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Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur, Player Ratings: Early-season Blues

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1. MOISÉS CAICEDO (5.6) These are very generous ratings for one of the worst games we’ve seen in a long time, especially given the nature of the occasion with the rivalry, the history, the meaning behind it.

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These are very generous ratings for one of the worst games we’ve seen in a long time, especially given the nature of the occasion with the rivalry, the history, the meaning behind it.

But, in a way, the players and their ratings were saved by the early season — a bit like how referees usually are more lenient with cards early in games.

Xabi Alonso’s honeymoon has certainly ended however. Caicedo ran about a lot, and threw himself around a lot as he’s wont to do. But at the end of the day, that was just another aspect of our disjointed play as we were overran in midfield.

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