Explained: the real reason Marc Guiu is not playing for Chelsea despite Sunderland recall | OneFootball

Chelsea, we have a problem.

Last season our striker options were Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu. In the same game that Jackson got injured, Guiu got injured too. Having just two senior strikers was a foolish move, and we ended up playing young winger Tyrique George up front for a long stretch until Jackson was back.

Chelsea make the right moves – then the wrong moves

Chelsea celebrate a goal against Benfica. (Photo by Chris Lee/Chelsea FC)

This summer, the club decided to address the situation by signing both Joao Pedro and Liam Delap. Now with 3 strikers on their books, they allowed Guiu to go on loan to Sunderland.

So far so good. But then the promise of big money made those in charge make a huge mistake – they loaned Nicolas Jackson to Bayern Munich, taking them back to 2 strikers. They had learned nothing from the season before.

You already know what happened next – Liam Delap got a hamstring injury which rules him out for months. Guiu’s loan to Sunderland is cancelled in a moment of panic. But Enzo Maresca doesn’t trust him anyway, so he keeps playing Joao Pedro, who is visibly losing physical power before our eyes as he’s run into the ground.

Guiu discarded already

Then we get the worst moment of all – George starting up front for us in the Champions League last night against Benfica and Guiu not coming on for a single minute. The logic seems to be that it’s better to not use him at all if we can avoid it, meaning he can go out on loan again in January. If he plays for us, that is no longer possible.

We’re not sure how he feels – probably annoyed he was recalled, but at this rate hoping he doesn’t have to play so that he

How have we ended up in this situation again? It’s infuriating.