Chelsea should not even think about outscoring every team because their young and defensively naive team still has so much to learn if they want to challenge for major honors, according to Tony Cascarino.
Even if they have been fairly good thus far, a lack of experience has left them exposed in England and in Europe.
Ex Chelsea striker, Cascarino wants to see those problems addressed if the club intends to win the EPL title and fight for a Champions League trophy in years to come.
His words, “I get why Chelsea fans are excited about the team’s attacking flair, they always look like getting goals.
“But I cannot see them winning the Champions League if they defend the way they did.
“This has been a problem since Frank has taken over. He’s got a very young and naive team defensively.
“He’s had [Kurt] Zouma and [Fikayo] Tomori playing at centre-half, with [Andreas] Christensen and Reece James at full-back. James, in the 94th minute, is literally on the 18 yard box, Chelsea have been countered and they nearly lost the game!
“I think they will be punished if they defend in that manner where they are playing so aggressively.
“Look, Kepa saved a penalty, conceded twice and Valencia still missed four sitters.
“Chelsea cannot win the Champions League if they think they’re just going to outscore everybody.
“Can they win games? Yeah, they can beat anyone on their day, but I can’t see them putting in a really mundane and professional defensive performance, like the one that won Liverpool the final last season against Tottenham.
“I think there’s a lot more to come from this Chelsea team, but I think it might be too early for them.”
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