By OkayGoal
We all know Chelsea are missing Joao Pedro – but the basic stats show it’s even more severe than one might have thought.
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The shine has come off Xabi Alonso’s bright start at Chelsea. The promise of this summer has evaporated a little with the defeats to Sunderland, Everton and Spurs in recent weeks, with a cup exit on penalties to Liverpool not helping much either.
But anyone criticising him has to be aware that he’s missing some key players through injury – and while Reece James is the club captain, it’s Joao Pedro who has been the biggest loss.
Chelsea suffer without star striker
The stats are stark – Chelsea won four, drew one and lost one of their six games with JP in the team.
Without him? They’ve won just once and lost THREE. They scored just two goals in those four games.
He’s not just a great finisher and a player who threatens defences on his own – he’s also brilliant at bringing the likes of Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers into the attack. Of course Alonso needs to figure out how to play without him – but we have a lot of sympathy right now in that Danny Welbeck simply isn’t a replacement.
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