Joe Cole has lots of good buddies nonetheless inside the Chelsea hireachy, and he’s very a lot concerned with the membership nonetheless.
So it’s at all times fascinating when he speaks like this. Cole has mentioned that Chelsea are prioritising the defence this window, and he has co-signed a transfer for Marc Guehi, together with some very heavy reward for the England worldwide.
However he couldn’t assist making a cheeky little dig at Chelsea alongside the way in which too!
“The precedence for Chelsea is in central defence,” Cole mentioned in phrases quoted by DAZN. “Benoît Badiashile is choosing up accidents and Wesley Fofana has been fantastic, however he retains on breaking down. Levi Colwill is a younger participant who’s achieved effectively however he nonetheless must develop and enhance, and he’ll do.
“It’s so irritating for Chelsea as a result of they’ve offered somebody like Marc Guehi, and he’s gone on to grow to be a high centre-half which I might see [at the time].
“Guehi is a correct participant and he’s in England’s beginning line up now and Chelsea are going to should fork out to get him again. It’s an space that must be sorted out at Chelsea.
“A number of the lads, like Axel Disasi, haven’t fairly settled as a lot because the membership would’ve favored. I just like the hyperlinks with Marc Guehi but it surely’s simply irritating that they should go and purchase gamers that they’ve offered – Chelsea do it far too typically!
“If wants should, and it’s the appropriate transfer, you must do it and I don’t suppose there’s a greater centre-half within the nation, exterior of Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal, he’s nearly as good as something there may be, and he’ll get higher.”
Some huge compliments from Cole, and he additionally makes a wonderful level about needing to signal academy gamers again!
I like Guehi, I feel he’s an excellent strong defender, very calm, has management, and is excellent on the ball and defensively. I’m not towards signing him. I simply don’t suppose he ticks ALL of the packing containers that we’d like. I need an imposing [aerially and on the ground], assertive, organising, vocal, dominant, and aggressive centre again, ideally. And I genuinely suppose that’s what we’re lacking in that space. As I mentioned earlier this week, he wouldn’t be my first selection and perhaps not even my second or third.
However I love what Cole has mentioned right here and he isn’t precisely flawed on Guehi both. Prime, TOP participant.
