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 | | Merson on Aubameyang: He will leave Chelsea, I think. Reverse substitution for a player over 30 is the end3.05.2024 |
Paul Merson believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will leave Chelsea.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was brought back in after coming on as a substitute in the first leg against Man City and I think he will now leave the team.
Once you make a reverse substitution for a player over 30, it`s probably over.
Maybe this can be done with younger players, although in football this is one of the unspoken prohibitions. But Potter did this to him at 33, and I think he`s done.
This is an example of why recruitment is such a big problem for Chelsea. They have already brought in a couple of players and look set to try their hand at the transfer window. They must do this. The top 4 is now very far away, but there is still a long way ahead.
But if they do the January signings and Potter suddenly leaves in a couple of weeks, then another manager will come and say: I don’t like these players, I didn’t want them.
The same thing happened with Aubameyang. Potter hasn`t seen him on the team, but if he gets sacked now and someone else comes in, he`ll say: I don`t need that fullback or midfielder. And you will have to go in the same circle again, ” the former England midfielder wrote in a column for Sky Sports.
Aubameyang replaced the injured Raheem Sterling in the first half of the 19th round of the Premier League match against Manchester City (0:1), but was then replaced in the 68th minute.
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