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. football.london 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.
