CHELSEA enter a new season under a new owner and with a new-looking defense.
Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen left the Blues deliberately this late spring, and Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta are set to do the same in the near future.
Todd Boehly and Thomas Tuchel are well aware they will need protective fortifications because Thiago Silva will turn 38 no later than one month before the 2022–23 season.
Chelsea has also been linked to countless great name defenses.
Nathan Ake of Manchester City is believed to be on the verge of joining Chelsea for £45 million, with Kalidou Koulibaly staying in a £34 million deal.
The West Londoners have, however, really been linked to a number of other target backs, including Paris Saint-Germain star Presnel Kimpembe, Sevilla pro Jules Kounde, and Bayern Munich target Matthijs de Ligt.
By all appearances, Ake and Koulibaly appear to be the chosen two, but did Tuchel, Boehly, and co make the right decision?
SunSport has looked through all of the 2021–22 rivalry' specifics to learn more.
In a nutshell, they can't fail given the impressive numbers on their five-man waitlist.
Every player, though, has a certain area of expertise, therefore the Blues' strategic team should assess precisely what they need to do to make up for losing Rudiger, Christensen, and co.
For instance, Juventus star De Ligt is virtually unbeatable off the spill, allowing just one opponent to pass him every TEN games. He also leads the league in clearances, averaging 3.3 per hour and a half.
If Chelsea's primary concern is handling success and capacity prepared, PSG pro Kimpembe is the man, boasting a 95.2 percent passing success rate while successfully completing a spectacular 62.3 percent of his handles.
Additionally, Kimpembe has the highest success rate in ethereal duels (67%) out of the other four.
However, former Chelsea player Ake wins an absurd three aerial duels for each game at a ratio almost as high as the Frenchman at 66 percent, while also going the longest between goals - at 115.1 minutes each goal produced.
Kounde, a longtime Tuchel target, recorded the most clean sheets in 2021–22 with 16, although he also played the most games (44) while trailing the field in otherworldly success.
In any event, the Sevillan man establishes a solid foundation for managing success, capture efforts, and being defeated by constrained advances.
Koulibaly is the least successful passer but boasts an achievement rate of 87 percent and shares first place with Kounde as the most capable protector off the fall.
He also places well behind everyone in handling success rate, but at 0.9 per match, he shines out in blocks every hour and a half.
So each player has advantages and disadvantages; the question is, who will Chelsea choose?
They can't bear to completely miss the point as they prepare for a massive season in which they will concentrate on winning the Premier League title, hope to raise the stakes in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup - having lost to Liverpool in the two finals on penalties - and participate in the Champions League.