2012 was such a dramatic year for Chelsea FC that it would challenge any movie for an Oscar nomination at least. While 19.05.12 was the day in every Chelsea fan’s life which they will never forget, so was 21.11.12 which shocked us all. Yes my friends, it was the day RDM was sacked. Since that day we have been paying tribute to RDM in the 16th minute and abusing Rafa for his past comments. Whilst all this drama has been going around at Stamford Bridge, César Azpilicueta is one Chelsea player who has surely caught my eye.
Since his debut game against Wolves which Chelsea won 6-0, he has grown in confidence and has started showing his potential. I have always admired him since the time he used to play for Spain U-21’s. I remember first coming through his name while I was playing FM11 which prompted me to check out his real life videos on YouTube. As a matter of fact, he started his career as right midfielder but he was converted into a right back to cover up during injuries and suspensions at Osasuna while he was still a reserve team player.
When he arrived at Chelsea this summer he was the most low profile signing of the 4 first team signings made by the club for most of the Chelsea fans. Many had thought that he would hardly get any game time given the fact that he was going to challenge Branislav Ivanovic for a place in the starting 11. However, as the season went by he got plenty of opportunities due to injuries to either Terry or Luiz. His stats this season are as follows:
| Competition | Games | Assists | Goals | |
| Premier League | 15(2) | 4 | 0 | |
| Capital One Cup | 5(0) | 0 | 0 | |
| FA Cup | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | |
| UCL | 1(0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Europa League | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | |
| CWC | 1(0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24(4) | 4 | 0 | |