Former Chelsea defender William Gallas has claimed that Chelsea are nonetheless lacking a real defensive midfielder within the center, which is one thing that we’ve mentioned on right here as effectively lately.
We’ve got a number of centre midfielders, however no specialist midfield destroyer. Moises Caicedo is the closest we’ve to that, being a participant who can put a sort out in, break up play, and intercept. However he’s additionally rather more than that, and we’ve seen the advantages of him with the ability to play rather more free and extra superior now when Romeo Lavia begins alongside him – that is the place you get one of the best out of him.
So would Chelsea signing a brand new defensive midfielder be the reply? Gallas believes so.
Gallas stated this week: “The issue is that Chelsea want a defensive midfielder to assist Moises Caicedo extra. 70% defending and 30% attacking which might make for a extra balanced workforce. I don’t assume Enzo Fernandez can play that function as a result of he has different qualities.”
Enzo can’t, neither can Lavia actually, and Caicedo as I stated, is one of the best we’ve for that function. However does that function even swimsuit and match into Enzo Maresca’s type of play? Utilizing two deeper centre midfielders appears to work significantly better.
I used to assume we did want a defensive midfielder added to this squad just a few weeks, however I’m not fully satisfied as a result of I feel a very good double pivot can work and be efficient too. However our defence on the entire is simply not adequate nonetheless and as I stated yesterday, we do lack a backbone nonetheless. Would you embrace a defensive midfielder in that backbone? Tell us within the feedback.
Clearly everyone knows that there are rather more urgent priorities on this squad proper now, primarily goalkeeper, centre again, and for me, a striker.
I all the time take into consideration defensive midfielders greater than most, possibly as a result of it’s the place I play too! I feel a prime defensive midfielder can actually win you a recreation single-handedly and is simply as vital as a goalscorer or a creator.
Does a double pivot of Lavia and Caicedo offer you sufficient defensive stability in midfield? That’s the query.
Be happy to debate and debate this within the feedback too!
