Chelsea player “not happy” with his position against Arsenal claims former Blues boss | OneFootball

There have been a lot of takes about Chelsea’s game plan against Arsenal on Tuesday night, and former Blues coach Ruud Gullit has now weighed in too.

He had some thoughts about Liam Delap’s use on the wing – where he really struggled.

Gullit says striker “not happy” with wing role in defeat

Ruud Gullit working as a pundit.

“Liam Delap was not happy with starting on the right wing against Arsenal. It’s clear that Liam Rosenior played him there so they could launch long balls to him, but he looked totally out of place,” Gullit said in quotes picked up by the Metro.

“I know it was all tactical, but I don’t think Delap looked happy about it at all. If you get the ball into the box, then Delap will do his best to get on the end of it, but when you’re asking him to drop deeper into midfield or out wide, then it’s a different story.”

“It’s a pity that Delap didn’t play closer to Joao Pedro, because the Brazilian looked all on his own up front. I feel like that would have helped both players if they started in attack together. I understand why Rosenior set up like that, but when it came to Chelsea going for it and trying to attack Arsenal, they couldn’t create anything and they lost the tie.”

We’re sure Delap is just happy to get a start in a big game, but it’s true that we’re not going to be seeing the best of him farmed out wide.

In other news…

Cole Palmer is in a real funk right now – you don’t have to watch much of Chelsea to see that. The stats are perhaps even more scary right now.

The London is Blue podcast saluted Estevao for his efforts yesterday, coming on as a sub despite a very taxing weekend. The youngster never stops impressing us with his maturity.