What Ben Chilwell’s Chelsea teammates did after his incredible block vs Club America

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If his performance against Club America is anything to go by, then Ben Chilwell is not going down without a fight at Chelsea.

For most of his Chelsea career so far, Ben Chilwell has been the Blues’ first-choice left-back.

The 27-year-old has spent a lot of time on the sidelines because of injuries. But when he has been fit, he has usually been the preferred left-back.

However, Chilwell’s future at Stamford Bridge has come into serious doubt. Enzo Maresca is struggling to find a position for Chilwell, which is obviously not a good development for him.

With performances like his one against Club America, though, maybe the Englishman will be able to convince the new Chelsea manager.

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Ben Chilwell’s block against Club America

Chilwell made an incredible double block to deny Club America a goal in Chelsea’s 3-0 win against the Mexican side earlier.

And it is fair to say that his teammates were impressed, with some of them congratulating him after his heroics, a scene caught by journalist Simon Johnson.

With Marc Cucurella not with the squad right now following his participation at Euro 2024, this really is Chilwell’s chance to shine.

The European Championship winner finished last season as Chelsea’s No.1 left-back. Cucurella is currently at Chelsea’s training ground after returning from Germany.

Ben Chilwell can still be useful to Chelsea

Maresca obviously wants to play with inverted full-backs, but that does not mean that Chilwell needs to be discarded.

There may times in matches or games from the start where Chelsea need a bit more width.

Chilwell, who has bombed down the left wing for Chelsea constantly since joining the club from Leicester City, can offer Maresca that.

Chelsea may be considering selling Chilwell because he is not an ideal fit for Maresca’s system. But with so many games to play and against so many different types of teams, it may be worth keeping Chilwell around.