‘He’s not playing in his right position’ – Michael Carrick says Chelsea man is in Middlesbrough game plan following 1-0 Chelsea defeat ‘
Chelsea were beaten in one of their most important matches of the season, losing the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final to Middlesbrough.
Hayden Hackney scored the game’s only goal, with the only consolation for Chelsea that they have a second leg to come at Stamford Bridge.
Colwill is not a left-back
Michael Carrick knew Levi Colwill would play at left-back and his game-plan was to exploit that.
Winger Isaiah Jones had the beating of the 20-year-old and gave them the outlet they needed to release the pressure.
Jones set up the Middlesbrough goal by outpacing Colwill before cutting it back to midfielder Hackney.
On the night Ian Maatsen flew to complete his loan move to Dortmund, Chelsea looked like they needed a left-back.
However, False nine experiment
Cole Palmer started up front for Chelsea as Armando Broja was left on the bench.
He missed a host of chances, including an open goal, a one-on-one and several edge-of-the-box efforts, which he usually thrives on.