What McFarlane said about planned Levi Colwill substitution
Levi Colwill played more minutes than expected as Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest, and at full time Calum McFarlane spoke about the change.
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One bright spot in Chelsea’s defeat to Nottingham Forest was the introduction of Levi Colwill at half time.
The defender had made the matchday squad for the first time this season after recovering from an ACL injury, and ended up playing far more minutes than anyone expected.
“Not necessarily (the plan), but he was ready for minutes,” McFarlane explained when asked if a midway break was something pre-planned.
“We thought it was the right time based on how we felt the second half was going to go – we felt that he could help us.”
The interim coach said it was “one of the few positives” from the game that Chelsea had Colwill back.
Colwill extended appearance could improve chances of start soon
What that really means is that, with the game already basically lost, they felt the best use of the second period was to get some more match sharpness into Colwill, and perhaps try to use his good passing to try and create some chances.
Hopefully getting more time than anticipated can bring the date he can potentially start forward even further.
In other news…
Romeo Lavia has been given a nice run in the team, but Monday’s game was a reminder that he doesn’t do enough offensively or defensively to justify a starting place.
Chelsea are apparently considering appointing Xavi Hernandez as their new coach, for the laughable reason that he fits with the “football identity” that we’ve apparently established.
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