A former Liverpool star and current high profile pundit has informed Chelsea Football Club and team manager Enzo Maresca what is desperately required at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were flying high and up towards the top of the Premier League table. However, form has dipped and the leading Reds resumed their astute business.
The CFC defence's floodgates have opened. The midfield is more penetrable at the moment too. Not to mention goals unfortunately drying up in attack as well. Multiple wingers are suffering. While strikers Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku continue to especially struggle in front of goal in recent times.
So fans and experts are now attempting to discover precisely what it wrong with the west London side and its boss at present. Are the current struggles down to the Ex-Leicester City gaffer and him alone? Or can the squad help out more? I'd say problems are definitely a combination of both elements.
But what did the BBC Radio 5 Live regular and one-time LFC man suggest to Maresca? Let's hear what Danny Murphy had to say about Chels and how to ostensibly solve developing issues. Surely he's not merely suggesting to buy more players and throw money at the problem?
Chelsea lack consummate leader on and off pitch
After the latest disappointing Chels fixture, Maresca admitted his men lacked a clinical nature. Crystal Palace managed to hold the Blues to a draw at Selhurst Park. And you can't really say that sharing points was unfair.
Obviously Chelsea are lacking something or someone to get them to the next level. But signing unproven talent isn't what's required at the Bridge. A player with quality, composure, poise and experience is needed on Fulham Road. A slightly younger Thiago Silva, for example.
And ex-Liverpool footballer Danny Murphy seems to agrees with that sentiment. He also referenced Maresca's possible inability to manage the final stages of games:
"It’s game management where Chelsea are lacking at times. They need to know when to slow things down, having some men drop off, having someone sitting alongside Moises Caicedo in the base of midfield, instead of this constant trying to go forward.
Against Fulham, it was similar to today. It ended up being end to end and like a basketball game towards the end, and they lost. There is still the quality there, and they are a young side. I still think they will be strong in the second half of the season.
It’s difficult for a young group to manage games really well when you don’t have the experience and the wisdom."