John Terry no longer Chelsea’s Mr. Dependable
Chelsea’s manager Carlo Ancelotti has gone on to issue a warning to club captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895, that the player should be more than ready to face the fact that he will no longer play every game for the team.
The manager came forth and made these comments prior to his side taking on Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday night. It is believed that the manager is going to use this opportunity to give David Luiz, the twenty-one million pound import, his full debut.
However, what is notable here is the fact that the inclusion of the Brazilian centre-back is almost like a shift in the way things were conducted at Stamford Bridge. This was because prior to Luiz’s signing, it was almost always certain that Terry would
be a part of the starting eleven, but, not anymore.
Terry has been at the Blues camp for the last nine seasons and due to his brilliant form and being named http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Captain-c8314, the player was almost always guaranteed a spot in the side.
Nonetheless, with the recent change in fate that the Blues have suffered, it seems like Terry’s dominance over the side might be wearing thin.
Terry is still quite easily one of the best defenders in the League and quite possibly even the world at the moment, but the fact that Ancelotti now has a choice of four defenders to pick amongst, it won’t be surprising to see Terry warming the benches for
a change.
When Luiz, Terry, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Branislav-Ivanovic-c7994 and Alex are all fit, it is going to be down to the manager to choose what duo to place in the heart of the defence. Perhaps this could also signal the start of a rotation policy in the Chelsea camp, in regards to their
defence.
In regards to this situation, Ancelotti is reported to have said:
"With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Luiz-c10542 we can have more rotation with our players.
In the back four now we have a lot of opportunity to choose a player to give someone a rest and to maintain every player fit for the rest of the season".
Chelsea at one point were down on their luck and were looking to have gone from hero to zero in almost an instant. This was mainly due to the fact that the teams defenders kept injuring themselves and there were no real replacements present in the side to
help cover for the injured.
In a bizarre turn of events, it seems like the complete opposite has happened almost instantaneously. The team now have more than their fair share of world class defenders amongst their ranks and are caught in a completely opposite dilemma, with the choice
of picking just two defenders, appearing to be close to impossible.
Nonetheless, with the likes of Luiz in the side it is safe to say that the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 backline is going to be back to its level best once again. Along with that Alex is set to make a return to the side shortly, meaning that ruling Chelsea out of the title just
yet might just prove to be premature assessments.
However, the match against Fulham is going to be a real test for Luiz, who is yet to prove himself as a Chelsea player. The player has the unique ability of playing as a full-back, a holding midfielder or a central defender, with the latter being his preferred
choice.
The match against Fulham is also a must win game for the Blues, who are currently thirteen points adrift of league leaders Manchester United, but, the game in hand might just make it ten points on Monday night.
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