Joe Cole has quite a lot of good buddies nonetheless throughout the Chelsea hireachy, and he’s very a lot concerned with the membership nonetheless.
So it’s at all times attention-grabbing when he speaks like this. Cole has mentioned that Chelsea are prioritising the defence this window, and he has co-signed a transfer for Marc Guehi, together with some very heavy reward for the England worldwide.
However he couldn’t assist making a cheeky little dig at Chelsea alongside the best way too!
“The precedence for Chelsea is in central defence,” Cole mentioned in phrases quoted by DAZN. “Benoît Badiashile is choosing up accidents and Wesley Fofana has been great, however he retains on breaking down. Levi Colwill is a younger participant who’s performed effectively however he nonetheless must develop and enhance, and he’ll do.
“It’s so irritating for Chelsea as a result of they’ve offered somebody like Marc Guehi, and he’s gone on to turn into a high centre-half which I might see [at the time].
“Guehi is a correct participant and he’s in England’s beginning line up now and Chelsea are going to should fork out to get him again. It’s an space that must be sorted out at Chelsea.
“A few of the lads, like Axel Disasi, haven’t fairly settled as a lot because the membership would’ve appreciated. I just like the hyperlinks with Marc Guehi nevertheless it’s simply irritating that they should go and purchase gamers that they’ve offered – Chelsea do it far too usually!
“If wants should, and it’s the proper transfer, you need to do it and I don’t assume there’s a greater centre-half within the nation, outdoors of Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal, he’s nearly as good as something there’s, and he’ll get higher.”
Some large compliments from Cole, and he additionally makes a high-quality level about needing to signal academy gamers again!
I like Guehi, I believe he’s a brilliant strong defender, very calm, has management, and is superb on the ball and defensively. I’m not towards signing him. I simply don’t assume he ticks ALL of the containers that we want. I would like an imposing [aerially and on the ground], assertive, organising, vocal, dominant, and aggressive centre again, ideally. And I genuinely assume that’s what we’re lacking in that space. As I mentioned earlier this week, he wouldn’t be my first selection and possibly not even my second or third.
However I love what Cole has mentioned right here and he isn’t precisely unsuitable on Guehi both. High, TOP participant.
