Chelsea would love to be where Arsenal are right now, at least in the Premier League.
The Gunners are currently top of the Premier League table on 42 points. Once again, they are having a much better season than Chelsea.
In contrast to Arsenal, the Blues sit outside of the top four following their 2-1 loss to Aston Villa over the weekend. They have 29 points.
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Fofana coming in surely has to be one of them!
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Enzo Maresca was honest about Chelsea after their latest defeat, admitting that they struggle to manage games after conceding.
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Chelsea want players with more physicality and athleticism
In their bid to catch up to Arsenal, Chelsea could try to assemble a team just like theirs.
Journalist Simon Phillips has claimed on Si Phillips Talks Chelsea that the Club World Cup winners want to sign players with more physicality and athleticism so that they can cope with the Premier League better.
Thanks to the likes of Gabriel, William Saliba and Declan Rice, Arsenal have become a team built around those two attributes.
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It is one reason why they have become so deadly at set pieces. It is not always pretty to watch, but looking at Arsenal’s performance in the Premier League, they are worthy of imitation.
Following Chelsea’s latest defeat at the hands of Villa, physicality and athleticism are not the only things they could do with, though.
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Chelsea can’t forget about experience
The most important thing that Chelsea do next summer is add some experience to their squad. They have a very young team and that is becoming more evident as they continue to throw away games.
It is already being reported that Chelsea want to sign an experienced centre-back, so that is a good place to start.
If the Club World Cup winners want to get their hands on the Premier League title again, though, it may take more than that. For example, Enzo Maresca may need a proven and seasoned centre-forward.
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