Former Chelsea star, William Gallas has questioned the club’s recruitment team as the winter transfer window closed without them signing an experienced defender.
The former France international is of the opinion that the management is asking for too much from Levi Colwill, adding that the youngster is making mistakes because he has no one to guide him.
The Frenchman told Prime Casino that the Blues needed an experienced defender.
Gallas, who also played for Arsenal during his active days pointed to a period the club had experienced names like John Terry and Thiago Silva in their backline in recent seasons.
“If I have to speak about the defenders, Levi Colwill, in the last two games, he made big mistakes. The problem is that even though Colwill has potential, he has been asked maybe too much, to be the leader of the defence line,” he said.
“He’s still young. He needs an experienced player to help him. That’s why for me, the people who are involved in recruitment, they don’t have experience, they don’t understand how important it is to have a central defender who has big experience to lead the defensive line.
“Like Thiago Silva when he was there. Like John Terry when he was there. Like Marcel Desailly when he was there. When you’ve got that type of player, you can bring young players and play around them.
“Those young players will learn a lot. When you know that Thiago Silva is going to leave, you have to prepare for his departure and bring that experienced player in. That experienced player can’t be a right back or left back. No, you need someone in the centre of the defence. The people who are in charge of player recruitment haven’t done their job properly.”
Chelsea is yet to field any player above the age of 28 this season.
Ben Chilwell, 28, is the oldest player at Stamford Bridge and played just once in the Carabao Cup.
He has now been loaned out to Crystal Palace in the January transfer window.
