It is not of great surprise that Saul Niguez's recent upturn in form has completely gone under the radar. Why wouldn't it?
Given the seismic events that have engulfed Chelsea into chaos off the pitch, the confidence-boosting wins and calmly assured displays of the Spanish international are hardly near the top of supporters lists.
But the past three games have shown that Saul, whose career in west London started terribly, can still end with a feeling of positivity and that this loan has not been a complete waste of time, which it threatened to be before Christmas.
It was in the post-match media duties at Vicarage Road in December when Thomas Tuchel's damning assessment of the midfielder encapsulated a night that threatened to define Saul's season.
"I don't know where he goes from this performance, but he was on a yellow card, so we had two options," Tuchel said when explaining why he had opted to replace the 27-year-old at half-time.
What was worse for Saul, this was history repeating itself.
Tuchel was making the same call at Stamford Bridge against Aston Villa almost three months earlier on his debut. Saul looked completely lost, unable to cope with the pace of the game, and his sluggishness was pounced on.
On both occasions, Chelsea's midfield was enhanced after he left proceedings. It was damning for Saul, who was meant to be a reliable fourth-choice in the centre of the park.
Brought in on loan from Atletico Madrid on deadline day, a highly experienced figure was struggling even to produce a level of competence in an area flagging over the winter months.
But Watford proved the lowest ebb of Saul's time since he's improved markedly – nothing extraordinary, but then, Tuchel needed a player who could rotate with the senior trio of N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho.
What is ironic about the last two games is that Saul has been filling in at left wing-back, a position he started to play for Diego Simeone, something that sparked his decision to push for a loan elsewhere.
But against both Burnley and Norwich, he has filled in adequately, quietly going about his business and offering an alternative to Marcos Alonso.
Although the opposition has been poor, the lack of conversation around Saul's performances is probably a compliment. No longer is at the centre of scorn or gallows humour. He is now getting assured nods of approval.
He netted his first Chelsea goal away to Luton in the FA Cup and could be in line for further minutes as the Blues face three games across the next seven days.
His loan was always unlikely to be extended – even before the club's future was thrown into uncertainty – but given the lows of winter, Saul is beginning to show rays of light as we enter spring.
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