Paul Merson says bad-performing Premier League manager ‘would be perfect fit for Chelsea’ | OneFootball

Paul Merson may have just put out a very controversial opinion this morning involving one bad-performing Premier League manager.

As you will likely be aware of by now, Merson is a self-proclaimed Chelsea fan despite being an Arsenal legend from his playing days. So Merson always puts his Chelsea opinions out as a fan as well as a pundit.

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But I don’t think many Chelsea fans are going to agree with this opinion of his, despite it being a hypothetical one.

Merson has claimed that Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, who is under some intense pressure now to start delivering on the pitch with United, would be perfectly suited to be Chelsea manager.

What has Merson said exactly?

Speaking on Sky Sports this week, as cited by SPTC, Merson said on Amorim:

“He would have been a perfect fit for Chelsea. They’ve got world-class wing-backs in Reece James and Malo Gusto, they’ve got the best holding midfield player in the league in Moises Caicedo. It would fit the players.

“You look at Man United and this system does not suit the squad they’ve got at all. The two wing-backs are nowhere near it, nowhere near good enough.

“And they are a big part of this formation working. No legs in midfield. Everything is up against him.”

In other news today

Chelsea have made a change to their Champions League squad that was submitted off the back of a long-term injury to Dario Essugo. They have named their replacement for him and it’s within the rules.

Meanwhile, also for the Champions League tomorrow night, Chelsea have been boosted by the return to training of one key player after he missed their 2-2 draw against Brentford on Saturday night.