Chelsea were dealt with a fairly significant blow this past weekend as they lost their first Premier League game of the season to Liverpool.
The Blues played all of the second half with 10 men and this was enough advantage for Liverpool to ensure that they picked up all the three points.
After this loss, a lot of fingers are being pointed at the Chelsea manager as well as some players and many pundits think this is an early wake-up call for the London out.
Blues legend Pat Nevin though feels the introduction of Thiago Silva into central defence could solve a lot of issues for Chelsea.
He told the Chelsea website: “The best and most experienced centre-backs talk their team-mates through games.
“If the younger partner has the audacity to step out of position or is caught ball watching, they get barked at to get back into the zone within seconds.
“A similar positional problem occurred against Arsenal in the FA Cup final. Once again I am convinced someone with Thiago Silva’s knowledge would not have allowed that problem to go unnoticed for long.
“I would love to see the Brazilian legend in anger in a Chelsea kit very soon. It will make a huge difference.”
The former winger also hinted that Lampard could try and use Kai Havertz and Timo Werner on the wings – up until his other regular wingers are back to full fitness.
He added: “The idea came up of a system that had [Olivier] Giroud or Tammy [Abraham] up top with Kai Havertz and Timo Werner out in the wide attacking areas.
“With each of them in top shape that would be a very dangerous but also well-balanced-looking front line.
“That is before you have a fit-again Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic. I will not be surprised if that combination gets an outing from the boss sooner or later, probably sooner.”
After this loss, Chelsea have a string of fairly easy matches as they face the likes of Barnsley, West Brom and Crystal Palace.
