Pundit Jason Cundy has now claimed that he believes there is one Chelsea player who is unable to play a full game for them right now.
He told TalkSport that it looks to him like Ben Chilwell cannot get through 90 minutes right now due to his fitness levels.
Chilwell has recently returned from another long injury, with him not starting a game since September before he came back.
He was easily the most impressive player on the pitch in the EFL Cup semi-final win against Middlesbrough that helped them book their place at Wembley.
However, in every game he has played in his comeback he has not been able to play the 90 minutes.
Cundy has hinted that this could be a real issue for the Blues going forwards.
Cundy on Chilwell
He said: “There is a number of reasons. The recruitment clearly hasn’t had an impact. They’ve gone down a certain route with young players. Well, those young players, what you can’t give them is experience. And even though we had Sterling and Silva starting, Chilwell obviously isn’t fit enough to carry through 90 minutes.
“They’re all 22s and 23s, and even though this squad has been built with the vision. We won’t know whether this would work for another three or four years. But what we do know, right now ain’t working.”
With Marc Cucurella still a way away from being fit enough to feature for the side again, there will be a responsibility on Chilwell to begin to up his minutes in the coming weeks.
Following captain Reece James’ injury, he will be the player who would lift the trophy if they were successful in the final against Liverpool later on this month.
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