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Drama, drama and more drama – that is undoubtedly the best way to describe what is going on at Chelsea this year. 2019 has not been the best year for The Blues so far and they have had way too much going on to concentrate on anything.
From the possibility of Maurizio Sarri getting sacked to Kepa Arrizabalaga refusing to get subbed – things have been very tough to digest for Chelsea fans. However, if the last two games are to be seen, there is a change in the way they are playing and the players are finally showing some courage on the pitch.
The devastating start to 2019 has made things difficult for EA too. A lot of Chelsea players were in contention to get an upgrade in the FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades but the poor performances in January and February changed things for them.
Here are 5 Chelsea players who deserved upgrades but did not get them:
#5 – Eden Hazard
Just because he is rated at 91, doesn't mean he should not get an upgrade. The Belgian has been brilliant this season and the fact that EA just ignored his stunning start to the campaign is ridiculous.
Hazard has 2 Team of the Week cards, and a Player of the Month card in Ultimate Team this season and should have been one of the firsts to get an upgrade in the game. If Harry Kane can be pushed from 89 to 90, upgrading Hazard to 92 would not have been a bad decision.
It was harsh from EA to not give Hazard the much-deserved upgrade. Players like Richarlison, who has not been in any sort of form for the majority of the season, got an upgrade, there is no proper justification to why Hazard didn't.
#4 – Antonio Rudiger
EA downgraded Rudiger from 82 to 81 when they were releasing FIFA 19 and have completely ignored him in the Winter upgrades. The German has been rock solid at the back and does not deserve to be rated so low.
While a huge push wasn't expected, Rudiger should be at 83 at least – on par with David Luiz. Chelsea would have conceded a lot more goals if it wasn't for the former AS Roma star.
#3 – N'Golo Kante
There is a lot of talk about how Sarri is misusing N'Golo Kante but the Frenchman has no issue with his new role. He is excelling at being a box-to-box midfielder and is contributing on both ends.
The former Leicester City man his improved his passing and shooting this season and that makes his FIFA 19 obsolete. EA should have given him an upgrade to 90 and got his passing to 80, and shooting to 70 at least.
#2 – Emerson
Emerson might have not played a lot but he has shown his qualities when given a chance. The Italian is slowly making the left-back slot his own and Chelsea fans are happy that he has put in that effort.
In FIFA 19, he is rated at just 76 – a huge mistake by EA. They had a glorious chance to push him to 80 at least but did not do it for some reason.
#1 – Callum Hudson-Odoi
Everyone in the world has understood Callum Hudson-Odoi's potential but not the ones at EA. Not only was he ignored during the Future Stars promo, but he was also not even given an upgrade during the Winter Refresh.
He is rated at just 68 and EA just did not bother giving him a push. He deserves to be having a 74 rated card at least and also a Future Stars card at 89.
