Former Chelsea defender William Gallas has claimed that Chelsea are nonetheless lacking a real defensive midfielder within the center, which is one thing that now we have mentioned on right here as effectively not too long ago.
We’ve got a number of centre midfielders, however no specialist midfield destroyer. Moises Caicedo is the closest now we have to that, being a participant who can put a deal with in, break up play, and intercept. However he’s additionally far more than that, and now we have seen the advantages of him having the ability to play far more free and extra superior now when Romeo Lavia begins alongside him – that is the place you get the very best out of him.
So would Chelsea signing a brand new defensive midfielder be the reply? Gallas believes so.
Gallas mentioned 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 group. I don’t suppose 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 mentioned, is the very best now we have for that function. However does that function even swimsuit and match into Enzo Maresca’s fashion of play? Utilizing two deeper centre midfielders appears to work significantly better.
I used to suppose we did want a defensive midfielder added to this squad only some weeks, however I’m not fully satisfied as a result of I believe a superb double pivot can work and be efficient too. However our defence on the entire is simply not adequate nonetheless and as I mentioned yesterday, we do lack a backbone nonetheless. Would you embody a defensive midfielder in that backbone? Tell us within the feedback.
Clearly everyone knows that there are far 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 believe a high defensive midfielder can actually win you a sport single-handedly and is simply as vital as a goalscorer or a creator.
Does a double pivot of Lavia and Caicedo give you sufficient defensive stability in midfield? That’s the query.
Be happy to debate and debate this within the feedback too!
