How Good Is Victor Moses

With all of the rumours linking Victor Moses with a move away to Chelsea, I decided it would be interesting to focus on just how good a player he really is, and whether he is good enough for a team like Chelsea. I’ll take into account how his career has evolved so far and how much further it can go. I’ll talk about whether his style of play will fit into the Chelsea side and whether he could realistically break into the starting 11 at a big club. Finally I’ll talk about his consistency and whether he was really as good as everyone says he was last season.

Moses began his career at Crystal Palace as a youngster where his talent shone out greater than his teammates. He was at the club for four years, and in that time he had drawn interest from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Wigan. It was Wigan who managed to beat those big names to get his coveted signature; a signature forced out of Palace’s hands due to Administration looming over them. So in 2010, Moses made his debut for the Latics as a substitute in a 1-1 draw. He went on to make 14 appearances that year, scoring once and assisting three times. This was the start of player going to be crucial in the clubs fight for survival in the coming years. This showed that the mental application to make the step from Championship to Premier League wasn’t a problem and that his has the mind frame to succeed.

So, we’ve established that Moses has what it takes to succeed mentally, but is he technically-gifted enough to reach to the top? Well last season for Wigan, he put in many a man of the match effort, earning constant plaudits for his pace, skill and ability to go past several players with consummate ease. However, I and I’m sure a lot of other people think that Moses has a long way to go before he reaches his full potential, although moving to a bigger club might just be the way to coax it out of him.

Last season, Moses was considered one of Wigan’s best players, but it was also claimed he only really shone during the end of season run-in. I thought it would be good to take a statistical look at how consistent he was through the season. From those stats shown, I’d say that in the first 10 games Moses played, he had a bigger influence on the game from the Wing. He was creating more chances, completed more accurate passes and was able to take on more men. When looking at the stats on the right however, I’d say all in all, he influenced the game just as much, only this time in an individual way. He was unable to create as much for his teammates, and his ball retention was poor in comparison to the start of the season, but he managed to score 3 goals this time, and he also had more Shots on Target.