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{A THREAD}

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In a world where defenders who seem to be more aesthetically pleasing to the eye are rated the most
Zouma has emerged as the best defender in Chelsea football club.

He has beaten his doubters and has won back the fan base.

CASE 1:
You say he isn& #39;t good at playing out from the back with a pass success rate of 87%?
Here are examples from just the palace game

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Example 1:
Rotates the ball at the apex of the triangle as calm as you would like.

Then releasing a perfectly weighted long ball with his weaker foot to his Target man:

Example 2:
Making the palace players chase shadows

Example 3:
Azpilicueta was actually having a decent game because zouma didn& #39;t make him work too hard on that left hand side

Example 4:
I& #39;m actually here to point out how great this pass was to azpi
"Perfect weight to the player& #39;s favourite foot"

CASE 2: AERIAL DOMINANCE

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Zouma is one of the hardest players to come up against if the ball is off the ground
He will throw his body in the line just to get it away from you

But when he gets some air under his feet it& #39;s almost impossible to even compete

In two straight games he has left the two of the best strikers(with the ball in the air) in the league dormant in the air (Deeney and Benteke)

CASE 3: LEAVING STRIKERS STARVED

Together with his composure to rotate the ball around strikers and also make different types of interceptions.....benteke couldn& #39;t do much till they changed attack to the left hand side

CASE 4: NOTHING WENT PAST HIM

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The Gandalf the Black @Carefree_Jam
30 seconds of pure defending

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Of course I& #39;ll save the match winning tackle for last

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We talk about kepa making world class saves but zouma is out here making world class tackles

Enjoy on repeat

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