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·2 March 2025
Terry makes shock omission as he names “really direct” player in top three Chelsea performers this season

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·2 March 2025
John Terry has been discussing Chelsea and named his top three performers for Enzo Maresca’s side so far this season.
The Blues made a brilliant start to the campaign and found themselves as high as second before Christmas and in the title race conversation.
However, Maresca’s men have struggled since thhen and are currently on a run of three wins in their last 11 league matches.
Chelsea currently sit fifth in the table, just two points behind Nottingham Forest in third, but given how tight the table is they are also just four points above tenth.
The race for the Champions League is fiercely competitive and there will almost certainly be more twists and turns between now and the end of the season.
Despite the mixed results of late there have been players that have stood out, with Cole Palmer once again leading the way.
Terry named Madueke among his top three Chelsea players this season. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Palmer has 14 goals and six assists in the league so far, although he’s goalless in his last seven games in all competitions for the Blues.
Graeme Souness has warned critics of the England international to back off, whilst the likes of Moises Caicedo and Marc Cucurella have also impressed.
Club legend Terry has been speaking about the Blues and he’s named his top three performers so far this campaign.
“Well, Cole (Palmer) sticks out straight away and I think Enzo (Fernandez) has been very good,” he told DR Sports.
“Noni (Madueke), I think, has done well this year, he’s done a lot better and been really direct. I like (Pedro) Neto as well.”
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Madueke is perhaps a surprise inclusion given how good Caicedo and Cucurella have been, although the winger is Chelsea’s third highest scorer in the league.
The former PSV man is currently out with a hamstring injury, but should be back after the international break to help the Blues finish the season strongly.