In no ranking order, these are 10 of the best.
1) Petr Cech – The former Czech republic international goalkeeper was in goal when Chelsea won her first champions league crown against Bayern Munich in 2012. He won four league titles and seven domestic trophies.
2) John Terry – The former Chelsea captain,Terry will go down as both a Chelsea and premiership legend. He was a rock solid defender, also an England international.
3) Gary Cahill. This former center back, and Chelsea captain was a rock solid defender. Also an England international , he won 3 major European titles with Chelsea, also admirably taking over from Terry.
4) Ashley Cole – Cole was a left full back . He was signed from Arsenal. He won 2 league titles and the champions league for the West London side. He was a regular for the England national team.
5) N’golo Kante -This former France international was an amazing defensive midfielder for Chelsea. He was a relentless force of energy, winning back to back EPL titles with Leicester and Chelsea.
6) Frank Lampard – A absolutely fantastic goal scoring midfielder, signed from West Ham united,Lampard went on to score 20 goals or more in five consecutive seasons. He would later go on to coach the team. He too played for England.
7) Claude Makelele – Makelele was an energetic defensive midfielder, and had 76 caps for France. He won back to back premiership titles between 2004- 2006 , under Jose Mourinho. He was a French international.
8) Giofranco Zola – The former Italian international forward spent 7 years at Stamford Bridge. He played before the Abrahamovich era, and scored 59 league goals and 42 assist for Chelsea.
9) Eden Hazard – Hazard was a very skillful winger. The former Belgian international was a great signing for Chelsea. He scored lots of goals.
10) Didier Drogba – This burstling former Ivory coast international was a threat to defenders. He helped Chelsea win the champions league in 2012, against Bayern Munich, scoring a late header to take the game to extra time, and coolly slotting home the winning penalty.
