“Change his position or you lose the game” – Pochettino warned to change Chelsea star position ahead of Tottenham clash
Former Chelsea player, Glen Johnson has warned Mauricio Pochettino not to deploy Levi Colwill at left-back when the Blues travel to play Tottenham Hotspur next week.
Levi has established himself as a starter under Pochettino, playing every Premier League game under the Argentine this season.
Traditionally a centre back, the 20-year-old has had to play as a left-back sometimes this season due to the injury crisis rocking Chelsea.
The Blues will take on Tottenham at the Tottenham Stadium next Monday, and ahead of the clash, Johnson has highlighted why he thinks Colwill isn’t best-suited for the left-back position.
“If you asked Levi Colwill he’d probably tell you he doesn’t want to be playing left-back,” Johnson told Compare.bet.
“He’s not the quickest and for me to be a full back you have to have some pace and so he looks like he’s playing out of position.
“It’s great that the manager trusts him enough to give him minutes but it would be best to play him where he plays best, which is at centre-back.
“He’s technically good, good at passing it through the lines, and reads the game well but he just needs the right players around him.
“He could get found out at left-back because he could get isolated out there.”