{"id":1363987,"date":"2024-09-20T15:02:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1363987"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:02:06","slug":"wesley-fofana-levi-colwill-chelsea-defence","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/wesley-fofana-levi-colwill-chelsea-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Chelsea duo Wesley Fofana and Levi Colwill becoming one of the Premier League’s best centre-back partnerships?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enzo Maresca’s first port of call as Chelsea<\/a> manager was stabilising the defence. The pairing of Wesley Fofana and Levi Colwill initially raised concerns, but it’s becoming a fruitful partnership.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When he succeeded Mauricio Pochettino, Maresca would have been under no illusion about the task at hand. Although it’s early days, there’s plenty to smile about.<\/p>\n

Losing talismanic figure and elder statesman Thiago Silva this summer was a setback. But Maresca’s reconfiguring of Chelsea’s back line \u2014 particularly the middle \u2014 could prove to be a masterstroke.<\/p>\n