We used to have balance and talent in the midfield. Almost oversubscribed. Potter since the January of his last full season had Bissouma (genuine CDM), Caicedo and Mwepu (box to box), Gross (creative “10”) and Mac (able to do bits of all of those roles).
Caicedo was then used as a pivot by RDZ...
Chelsea unsettled him. They used their classic tactics, butter up the agent, use Romano and that pound shop English version of him they've got to stir things up on social media and, when all that failed, pay way over the odds. It's the only way Boehly knows. He's a petulant, dog-in-the-manger...
I agree with you here. He was the initial pivot but then part of all our passing patterns. He was charged with winning the ball high after we'd attacked but was young, quick and strong enough to come back and make good recovery tackles. He was absolutely key to RDZ ball last season and we've not...