What I Want From Chelsea FC In Final Matches

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Start/ Full 90 minutes for Juan Cuadrado

One of the main weaknesses Chelsea have had for a while is a legitimate goalscoring threat from the right wing. More often than not it is right back Branislav Ivanovic that creates more threatening chances  from the wide area than the likes of Willian and Juan Cuadrado.

Willian has a great engine and consistently puts in performances that help the team but is a better option when attacking from a more central position.

To attempt to fix this problem after the Mo Salah project went wide the Blues brought in Colombian Juan Cuadrado for 23.3 million pounds in January while sending the Egyptian the other way to Florence on loan. Since then Salah has awoken like the Vision and scored goals a plenty for the Viola across multiple competitions.

For Juan, the transfer hasn’t been as beneficial. Only making nine appearance since moving he has struggled find the keys to the handcuffs on the bench and recently is only substituted on once the points have been settled. When Cuadrado has played he’s shown flashes of the trickery and wing skills that dazzled so many Youtube highlight videos (with accompanying awesome techno music) but no real direction with possession or chemistry with his attacking teammates.

The transition from the Italian to English leagues is not always easy for players and a few full 90-minute performances now could really give him the jumpstart he needs to begin next season.

Playing well enough at last summer’s World Cup and during his time in Italy to earn a move to Chelsea Cuadrado should eventually reach his advertised form and become a key component for the club next season. An attacking trident of Eden Hazard, Diego Costa, and Cuadrado could seriously challenge with the other front 3’s across Europe.

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