November 2nd 2023.
Levi Colwill has been a major contributor to Chelsea's success this season, having established himself in the starting eleven after an impressive loan spell at Brighton. Despite his impressive performance, former Chelsea defender Glen Johnson has fired a warning to Mauricio Pochettino about the 20-year-old's deployment.
Johnson believes that Colwill should not be used as a left-back as he is not fast enough and could get 'found out' and 'isolated' in the position. The defender can also be deployed as a centre-back, which is where Johnson believes Colwill should play, as he is technically sound, good at passing it through the lines, and reads the game well.
In an interview with Compare.bet, Johnson expressed his opinion on the matter. He said, "If you asked Levi Colwill he’d probably tell you he doesn’t want to be playing left-back. He’s not the quickest and for me to be a full back you have to have some pace and so he looks like he’s playing out of position. It’s great that the manager trusts him enough to give him minutes but it would be best to play him where he plays best, which is at centre-back. He could get found out at left-back because he could get isolated out there."
Johnson's warning should not be taken lightly as the former Chelsea defender is well experienced in the field. It remains to be seen whether Mauricio Pochettino will heed his advice and deploy Colwill at centre-back instead.
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