"If I think back to those Chelsea teams that won everything, they had Petr Cech, Carvalho, John Terry that's the basis of any team, Hargreaves said, as quoted by the Metro. It's not a criticism, it's just a fact and I thought the two young centre-backs did okay but we're talking about (Luis) Diaz, (Michael) Olise and Kane, some of the top performers, it was a big ask for them but mistakes cost them more than anything."
"Marc Guehi I know he was a Chelsea academy boy but somebody like that, super reliable, you can just pop him in, mentor the young boys. I think having these young guys is amazing but having a mentor, we all had them as young kids coming through, I think probably need that Thiago Silva type, maybe a bit younger, just to help these young guys in a game like this, away from home in Munich where it"
Chelsea lost 3-1 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League with an inexperienced centre-back pairing exposed. Injuries to Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana forced Trevoh Chalobah and Tosin Adarabioyo into a makeshift defence. Owen Hargreaves recommended signing Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi to bring reliability, experience and mentorship to the backline. Hargreaves referenced past Chelsea defences built around experienced figures such as Petr Cech, Carvalho and John Terry as a model. Guehi was noted as a former Chelsea academy player who could slot in and guide the younger centre-backs.
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