Eden Hazard was being heralded by some as the best Chelsea player of all time ahead of his departure to Real Madrid but in a vote by fans Frank Lampard has actually topped the charts.
On Friday night Real Madrid confirmed that they'd signed Eden Hazard, ending months of speculation and stopping the monotony of long summer transfer saga- thanks everyone.
The transfer came just 10 days after the Chelsea forward had used his side's Europa League final success to suggest that he was on the way out of Stamford Bridge.
That admission made many Blues' fans start the 12 steps to recovery with acceptance and some started to suggest that the Belgian was the greatest player to have played for their team.
However it seems that a majority of Chelsea fans don't agree. According to the vote on Ranker, Frank Lampard leads the way, with Hazard actually in fourth.
1. Frank Lampard
Lampard has been voted the club's greatest player.
2. Didier Drogba
Drogba scored the winning penalty to win the Blues the Champions League final.
3. John Terry
Captain, leader, legend, third.
4. Eden Hazard
Yes Eden, you are fourth.
5. Petr Cech
Cech retired at the end of the season.
6. Gianfranco Zola
Zola played in a very different Chelsea team but was excellent.
7. Claude Makelele
No one else has had a role named after them.
8. N'Golo Kante
Poor man's Makelele.
9. Ashley Cole
Cole is another Champions League winner with the west London team.
10. Michael Essien
Essien was a major part of Chelsea's successes.
It's no surprise to see Lampard, Drogba and Terry in the top three places with the trio arguably the most influential players of the successful era since Roman Abramovich bought the club.
Lampard, now Derby County manager, is the club's all time top scorer and has been linked with a return to the club as manager this summer.
Drogba scored the winning penalty in the Champions League final in 2012, having scored the goal to take the game into extra time.
Terry captained the team to five Premier League successes, the most of any captain in the era.
Is Hazard the fourth best Chelsea player of all time or should he be higher up?
jaydlnpz
115
maybe cech should be higher than hazard..hazard is my second favourite player of all time behind lampard but those guys gave Chelsea a legendary status.
VanishPrasad
95
If I were to vote than I'd go with Didier Drogba. For me he played exciting games and always scored in the finals and semifinals. No wonder football Legends, Pundits and fans called him Mr.Cup Final.
Nesaiknruy_Legend
60
various lists can be made based on many different attributes. . 1. The most clutch player to play for Chelsea is Drogba . 2. The most talented player to play for Chelsea is Hazard . 3. The most loyal players to play for Chelsea are Lampard/Terry . 4. - 1 Arsenal . 5. The best midfielder to ever play for Chelsea is Lampard . 6. Best ever defender is Terry . 7. Best keeper ever is Cech . And so on the list can go on but these are examples. Theres no set list for the players as they each have their own abilities. If we are talking a player who has done a lot over the span of his career. It would have to be between Lamps and Drogba...
Yhemy
37
For me it's Lampard, Drogba, Terry, Cech, Zola, Di Matteo, Ashley Cole, Makelele, Hazard and then Mikel.