Chelsea’s five most overrated players- Several starters make the list

Marcos Alonso

Alonso had a couple good matches at the beginning of the season when the transfer window was open and he feared being replaced by Alex Sandro.  Since it has closed he has returned to being a slow winger and a mediocre defender.

Marcos Alonso is not a terrible footballer.  His left foot is useful from set pieces and he’s a great free kick taker.  The issue is that he’s slow and an uncommitted defender.

When in the attacking third Alonso does the same thing every time.  He tries to cross with his left foot and if he doesn’t he cuts inside onto his right.  The issue here is that he’s so slow the defender simply walks a little further and nips the ball off his toe leaving Alonso out of position and Chelsea exposed.

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Where on God’s green earth Michael Emenealo saw fit to buy Antonio Conte a wing-back who is graced with all aspects of the game except speed I truly don’t know.  One of the only things a wing-back needs is pace.  They need to be able to get up and down the touchline again and again overlapping and defending in equal measure.  Alonso cannot do this and it’s why he is although not by any measure a bad player one of Chelsea’s most overrated ones.