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Daniel Childs

Thomas Tuchel cannot fix Frank Lampard and Sarri £60m weakness without N’Golo Kante decision

For as much as Jorginho has rightly received praise for his performances in Chelsea's Champions League triumph last year, the past couple of weeks have proven why his flaws have been a bone of contention for some time.

With Thomas Tuchel using a four-man defence rather than the three used for the majority of his tenure so far, Jorginho has been asked to play a role he occupied under Maurizio Sarri and Frank Lampard after being signed from Napoli for £60m in 2018.

As the lone six in front of the defence, the Italian's physical flaws have sprung up in moments, showing why his inability to defend in larger areas was something Tuchel needed to rectify last January.

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