Chelsea In Defensive Crisis..

      'Chelsea In Defensive Crisis.'  


"Gary Cahill's head seems to have gone at the moment, although [Branislav] Ivanovic was worse, which is saying something. 

 How Ivanovic is still in the team just shows this is a squad with a big problem.

"There must be a kid, they've got 40 players on loan, that is a better right-back at the moment. Even [N'Golo] Kante had people running off him. 


Cahill's form has been criticised of late, and the Daily Mail's Martin Samuel believes the England defender works better with team-mate John Terry beside him. 

Samuel also criticised Eden Hazard for his showing on Saturday, and says defending from the front is a big problem for Conte's side. 
 
"Cahill needs Terry. Chelsea need Terry. 

Trying to get rid of John Terry last season, which the club were obviously trying to do but Conte stopped it, was one of the most unfathomable decisions I can remember in football.

 He's so clearly the best defender there.

"It doesn't help when you've got guys like Eden Hazard not tracking back. Arsenal's second goal, as lovely as it was, Hazard is an interested bystander.

"You can't have that. As good a footballer as Eden Hazard is, there's no room in modern football for a guy who lets others run off him. It's a big problem for them."