yup, between Kovacic and Mount. I went for Kovacic, he has been quality all season.

If we had a post lockdown POTS, it’s Giroud no doubt.

Close call between Kovacic and Mount for me as well.

Mount with an amazing debut season and Kovacic with the consistent quality throughout the campaign, I went for the latter. 

Edited July 26, 20205 yr by dR3

Mount. It's noticeable when he's not in the team, he's the energy.

Kovacic has been great this season and has my vote. 

Mentions also to a host of players including Mount, Abraham, Giroud, Pulisic and Willian. 

I know our defense has taken a hammering this season but I'd also like to give a mention to Zouma who I think has secured his status as our best centre-back. I think he will get even better with another strong defender beside him. Also Tomori has had a great debut season with us, its just a shame he's picked up a few injuries lately. 

Tbh, I don't think any player has had what I'd class as a great season, so I can't single out one player.

However. I think the following were the best/ most important players.

Consistency - Kova and Azpi.

Importance - Tammy's goals in the first half of the season for getting us up there. Giroud's goals for getting us over the line when Tammy went off the boil.

Mount, being young and doing well after stepping up a division.

Pulisic for magic moments and easing the pain of losing Hazard.

Razzie award can only go to one person and no need to say who that is. 

 

 

I've given it to Giroud, he's been the difference plain and simple between EL and CL......

Echoing what many others have said, this more than perhaps any previous season was excellence (and frustration) by committee, I don't think there a stand-out option and the fact I can barely remember the first half of the season now makes it more difficult still.

Voted Kovacic as I believe he has been the most consistent player in the team, and has had a hugely important role given the inconsistency displayed by Kante, Barkley and Ruben this season. Willian probably second.

Pulisic, Giroud, Mount and Abraham have all been brilliant in spurts but haven't been consistent. The inclusion of James, Barkley and Dave as nominees I find rather surprising, i'd probably rate Jorginho over all three of them and on par with the aforementioned Pulisic and Co.

I voted for Tammy since his goals really started it..  he got the team believing that this could happen... His goals gave confidence to other younger players and also calmed the nerves of the fan base.. But i think Giroud was equally important in the second half of the year pre and post lockdown...

I also think Dave was very important for us.. He was the answer to almost every defensive issue we had.. Playing at LB when Alonso and Emerson were found wanting.. Playing at RB when James struggled post lockdown and then playing as a CB when AC was found wanting...  he also made critical assists during the season.. 

 

Interesting to see how many people are choosing Kovacic - more interesting that 'consistency' is the most popular reason why. I didn't think Kovacic was all that consistent; after lockdown I'd probably argue that he only had two or three genuinely good games. In fact I'd argue that Jorginho was more consistent! (Not that I mean that as a compliment).

It's an odd one - we had a number of different players who excelled at different times. Before Christmas you'd likely be looking at the likes of Abraham (maybe even Tomori). After lockdown it would be someone like Giroud or Pulisic. If we're going for overall impact or 'consistency' over the course of the season it would have to one of Mount, Willian and Azpilicueta. I suppose Mount makes sense as the symbolic choice.

I went with the unsung hero of Azpilicuete. Our defence struggled this year at times but he was most reliable defender. He came back after lockdown superfit and focussed. He is the consummate professional and gives everything for Chelsea when he plays. I hope longer term he stays on in a coaching capacity at the club. Very underrated and unappreciated at times, his last third of the season was exceptional.

Toss up between Kovacic and Mount for me. Went with Kovacic purely for his consistently high level, while Mount seemed to drop off with his ankle injury. I don't think the importance of Mount can be downplayed, i'm so glad we got a transfer ban last year to allow Mount to really cement his starting position for the team. 

Kovacic, easy choice for me.

Giroud has had the biggest impact on our finishing position for me. He has absolutely pulled us through some awful performance and is often the first goal scorer. 
 

Would not grudge Kovacic winning though. 

People voting for Mount need to leave this forum and watch another sport. He was dire for large parts of the season and only played so many games because Lampard has some sort of fantasy where Mount is his son.

Not saying he was terrible, he definitely had good spells but thinking Mount was better than Kovacic or even Pulisic is quite a disgrace. Its the "young and english" bumming all over again

Mount, as simple as. He’s been the difference in many a game. Full of energy and crucial in Lampard’s high press tactics. Second close for me is Azpi, such a beast and so underrated because we all expect him to perform solidly. Kova has been very good in comparison to last season, but I don’t think he’s been as crucial and consistent as some in here say. But has been quite impressive after lockdown. But I’d place William above Kovacic this season.

It was obviously Willian's year this year. Mount and Kovacic also impressed. Reece James too, although his form was not the same post-lockdown.

Edited July 27, 20205 yr by bluedave

10 minutes ago, driller97 said:

People voting for Mount need to leave this forum and watch another sport. He was dire for large parts of the season and only played so many games because Lampard has some sort of fantasy where Mount is his son.

Not saying he was terrible, he definitely had good spells but thinking Mount was better than Kovacic or even Pulisic is quite a disgrace. Its the "young and english" bumming all over again

I wouldn't say he was dire for large parts of the season, althoug he did have some bad games. 

It's funny because I think Mount is very overrated on this forum, but very underrated on social media, I think you're in the latter group, he's nowhere near as bad as you're making out. But I still can't get to grips with how high people rate him on here if I'm being honest. I don't think he does enough on the ball, and I hope we don't persist with starting him in nearly 38 games next season, but I do think he would be a valuable squad player. 

3 minutes ago, Slojo said:

I wouldn't say he was dire for large parts of the season, althoug he did have some bad games. 

It's funny because I think Mount is very overrated on this forum, but very underrated on social media, I think you're in the latter group, he's nowhere near as bad as you're making out. But I still can't get to grips with how high people rate him on here if I'm being honest. I don't think he does enough on the ball, and I hope we don't persist with starting him in nearly 38 games next season, but I do think he would be a valuable squad player. 

Im not making out like he's terrible, I definitely still think he has a place in the squad. But for me he's no way ahead of Kovacic. People are saying that if we sign Havertz, Mount is going to send Kovacic to the bench which I think is laughable.

In all honesty, I think RLC and Barkley on their best day are well ahead of Mount. Its just Barkley has a lot of days where he has a shocking performance but Mount is a bit more consistent than Barkley. RLC is also really injury prone, but do you really think if RLC is back and can stay fit, that Mount is going to bench him? I highly doubt it under any manager except Frank.

Edited July 27, 20205 yr by driller97

42 minutes ago, driller97 said:

People voting for Mount need to leave this forum and watch another sport. He was dire for large parts of the season and only played so many games because Lampard has some sort of fantasy where Mount is his son.

Not saying he was terrible, he definitely had good spells but thinking Mount was better than Kovacic or even Pulisic is quite a disgrace. Its the "young and english" bumming all over again

37 PL games in his first season as a 21 year old. 7 goals and 6 assist while pressing and doing all the running, without him Lampards way of playing simply doesn't happen, he solved our last game and secured the top 4. Lampard proved he was right for playing Mount.

It has nothing to do with him being English, he has been more important than our other midfielders because for the large part of the season him and Tammy have been our best attacking duo.

For the modern game Mount has shown that he can do a lot of things, among them he showed that he can provide some end product, which is why to me he edges out someone like Kovacic that has never solved a game since he doesn't know how to pass the final ball and doesn't shoot yet, and Mount has done all this as a 21 year old.

His vision is better than of Barkley and he's not injury prone like RLC, his ability to create and assist goals is better than of Kovacic, even Fabregas praised him on social media so stop hating, Mount had an amazing first season here.

Edited July 27, 20205 yr by Gol15

1 minute ago, Gol15 said:

37 PL games in his first season as a 21 year old. 7 goals and 6 assist while pressing and doing all the running, without him Lampards way of playing simply doesn't happen, he solved our last game and secured the top 4. Lampard proved he was right for playing Mount.

It has nothing to do with him being English, he has been more important than our other midfielders because for the large part of the season him and Tammy have been our best attacking duo.

For the modern game Mount has shown that he can do a lot of things, among them he showed that he can provide some end product, which is why to me he edges out someone like Kovacic that has never solved a game since he doesn't know how to pass the final ball and doesn't shoot yet, and Mount has done all this as a 21 year old.

His vision is better than of Barkley and he's not injury prone like RLC, his ability to create and assist goals is better than of Kovacic, even Fabregad praised him on social media so stop hating, Mount had an amazing first season here.

37 games because Lampard refused to drop him even when he was playing terrible. Tammy is awful and if you think otherwise you are clueless.

Mount does have decent end product for sure, and he has energy, but apart from that he's nothing special. Kovacic pulls the strings in midfield and is very important.

The fact stands that Barkley on his best day is better than Mount on his best day. RLC is ahead of both if he can stay fit, and thats pretty much fact.

7 hours ago, PloKoon13 said:

Interesting to see how many people are choosing Kovacic - more interesting that 'consistency' is the most popular reason why. I didn't think Kovacic was all that consistent; after lockdown I'd probably argue that he only had two or three genuinely good games. In fact I'd argue that Jorginho was more consistent! (Not that I mean that as a compliment).

It's an odd one - we had a number of different players who excelled at different times. Before Christmas you'd likely be looking at the likes of Abraham (maybe even Tomori). After lockdown it would be someone like Giroud or Pulisic. If we're going for overall impact or 'consistency' over the course of the season it would have to one of Mount, Willian and Azpilicueta. I suppose Mount makes sense as the symbolic choice.

Yeah Kova for me is all about his final ball and shooting.
 

Ok my real reason is also not so much consistency as him being the one I’ve enjoyed watching the most, plus an element of regional bias I guess. I think he should shoot more, but also think he has produced way more incisive / defence-splitting passes than is widely recognised on here. also, not that it’s particularly relevant but he wasn’t  nearly as “bad” as some of you think last season. 

Edited July 27, 20205 yr by Dean

Just now, driller97 said:

37 games because Lampard refused to drop him even when he was playing terrible. Tammy is awful and if you think otherwise you are clueless.

Mount does have decent end product for sure, and he has energy, but apart from that he's nothing special. Kovacic pulls the strings in midfield and is very important.

The fact stands that Barkley on his best day is better than Mount on his best day. RLC is ahead of both if he can stay fit, and thats pretty much fact.

A 21 year old played in his first season 37 games, was a key player overall in one of the most demanding leagues in Europe...Obviously he wasn't amazing in all games, that would have been unrealistic to expect anyway, there is not a single player that had 30 amazing games in our squad so put that bar a bit lower.

You got nothing on Lampard after this result, Kante got injured multiple times but Mount played like a machine the whole season, that only deserves praise.

Kovacic doesn't shoot and doesn't create goals, he runs with the ball and you're mindblown but for the modern game someone like Mount is always going to be more valuable for the long run.

Mount's ceiling is higher than the peak Kova,Barkely and you only saw RLC healthy for a month or two.

52 minutes ago, driller97 said:

People voting for Mount need to leave this forum and watch another sport.

Think you need to leave the planet personally, you’re wasting perfectly good oxygen. 

Just now, Munkworth said:

Think you need to leave the planet personally, you’re wasting perfectly good oxygen. 

And your family need to leave you