Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has called Chelsea out for failing to deal with a ‘glaring’ issue on the pitch during the Januar transfer window. Blues co-owner Todd Boehly has sanctioned an unprecedented £600million transfer blowout over the past few months, but issues up top persisted in the goalless draw with Fulham on Friday night.
Fans were on the edge of their seats before action even got underway at Stamford Bridge, with Graham Potter handing out an immediate debut to British record signing Enzo Fernandez. The Argentine acquitted himself well, as did a select few of his team-mates, but it was still a frustrating night on the whole for Chelsea.
The starting front three of Mykhaylo Mudryk, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech was heavily changed around by the full-time whistle, with Potter trying and failing to inspire a cutting edge in his side. Fulham defended well and were worthy of the point, having collected four from two Premier League games against the Blues this term.
While there were some positives for Chelsea fans to take, Carragher cited their lack of firepower through the middle as a ‘glaring’ issue that should have been dealt with in the January transfer window.
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Despite the obvious shortfalls in Chelsea’s performance, Carragher also picked out positives regarding two January recruits in particular. “[Benoit Badiashile] has done well when he’s come in and he’s done well again tonight,” he told Sky Sports.
“They asked him a lot of questions but when they did he did well starting alongside Thiago Silva. [Enzo] Fernandez, I think you can see he’s got a bit of class. I think he made more passes than anyone in the game and you’d expect that in a game like that where you have a lot of possession.”
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