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Joe Cole believes Chelsea’s strongest defence doesn’t include Cesar Azpilicueta

Olatunjilewy by Olatunjilewy
October 31, 2020
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Joe Cole believes Chelsea’s strongest defence doesn’t include Cesar Azpilicueta
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Kurt Zouma impressed again at both ends of the pitch in Chelsea's win over Burnley

Kurt Zouma impressed again at both ends of the pitch in Chelsea’s win over Burnley (Picture: Getty)

Joe Cole believes Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has finally found his perfect defensive combination after the Blues cantered to a convincing 3-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Chelsea’s defence represented their Achilles’ heel last season, but Lampard invested heavily over the course of the summer in the likes of England full-back Ben Chilwell, the experienced Thiago Silva and new goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

The Senegal international kept his fifth consecutive clean sheet on Saturday and was rarely troubled by a Burnley attack which was comprehensively blunted by Silva and his defensive partner Kurt Zouma, who scored his side’s second goal with a bullet header.

Rhys James, meanwhile, enjoyed another reputation enhancing afternoon, linking up superbly with another summer signing Hakim Ziyech. The England international is vying with club captain Cesar Azpilicueta for a regular place in Lampard’s starting XI and Cole believes his former team-mates’ best defensive line-up does not include the experienced Spaniard.

Asked if the back five, including Mendy, which started at Burnley represented Chelsea’s best defence, Cole told BT Sport: ‘I believe so. The stats will back it up. You’ve got your two full-backs who break forward and who are so threatening in the final third.

Edouard Mendy kept his fifth consecutive clean sheet for Chelsea

Edouard Mendy kept his fifth consecutive clean sheet for Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

‘Rhys James is such a threat and so is Chilwell on the other flank. They can turn defence into attack in an instant they’ve got fantastic ability. On the flip-side of it you’ve got Thiago with that experience, defending the front post and recognising danger, making sure that he is the man. Zouma looks comfortable next to him.

Sometimes you can have centre-half pairings with two great playrs that don’t blend. But these two seem to blend. Zouma is going to score goals for you as well.

‘That back five now, the battle for me will be to keep them on the pitch and let them grow as a unit. It’s the most important unit on the pitch it’s where you can build your team but you have to be consistent.

‘When Thiago Silva went down there with cramp I was fretting because he’s been such an influence since he came in, you’ve just got to keep him on the pitch. Mendy’s been excellent and I just like the fact you’re going in to watch Chelsea games and I’m not panicking.’

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