UCL: He’ll win you games – Joe Cole names Chelsea’s most important player

Former Chelsea midfielder, Joe Cole, has named goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, as the club’s most important player this season.

Cole believes Mendy is Chelsea’s most important player under their manager, Thomas Tuchel, because the Senegalese international will win games for the Blues.

The former England international stated this as Chelsea defeated Malmo 4-0 in Wednesday’s Champions League tie.

“Some of the saves he’s made over the last six months have been out of this world,” Cole told BT Sport.

“Kepa was having a real tough time, so they bought Mendy in. People didn’t know if he was going to be a stop-gap or not. But he’s repaid the faith in him from Petr Cech.

“He’s arguably their most important player alongside Kante. He will win you games.”