Wilkins: Luiz deserved to be dropped
Ray Wilkins has insisted Antonio Conte was right to drop David Luiz against Manchester United.
Blues boss Conte brought in Andreas Christensen for the game at Stamford Bridge and did not even include Luiz among the substitutes.
Luiz attracted criticism in the wake of last week’s Champions League loss to Roma and Wilkins believes the Brazilian should play in midfield rather than at centre-back.
Speaking on Sky Sports News, former Chelsea player, coach and assistant boss Wilkins said Luiz deserved to be dropped.
“He’s not been playing well. He’s lackadaisical as a defender. I think he’s a very good midfield player,” Wilkins said.
“Christensen came in and played very well indeed in a massive game. How many times do you see Christensen in advance of the ball? You don’t, because he thinks defensively.
“With Luiz, you see him in advance of the ball on numerous occasions in every game he plays and consequently we suffer defensively.
“I thought the decision to drop Luiz was the right decision. He didn’t look anywhere near it against Roma. That was a poor performance.”
Meanwhile, Conte has made it clear he is prepared to drop other players if he believes they are under-performing.
15/11/2017 @ 11:18 am
I think conte drooping luiz against man-u was a good decision for now luiz is not In good form this period he play a woeful football against Roma I pray he should come back to form quickly because we have many more to play