Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Mike Penders and Robert Sanchez at Chelsea
Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images
Of course, Chelsea have also been helped by the return of Moises Caicedo. Caicedo did not make any tackles against Everton, which is not like him, but he still covered the space on the pitch well and shielded his backline. Without the Ecuadorian, it has been so easy for teams to reach Chelsea’s goal.
With Henderson being 36, the England international and Caicedo, as a midfield partnership, are not a long-term solution. But it is working now and should not be tampered with until it stops.