What Is Chelsea’s Best Back Three? We Take A Look At The Numbers
Chelsea have conceded 7 goals in their first three Premier League matches, and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville wasn’t particularly complimentary about the team’s defensive organisation during the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal:
“The back three, when I watch them, it’s almost like their legs aren’t connected to their hips and the hips aren’t connected to their bodies. It’s almost like they’re a bit all over the place.”
Manager Xabi Alonso has said that he simply needs more time with his players to improve the backline, but he has been making personnel changes constantly, which suggests he isn’t sure what his best back three is.
With that in mind, we have decided to assess each centre-back to determine which three players he should be picking week in, week out. Press the next page as we look at the stats (using FotMob)…