3 or 4 At The Back?

Kurt Zouma Antonio Rudiger

Considering the threat that Manchester United’s front three poses, Lampard may consider a back three, instead of a back four, due to the obvious vulnerabilities in Chelsea’s backline.

It would also solve another problem. Cesar Azpilcueta was excellent against Norwich and rather than having to move him across to left-back in place of Marcos Alonso (who cannot be trusted to play in back four against United), he could be utilised as the right centre-back with Reece James as the wingback.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.