Robbie Savage believes the roots of Chelsea's defensive wobble go back to wing-backs Ben Chilwell and Reece James being crocked.
The Blues have suffered damaging back-to-back defeats at Stamford Bridge, with a shock 4-1 home loss against Brentford followed by Real Madrid's 3-1 heist in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Chelsea were top of the table until December, when they were beaten 3-2 at West Ham – 10 days after Chilwell's cruciate ligament knee injury wrecked his season.
And since James missed two months of the campaign after suffering a hamstring injury in the 1-1 draw with Brighton in Christmas week, their league form has been patchy – 18 points from a possible 30. The European Cup holders looked all at sea defensively as Karim Benzema's hat-trick for Real Madrid left them staring at the end of their reign on Wednesday night.
