00:00Xabi Alonso turned Florian Vert into the most expensive Premier League player ever,
00:04so just what can he do with Morgan Rodgers and Cole Palmer?
00:07We have seen some truly magnificent players flourish as dual 10s in a wing-back system
00:12over the years. Hazard tore it up under Conte, Alise turned into one of the world's best at
00:16Crystal Palace in the role and his teammate, Everett Eza, earned himself a mega move to
00:21Arsenal under the same coach. But Alonso's system at Leverkusen was the best of the lot.
00:25But unbeaten in the league, two-finals region, the Liverpool legend has the power to make players
00:30explode. The right-hand side is built for Cole Palmer. Palmer's best games at Chelsea have been
00:35shared as a winger or a 10, with no one inside or outside the club quite sure where he's best
00:40suited.
00:40This new position gives him the best of both worlds at the same time. With the guarantee of an
00:44overlapping full-back being closer to goal and two attacking partners in close vicinity,
00:48the ceiling of Chelsea's star this season is scary to think about. His mate Morgan Rodgers is in a
00:54similar boat. Arsenal supposedly wanted him as a winger, whilst Villa played him out wide and in
00:58the 10. The chemistry he and Palmer have is reminiscent of Alise and Eze's relationship
01:02both on and off the pitch. And no, that is not an insult to the Chelsea lads. Whilst playing in
01:07that
01:07system, Alise and Eze both averaged a goal and an assist per game. God, I miss them.
01:14Wurtz's final season at Leverkusen saw him return over 30 goal contributions in all competitions,
01:19and that was without the teammate of the calibre of Rodgers and João Pedro. The Fulham game will
01:23have been a warning for the league. Chelsea's dual 10s are back. 10 years on from Conte's debut season.
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