Since the turn of the century, Chelsea have had some quite brilliant players on their books.
Think Eden Hazard, who bamboozled Premier League defenders with his tricky feet and low centre of gravity, or Didier Drogba, whose deadly finishing abilities struck fear into the hearts of top flight defenders.
Not every Chelsea player this century has been quite as good as Hazard and Drogba, however. In fact, some have been a lot, lot worse.
Whether because they failed to live up to a hefty transfer fee, couldn't recapture their form from their previous club, or were just outright useless – here is what Everything Chelsea believes is Chelsea's worst XI of the 21st century.
GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga
Kepa Arrizabalaga, who moved to Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao for a fee of £71.6 million in 2018, remains the most expensive goalkeeper in football history.
His performances in blue, however, have never justified that title.
In his second season at the club, Kepa recorded the worst save percentage of any goalkeeper in Premier League history, stopping just 54.5% of the shots he faced.
He's still on the books at Stamford Bridge, but is out on-loan warming the bench at Bournemouth.
RB: Khalid Boulharouz
Khalid Boulharouz is best remembered by Chelsea fans for two reasons.
The first is that, despite being a defender, he inherited the number nine shirt following his £8.5 million move from German side Hamburger SV.
The second is that he was a truly awful defender, who made errors like they were going out of fashion.
CB: Benoit Badiashile
The only current Chelsea player in this team, Benoit Badiashile's time in West London has been nothing short of a disaster so far.
Whether making errors leading to goals, giving away penalties, or putting the ball in the back of his own net, the Frenchman seems to be playing against his own team more often than not, and has done little to prove he has what it takes to cut it at the highest level.
Former Blues defender and two-time Premier League champion William Gallas agrees.
"Seeing him play for Monaco, I knew he lacked what it takes to excel in the Premier League," Gallas said of Badiashile during a recent interview with Prime Casino. "Yes, he possesses talent, but it simply isn’t at the level needed here. His presence on the bench reflects that fact."
CB: Papy Djilobodji
Perhaps the most random Chelsea signing of this century, Papy Djilobodji joined the Blues in a £2.7 million move from French side Nantes in 2015.
He made just one substitute appearance for the club, however, before being sold to Sunderland for over triple the fee paid for him.
Good business, bad defender.
LB: Asier Del Horno
Asier Del Horno won the Premier League in his first and only season at Chelsea in 2005/06, but that winner's medal wasn't a fair reflection of his abilities.
The Spaniard never established himself as a regular in Jose Mourinho's side and his most famous contribution in a blue shirt came in the form of a red card in Chelsea's Champions League last-16 exit to Barcelona, which he received after chopping down none other than Lionel Messi.
CM: Tiemoue Bakayoko
When Tiemoue Bakayoko arrived at Chelsea from AS Monaco in 2017, big things were expected from the midfielder, especially given that in France he'd been mentored by Blues legend Claude Makelele.
Instead of emulating Makelele, however, Bakayoko drew widespread criticism from fans and pundits alike for his clumsy performances in the middle of the park.
One particularly horrific display against Watford, in which Bakayoko gave the ball away ball seven times before being sent off after just 30 minutes, has been dubbed by many as the "worst individual performance in Premier League history."
CM: Danny Drinkwater
Danny Drinkwater joined Chelsea in 2017 as a Premier League champion with Leicester City and England international.
He left Stamford Bridge five years later as teammate-headbutting, drink driving, nightclub brawler who was once sent off for kicking a 16-year-old in an Under 23s game against Tottenham Hotspur.
Arguably the Blues' worst-ever signing.
CM: Steve Sidwell
Like Boulharouz, Steve Sidwell also ended up being handed the number nine shirt upon his arrival at Chelsea in the summer of 2007.
Why? Because Jose Mourinho was unhappy with the Chelsea board for not buying him a new striker.
“I think it was his way of sticking fingers up at the board by going, ‘If you’re not going to give me dough to go and get a striker, I’m going to give it to this lad from Reading on a free!” Sidwell said last year during an appearance on The Peter Crouch Podcast.
That lad from Reading on a free lasted just one lacklustre season at Stamford Bridge before being sold to Aston Villa.
CF: Radamel Falcao
During his hugely successful spells at River Plate, FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, Radamel Falcao was known as "El Tigre" (The Tiger) thanks to his ferocious appetite for goals.
During his year-long loan spell at Chelsea in 2015/16, however, the Colombian was more like "El Minino" (The Pussycat).
He managed just one goal in 12 games before being sent back to parent club AS Monaco with his tail between his legs.
CF: Chris Sutton
In 1999, Chelsea paid Blackburn Rovers £10 million for the services of 1997/98 Premier League Golden Boot winner Chris Sutton.
There was no sign of that kind of form in West London, however, with Sutton scoring just three goals in 39 games before the Blues gave him their own boot and sold him to Celtic.
ST: Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku is not a bad striker. His 389 career goals tell you that.
The Belgian's second spell at Chelsea, however, has to be considered among, if not the, most disappointing of any player's in the club's history.
Re-signed from Inter Milan for a club record fee of £97.5 million in 2021, Lukaku had been back at Stamford Bridge for less than six months when he gave an explosive interview with Sky Italia in which he hit out at Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel and expressed his desire to return to Italy.
The interview left a poor taste in the mouth of the Chelsea faithful, and with Lukaku never able to regain their, nor Tuchel's trust, his wish was granted at the end of the season when he was shipped back to Inter on-loan, never to play for the Blues again.
Just 15 goals in 44 games before leaving meant that each of Lukaku's strikes cost Chelsea a whopping £6.5 million.
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