Chelsea’s Germany international Michael Ballack returned among the top 8 midfielders of the English Premier League in the FTBL ranking after the Blues’ 7:2 mauling of Sunderland. He scored one of the goals and bagged 21.60 points in our system to boost his overall score to 129.16 points.

Ballack’s slide in the ranking lasted approximately 2 months, beginning in November until the end of 2009. He has since redressed the bar, picking up 20 points in the last 2 games alone.

Ballack, who is one of the world’s best midfielders of recent years, is currently out of the top echelon of our world ranking. In the next 3 games, he will have a good chance to advance; his combined plank for the 3 games is less than 20 points.