EPL: Ian Wright slams Chelsea’s transfer decision after Arsenal defeat

Arsenal icon Ian Wright has slammed Chelsea’s transportation determination pursuing the Blues’ decision to the Gunners successful the Premier League on Sunday.

He questioned wherefore the westbound London nine did not rectify a wide weakness successful their squad during the transportation window.

After different tumultuous summertime astatine Stamford Bridge, a revamped squad nether Xabi Alonso has emerged, showing committedness astatine the commencement of the caller season.

Victories against Fulham and Brighton, with goals coming from a formidable beforehand 3 of João Pedro, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer, suggested the imaginable Alonso has astatine his disposal.

Sunday’s London derby against Arsenal was an accidental to marque a important statement, but the Blues fell short, suffering a constrictive 2-1 defeat.

With Moises Caicedo sidelined owed to injury, Alonso and Chelsea ended the lucifer with Malo Gusto playing arsenic an improvised cardinal midfielder, portion Arsenal were capable to bring connected World Cup winners Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi.

Having mislaid Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City connected deadline time and Andrey Santos to Manchester United earlier successful the summer, Wright believes Chelsea’s existent midfield challenges are self-inflicted and should person been addressed overmuch sooner than the last-minute effort to motion Lamine Camara from Monaco, which ...