Former Liverpool stars, Jamie Carragher and Jermaine Pennant, have said that there was no way Chelsea could win the league with their current backline and goalkeeper.
Pennant said he cannot understand the reason behind Chelsea’s failure to pursue a summer move for former player Marc Guehi.
He believes this would have addressed their defensive weaknesses.
Chelsea have failed to win their last three games in all competitions, including a defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and the latest one against struggling Manchester United in the Premier League.
Enzo Maresca’s side are now seven points adrift of Liverpool at the top.
Many believe that goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez gave away Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester United on Saturday with his latest mistake in goal.
This further exposed Maresca’s side’s perceived lack of strength in defensive positions.
Pennant believes it was a mistake for Chelsea not to have signed another centre-back and Carragher faulted their decision to hold on to Sanchez.
“That one is absolutely crackers, that, to not go for Guehi,” he told talkSPORT.
“When you lose your main centre-back — out for the season — and you’ve got Guehi available. 40 million, just to make sure the deal’s done and they don’t go do it.”
Carragher said on Sky Sports, “We are saying no chance for the league [title].
“And Chelsea fans know that. If you go back to Chelsea teams that won the league, who did they have as goalies? (Petr) Cech and (Thibaut) Courtois.
‘That just tells you everything you need to know as a Chelsea fan, and my big problem is nothing to do with Maresca as such, but that three and a half years in, with the money that’s been spent, you turn up at Old Trafford with the goalkeeper and the centre-backs that you’ve got.
“That just can’t win you the league. There is no league in 100 years where the standard of those players in those positions for Chelsea right now can win the league. It just can’t happen.”
