Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes has singled out Chelsea’s defenders for concern in Frank Lampard’s Blues squad after their weekend defeat to Manchester City.
The west Londoners gave another strong showing away to Manchester City on Saturday evening, taking the lead through N’Golo Kante, but ultimately succumbed to a disappointing 2-1 defeat after two goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez gave Pep Guardiola’s side all three points.
Tomori has earned rave reviews for his performances at the back for Chelsea this season.
The Blues academy graduate made his competitive England debut against Kosovo last week and has formed a good partnership at the back with Zouma at the club level.
But Scholes who made 499 league appearances for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed concern about Tomori’s partnership at the back with Kurt Zouma
“Chelsea keep going to these big clubs, playing really well and not winning games. That will be frustrating for him [Lampard] I think because he knows he’s got quality in his team but he’s missing something,” Scholes told Premier League’s official website.
“He’s definitely missing something. He went to Manchester United, everyone said Chelsea were the best team, played really well, got beat 4-0. Played against Liverpool, played okay I don’t think they were anything great against Liverpool, got beat.
Scholes added: “I’d be a little bit worried about Lampard’s two center-halves [Tomori and Zouma], the way he wants them to play are they good enough on the ball?
“I think defensively they’re okay but they look a bit nervous on the ball to me, which can create nerves throughout the team.
Chelsea’s defensive partnership will be put to the test again when they travel to Spain to play Valencia in the Champions League on Wednesday.
