Chelsea top the Premier League as Eden Hazard inspires Everton thrashing Read moreIn the past five league matches Azpilicueta has excelled in a new role for Chelsea. Azpilicueta did fine at right-back in the early matches of this season but Chelsea, as a whole, were defective. The manager recognised the need to change the team’s set-up, and one of the alterations involved assigning a new role to Azpilicueta. Since the game against Hull on 1 October he has been playing on the right-hand side of a three-man central defence. “He’s playing very well because he’s fast, has good technique and he’s a clever player.

Source: The Guardian November 19, 2016 22:30 UTC