Former Manchester United defender Ashley Young has questioned why Xabi Alonso played two right-backs as midfielders against Arsenal. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Highlighting the positional concern after the defeat at the Emirates Stadium, Young questioned why a squad with such significant investment ended a crucial match against the champions with two defenders in the centre of the pitch.
Ashley added that the decision immediately affected Chelsea’s tactical setup because it ceded control to Arsenal and relied primarily on counter-attacking opportunities.
His words, “Chelsea don’t have European football this season so they’re playing less games and can concentrate on the Premier League.
But the worry is you’re finishing a game against the champions, and you’ve got two right-backs in midfield.
You look at Lavia, who was injured a lot last season. The front line are going to send fear throughout the league but behind that you see the midfield and they’re playing right-backs there.
Teams will be seeing the game today, seeing that Chelsea will sit in there and get men behind the ball, but there’s still spaces through the lines, and Arsenal found that out.
Chelsea are giving up a lot of possession and they’re playing counter-attacking football.
Today there was probably only once with [Pedro] Neto down the right side when they capitalised on the counter.”
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