Some Chelsea fans want David Luiz in the team now, and some want him replaced. But either way, what we know is that he’s 31, and as it stands his contract runs out at the end of the season.
Replacing him, whether this summer or soon after, is on our mind.
Maurizio Sarri especially has shown a love for Luiz’ superb long passing ability. Yesterday, against Fulham, with Luiz rested, it was his usual partner Antonio Rudiger who was charged with playing those 20+ yard sprays to get the team forward faster.
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According to the numbers as recorded on WhoScored, Rudiger launched 18 “long balls”, an impressive 15 of which were accurate. That’s 83%, a really good number considering they are by nature risky.
He also had the most touches in the game, showing how well he was able to control the game from the back against a home side who shrank back at points and allowed us control.
With hopefully more games alongside Andreas Christensen to come, the former Roma man can keep working on this part of game.
