ESPN pundit says Graham Potter needs to play 24-year-old Chelsea player alongside Joao Felix

 

Don Hutchison thinks that Joao Felix and Mason Mount need to be playing together in the same Chelsea line-up.

The Blues completed another signing during this January transfer window yesterday, bringing in 23-year-old forward Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season.

Graham Potter’s side have looked toothless going forward this season, so perhaps the on-loan Atletico star can help turn fortunes around at the top end of the pitch.

Joao Felix and Mason Mount combination

ESPN pundit Hutchison has explained he thinks Chelsea’s new loan signing should be in the starting XI straight away alongside Mount:

“I think Mason Mount is the least of Graham Potter’s worries. Play them together (Mount and Felix), two good players. He’s got an injury lost as long as you’re arm… If you’re getting Joao Felix in, play him,” Hutchison told ESPN.

Mount, 24, is a usual starter under Chelsea boss Potter.

The attacking midfielder does sometimes play in one of the three front positions, which is where you’d suspect Felix will be operating when he’s on the pitch.

Therefore, it’s going to be interesting to see how Chelsea’s best XI takes shape.

Click here for the The Chelsea Chronicle’spredicted Blues line-up to face Fulham tonight in the Premier League.

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If you look at the players available to Chelsea going forward, there’s no acceptable reason why the team has 20 goals in 17 league matches so far this season.

They recently lost Christian Pulisic and Raheem Sterling to injuries, who joins Armando Broja as another Blues attacker on the sidelines.

However, Felix’s arrival has bolstered the forward options and they need to find a spark quickly to avoid the season slipping away from them.

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