Chelsea fans wax lyrical over club captain Cesar Azpilicueta
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Chelsea fans have taken to Twitter to air their love for Chelsea captain, Cesar Azpilicueta, six years on from his opening goal for the club.
Following a post to the club’s official account on Tuesday, the Blues reminded fans that six years ago to the day the Spaniard opened his scoring account for Chelsea in a 2-0 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium (via BBC).
Blues supporters headed straight for the comments section to let their thoughts on the 30-year-old gush, with many remarking how Azpilicueta has gone from strength to strength since then.
My Captain! ?Proper Chels! ??We fans love him no matter what ? pic.twitter.com/xr8hr11ySI
— . (@CFCBilly_) October 29, 2019
Yeahhhhh and now our captain….
I love you man you are last of your kind players who really wanna play for Chelsea @CesarAzpi
— Jhayblues (@jhayblues) October 29, 2019
I remember this goal so well and it was vs arsenal too. What a bargain Azpi turned out to be. Great buy to replace Ivanovic
— Rasen – #WeTheChamps (@RasenRendanX) October 29, 2019
Brilliant captain and amazing role model. You can see he is so passionate towards the fans and the club in the way he plays. UP THE DAVE??
— CFC_WAL (@CFC_WAL) October 29, 2019
People forget how vital hes been in our recent success constantly there not to mention the fact his played in over 90% of our recent matches
— LampardSZN (@PulisicSZN22) October 29, 2019
Azpilicueta arrived at the club the same season as his opening goal, in 2013, making a £7.9 million switch from French outfit Olympique de Marseille.
Since then the Spaniard has gone on to make 351 appearances for the Blues, bagging a further eight goals to add to his first – leaving the 30-year-old with a tally of nine scored and 44 assisted (via Transfermarkt).
Having been named club captain last season (via Chelsea), many supporters just wanted to see more of the same in the future from the super skipper.
Please protect him at all cost pic.twitter.com/DJX5kzNfSK
— E (@heiitse) October 29, 2019
More to come tomorrow @CesarAzpi ?!
VAMOS! pic.twitter.com/VD1lnUCEZ6
— ?????? ?????? (@Fxds13) October 29, 2019
More of the same tomorrow my capitano
— Nana Yaw Ybees (@YawYbees) October 29, 2019
What do we think?
With some talk of the Spaniard being replaced in the not too distant future (per The Sun), it is without doubt that Azpilicueta has been a fantastic servant to the club over his six years in London.
Now valued at £31.5 million (per Transfermarkt), the initial fee of £7.9 million looks a bargain – a price for which he has repaid multiple times over.