Quality Rudiger, Lukaku curse - Chelsea ace earns perfect 10 as players rated for season so far

The international break always feels like an appropriate place to stop and reflect on the season so far. Chelsea sit third in the Premier League, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the semi-finals of the FA Cup, have won the UEFA Super Cup, won the Club World Cup and fallen in the final of the Carabao Cup.

Thomas Tuchel may have wanted time to simply take a break during the opening week of international commitments but that's an awful lot to reflect on. Despite an early part of the season where the Blues led Manchester City and Liverpool, they've won 12 of their last 13 matches and seem to be finally figuring out how to perform at their highest level.

While there's plenty of uncertainty of the pitch, there is growing conviction on it. takes a look back at and rates how each member of the first team squad has performed over the course of this season so far.

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: The Senegal goalkeeper has enjoyed another fine season in the Chelsea net and beyond as he claimed the AFCON trophy in addition to the Club World Cup in February. The glovesman produced some outstanding saves in the early matches of the season to ensure the Blues' defence looked as solid as the scorelines suggested. Less convincing moments have been few and far between and he's looking back to his best at the moment. .

: The misfortune the Spaniard saw in the Carabao Cup final notwithstanding, Kepa has probably enjoyed a better season than many would have expected, asserting himself as a pretty dependable number one in Mendy's absence. Plenty of penalty saves and has proved a good character to push his teammate. .

: The former Fulham goalkeeper has played