At the start of the Premier League season, nobody would have been able to predict the season that Gary Cahill would have under Italian head coach, Antonio Conte.
The English defender has often been made a scapegoat by fans when the Blues are underperforming and the books are down.
This season, his form as gone full circle at Stamford Bridge and his performances have been crucial to Chelsea’s charge towards their second Premier League title in three seasons.
His position in the squad has been ‘under threat’ from the moment that Conte switched to a three-back formation, but the former Bolton man has reacted the only way he knows how, by stepping up to the occasion.
In John Terry’s absence this season, Cahill has been handed the captain’s armband and has grown and developments into the club’s captain.
We’ve looked at five games that have transformed Cahill from Terry’s protege into Chelsea’s captain and leader this season.
