Former Chelsea fan favourite Frank Leboeuf is not convinced of what he has noticed at the Blues in recent weeks and believes his former team will finish in the most sensible four this season. Western Londoners have had a combined start to the 2020–21 Premier League season.
After rounds of matches, last season’s FA Cup finalists have lately ranked seventh.
Two wins, two draws and a single defeat have left the Blues five tracks as Everton leaders, albeit still early.
Defensive vulnerabilities have been Chelsea’s defeat, so this season, they were again visible in their 3-3 draw with Southampton on Saturday night.
And his concern about the start of the season left Lebeouf without a doubt about his chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
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I am convinced of Chelsea at the moment.
Frank Leboeuf
“I’m not entirely convinced of Chelsea right now,” the former Blues defender told ESPN. “It’s like they don’t know each other, they don’t have enough compatibility, I’m very worried.
“I’m going to give you the advantages of doubt because I don’t know what you’re worth, but, really, if you keep acting like this, you may not end up in the four most sensible. . . “
Blues manager Frank Lampard spent nearly 230 million pounds this summer to win the seven-new player prize, the most expensive being German foreigner Kai Havertz.
Although Havertz discovered the bottom of the net in Saturday’s disappointing draw with the Saints, Lebeouf was not impressed by what he saw at the summer signing of 72 million pounds.
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“I’m convinced by Havertz, I’m that optimistic,” the Frenchman said. “I am very happy with Werner, it is a genuine satisfaction.
“Thiago Silva is back because it is very important for Chelsea to have a genuine leader behind and that is the biggest problem.
“Everyone has to paint hard physically to make sure they can play in combination and be more powerful in combination. “
A backward purpose of Jan Verstergard denied Chelsea his victory of the season at home and left a bitter taste in Havertz’s mouth.
“We are very frustrated with the result,” the German midfielder told Chelsea’s official website. “We had 42 minutes in the first half, but I made a mistake and we conceded a goal, which replaced the game a little bit.
“We got up here 3-2 and then we have to take the result and win at home, but we didn’t. Now we have to come together and hope to do better next time. “
He added: “We have to take care of that. We have 11 players on the field and everyone has to work hard to concede goals like this. “
“It’s not a single user who makes the mistake, so we have to take a look at our mistakes and check to resolve the issues.
“We only have one or two days, an education consultation with all the players in combination, so of course it’s different, but each and every team has to deal with it, not just us. We didn’t have much preparation, so now we have to. Work hard and stay in combination to do better next time. “