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Chelsea's squad has undergone a major overhaul with significant financial investment, but a critical flaw has been identified by Matt Law. The sporting directors have missed an essential aspect in their squad building strategy.
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“The biggest thing…” – Matt Law points out the major flaw in Chelsea’s squad build
Chelsea’s sporting directors have spent hundreds of millions of pounds to totally refresh the squad – but they’ve missed something crucial.
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Matt Law was on the London is Blue podcast this week trying to be positive about Chelsea’s future:
“The squad isn’t as far away as it feels. My biggest thing is the character,” Law said.
“The talent and the players are there – not all the players [are good enough], and the squad does need improving. But they’ve got a lot of talent and good players in that squad. But they’ve got to sort out the character.”
You can see Law speaking in the clip embedded here:
He’s right in that the character shown by the majority of the players brought in has been incredibly weak. They make mistakes, they fold easily under pressure, they struggle to come back when things go against them, they down tools when they don’t like a coach.
The question is – what do you do about that? There isn’t another £2bn to spend on another refresh of the group. We need the right manager to make these mice into men.
Barcelona are obviously very keen on signing Joao Pedro, but we can’t see Chelsea making a deal happen at this stage.
Matt Law points out that despite heavy investment, Chelsea's squad lacks a crucial element that could impact their performance.
Chelsea's sporting directors have spent hundreds of millions of pounds to refresh the squad.
The identified flaws in Chelsea's squad build could hinder their competitiveness and future success in the league.

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