“He has different qualities” “Stop playing him in that wrong position” – William Gallas slams Pochettino of playing Chelsea star out of position
This season, Mauricio Pochettino has come under fire for allegedly starting some Chelsea players out of position.
Pochettino has been under fire from certain commentators for not using Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill in their optimal roles.
Despite the impact the 21-year-old has had, Gab Marcotti recently charged Pochettino of putting Cole Palmer out of place as well.
Additionally, Pochettino is allegedly playing Conor Gallagher out of position, according to William Gallas.
This season, Gallagher has made 19 appearances for Chelsea in attacking midfield, 15 in central midfield, and 4 in defensive midfield.
Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s game with Manchester United on Thursday night, Gallas has sent a message to Pochettino over how to get the most out of Conor Gallagher.
“Gallagher has different qualities, and you have to put players around him who can make the difference,” Gallas told Gambling Zone.
“He’s not a playmaker, he’s a ball-winning-midfielder, physically he can run a lot and press very high.
“This means that around him, you need players with different qualities, like a playmaker who can play very quickly between the lines, giving good assists.
“Gallagher doesn’t do that and that’s why it doesn’t work for Chelsea with him in that position.
“It looks like the three players, Gallagher, [Moises] Caicedo and Enzo [Fernandez], don’t really match each other.
“That is a problem, so it shows how, at board level, they don’t really have any vision and they just buy players for the sake of buying players.
“You don’t buy players like this, when you buy players you have to know if he’s going to fit into the squad and if it’s going to be a good match for the other players. This problem shows that the board didn’t have a strategy.”