Chelsea’s Midfield Cannot Handle Arsenal – Graeme Souness

Graeme Souness blasted Chelsea’s midfield just before the Europa League final against Arsenal in Baku.

The ex Liverpool captain said that Jorginho, Ross Barkley and Mateo Kovacic resemble five-a-side players and it dos not speak well of Sarri as a manager.

He also feels the Blues’ team need a lot of improvement asap.

His words, “I look at Chelsea’s midfield and I could play against them,”

“If the three of them were sat in front of me now and I asked them to describe themselves, they would tell me they are attacking midfield players.

“So you are an attacking midfield player. Does that mean you score goals? Oh no, I don’t score goals. That is what they should do, but they don’t do it. A successful team must share the goals around, but Chelsea are lightweight in midfield.

“If N’Golo Kante was playing and Antonio Rudiger was playing, I may lean towards Chelsea, but those two are out injured and they are just too reliant on Eden Hazard to come up with a moment of magic in every game. He is arguably the best player in the Premier League and, unless he delivers, Chelsea don’t win.”

“How many jobs has Sarri had in professional football?”

“The answer is 19 and what has he won in professional football? Nothing.

“I also need someone to tell me what Sarri-ball is? Is it keeping the ball on the halfway line and the stats will say we have 70 per cent of possession? That isn’t helping anyone.

“I’m not sure this is the best time to get the Chelsea job if the transfer ban is on them and Hazard goes. Chelsea have so many players out on loan and, if they have a transfer ban, they may start having to using those players.

“It’s easy to criticise Chelsea for changing their managers, but they have won more trophies than anyone over the last 15 years so that system of changing managers every season or two has worked.”

“Taking it to Baku, I just don’t think it’s correct,”

“You are trying to spread the game throughout the world, but if you sat down and picked a more awkward place to get to you would struggle.

“If it was two Italian teams, two French teams, how difficult is it? Let’s make life difficult for supporters, but we should not be surprised. It’s never been any different.

“Go back a few years and UEFA had the Champions League final at Wembley within a couple of years. Why? There are so many hospitality boxes there and UEFA earn so much money out of it that they decided it was a good idea to have it there twice. This is all about finances and the fans are forgotten.”