SportsTalk, December 24th: Caicedo joined Chelsea in the summer window for a high transfer fee of 116 million euros, but his defensive data are better than those he played for Brighton last season. There has been a decline. The data website Whoscored also compared Caicedo’s Premier League data in the past two seasons. The details are as follows:
Bligh last season Don vs Chelsea this season
Number of appearances: 37–16
Average steals per game: 2.9–2
Steal success rate: 78.1%–72.2%
Interceptions per game: 1.6–0.9
Average number of passes per game: 63.3–64.1
Pass success rate: 88.8%–91.4%
Average number of fouls per game: 1.9–1.9
Average rating: 6.92–6.61