With the worldwide break presently in movement, Graham Potter has had some perfect time to get settled in to his new environment at Cobham and begin his plans and the way we might be organising.
Not solely that, he has additionally had an opportunity to get to satisfy with all his new gamers at Chelsea, even the gamers who then went out on worldwide obligation. However maybe much more vital than that’s the truth he has been capable of proceed working with the gamers who stayed behind for a bit as nicely and was capable of get to know a smaller group initially by themselves.
Chelsea performed in a behind closed doorways pleasant towards Brighton final weekend and gained 2-1, this gave a chance for Potter to attempt a couple of issues that he may be pondering. And considered one of them was to attempt Trevoh Chalobah as a defensive midfielder.
It’s very reassuring and constructive for me to see our new boss addressing one space on the pitch which I consider we’ve got lacked in over latest seasons, the holding midfield space. We now have lacked that actual defensive midfielder, and I like the truth that Potter is ready to check out different choices in there to unravel that downside.
Graham Potter used Trevoh Chalobah in midfield in a behind closed doorways pleasant final week.
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— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) September 26, 2022
Chalobah can also be preventing for his Chelsea future, so I’m happy to see as nicely that Potter is ready to present these gamers a clear slate and an opportunity to impress him and nail down a spot in his squad, as a brand new supervisor.
Chalobah is principally used as a defender, however he has performed as a defensive midfielder as nicely out on mortgage strikes and is greater than able to taking part in there. It is going to be fascinating to see if Potter continues with the experiment. We actually want extra of a standard kind DM within the ranks, and I’m undecided Denis Zakaria might be thought of that but.
