“Incredible talent” poses “problems” for Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso, says pundit

Jamie Redknapp on Chelsea’s Estevao Willian problem

“He is in an incredible talent but how do you get him in the team when you have got Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro? These are the problems he has to solve.”

This certainly points to some issues at Chelsea, with their squad planning looking a little chaotic in recent years.

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Despite a clear shortage of depth in midfield and defence, Chelsea arguably have too many attacking players to fit in, hence the uncomfortable situation of an elite talent like Estevao struggling for playing time.

Alonso did an impressive job during his time as Bayer Leverkusen manager, but he’s inherited a challenging situation at Chelsea and the early signs aren’t good for him.