CHELSEA NEED A
COMPLETE OVERHAUL IN DEFENSE
It’s
been awhile I’ve written anything on sports in general because I just decide to
enjoy the game as a neutral, but after watching last night’s game which I was
left disappointed and frustrated by Chelsea’s performance against arsenal, I decided
I had to put my own views out there. So majorly I think the most pressing
concern for the Chelsea team is in the defense even with JOHN TERRY coming back
from injury wouldn’t change much, because there are some conclusions we have to
come to;
1.
IVANOVIC
IS NO MORE A RIGHT BACK: There are certain attributes that a right-back must possess
which Includes, good crossing ability, good positional sense and speed which is
very important because most times a right-back would be dealing with wingers
who are all about dribbles and speed. Chelsea’s current right-back presently has
lost his speed due to age, the once bullish
IVAN is now a weak-link in the team
that oppositions are willing to exploit to the maximum, Chelsea need to look
inward and address this issue asap there’s an option in one of the preseasons
top performers OLA AINA it wouldn’t hurt to give youth a chance right now since
experience isn’t working in that area for CONTE and his team. Watching IVAN at
right-back now reminds me of Gary Neville in the same position for Man Utd in
the twilight of his career…. Embarrassing
2.
JOHN CAHILL IS NO LEADER and DEFINITELY NOT
TOP-CLASS: The idea had been for Cahill to understudy while playing alongside
JOHN TERRY so he could take over from the Club LEGEND at the same cushion the
effect of the Big man leaving or eventually retiring, it safe to say, that has
not being case in fact it seems like the player seems to be declining faster
than the aging Club Captain.
Last week first it was a costly mistake against Swansea
(which he blamed the referee for), next it was another horrible defending shift
at Stamford bridge against Liverpool, the same was witnessed against Leicester
and still fresh in our minds is the back pass against Arsenal... what can I say
those performances speak for themselves, CAHILL is not the future of that defense,
once again the coach should look inward for now until the transfer window opens
we can only pray for the quick recovery of ZOUMA.
3.
PACE...
PACE... PACE: Every position in our defense needs pacey options who can match
the opposition attackers for pace, an example was Arsenal’s bellerin recovery
against Pedro in the Chelsea, match he had been beaten but his pace helped him
recover and make that crucial tackle to deny Pedro.
I could
go on and on about this Chelsea team, I know you would say I didn’t discuss on what
to do with David Luiz,or the out of form Matic and the utilizing of Fabregas. The problem
in the Chelsea team isn’t only in the defense, but my own opinion is for the
team to find a way to stop the goals from going in first, tighten up at the
back ,that will bring confidence into the team then from there other areas would
be sorted out. Maybe the team needs Mikel again like the last quarter of last
season to give it balance and steady the ship. What do you think?
Thank you for reading, God bless you!
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