Confirmed : 3 positions Thomas Tuchel needs to fortify at Chelsea ahead of next season

 The 2021-22 season has been a topsy-

turvy experience for Chelsea coach Thomas

 Tuchel. In his first full season at the club

, the German tactician has had a 

decent campaign.




The Blues began the season on a high, 


defeating Villarreal on penalties to win 


the UEFA Super Cup. They also clinched


 the FIFA World Club Cup, got to the


 finals of the Carabao Cup, and are in 


the final of the FA Cup.


Despite these successes, the West Londoners


 showed some deficiencies over the course


 of the season, especially in the Premier


 League. They failed to keep up the momentum


 they started the season with, dropping 


points when it mattered most.


Chelsea manager Tuchel needs to 

fortify his squad ahead of the

 new campaign


Tuchel will have to up his game next


 season to challenge for the Premier 


League and other trophies.This involves


 beefing up his squad physically and 


mentally to be able to match up and 


contend with the best.


With that in mind, here are three positions


 the Chelsea gaffer needs to fortify 


ahead of the 2022-23 season.



#3 Defensive Midfield



An important position that needs to be 


strengthened ahead of next season for the


 Blues is their defensive midfield. Chelsea


 have been outplayed in the middle of 


the park on numerous occasions this season


, especially on days when N'Golo Kante 


has failed to deliver or is out of the team.



The 30-year-old France international is 


not the player he used to be a few seasons


 ago. Age is beginning to tell on Kante 


and his all-round performances have 


dropped due to recurring injuries.



Saul Niguez was brought in on loan from


 Atletico Madrid to offer support in this 


position, but the Spaniard has offered 


nothing much. He has managed 22 appearances


 across competitions this season, and 11 


of them have been off the bench.



Saul might just be heading back to Spain


, which leaves Kante as the only natural


 defensive midfielder. Getting a decent


 player who can do the dirty work and 


balance the transition from defense 


to attack is paramount for Tuchel.



Academy graduate Conor Gallagher is a 


good option for this position. The 22-year


-old has had a stellar season on loan at 


Crystal Palace and looks ripe to fight for


 his spot in Chelsea's first team.



Gallagher has made 31 appearances in 


the league this season all as a starter 


and has not been sidelined throughout 


the campaign. He has also scored eight 


goals and provided five assists in 36 


appearances across competitions.



#2 Centre-Forward



Last summer, the Blues spent a club-record


 £100m in a bid to solve their attacking 


problem, but it still lingers. Romelu


 Lukaku was signed from Inter Milan 


to deliver goals for Chelsea but has 


failed to live up to expectations.



The Belgian striker has struggled to 


score, netting just 14 times in 41 appearances


 across competitions this season. 


Tuchel had to draft Kai Havertz as 


a false nine during Lukaku's drought.



A Football London report states that 


Lukaku  might leave Chelsea at the end 


of the season. If he were to stay, getting


 another outright striker would bring 


competition to that position, which 


might in turn bring out the best in Lukaku.



Tuchel needs to bring in a reliable centre


-forward who can give Lukaku a run 


for his money. This can be done either 


by signing a new attacker or giving a 


player like Armando Broja a chance at 


first-team football at Stamford Bridge.


#1 Centre-Back




One major position in Tuchel's squad that


 needs to be fortified is the defense. The 


Blues will have to reinforce their game 


with central defenders following the imminent


 exits of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas


 Christensen.



The exit of these two defenders means 


that the Blues will be left with only three


 natural centre-backs - Thiago Trevor


 Chalobah, and Malang Sarr.



Silva only has one year left on his contract


 while Chalobah and Sarr are bereft of 


enough experience to lead the Blues' 


backline. Tuchel must bring in top-class, 


experienced defenders during the summer


 transfer window to fill this vacuum.



Under the German's tutelage, the west 


Londoners have been known to be a decent


 side defensively and would love to 


maintain such a reputation come next season.


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