Chelsea’s weak spot has been identified by the club’s former manager Ruud Gullit.
Antonio Conte’s side have looked virtually unstoppable this season, with just one defeat in 19 Premier League games since a switch to a 3-4-3 formation.
However, they were fortunate to escape from Turf Moor with a 1-1 draw on Sunday after Burnley simultaneously opened them up and kept their attackers in check. The match revealed a weakness, according to Gullit, which can found down Chelsea’s left side.
‘Chelsea’s left flank … is far less disciplined defensively than their right side,’ Gullit explained to the BBC.
‘Eden Hazard always wanders inside from the left – far more than Pedro does when he starts on the right – which is what happened at Turf Moor.
‘That leaves Chelsea’s left wing-back Marcos Alonso to advance up the pitch and give them an option wide on that flank.
‘But, with Hazard often on the opposite side of the pitch, Alonso is sometimes left isolated when the Blues lose possession.’
In addition Gullit, who won the FA Cup with Chelsea in 1997, also thinks Alonso is not as strong as his team-mate Victor Moses.
‘Alonso is also not as strong as their right wing-back Victor Moses when it comes to getting back to help his centre-halves. I look at him and think he is more of a left winger.’
Despite only drawing, Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 10 points. However the result gave a slither of hope to the sides behind them that they might drop a few more points before the end of the season.
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