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Chelsea hero Ruud Gullit: Marcos Alonso not up to standard

Chelsea hero Ruud Gullit is no fan of Marcos Alonso.

Alonso has excelled as the left wing-back in manager Antonio Conte's 3-4-3 formation this season but Gullit believes he was exposed in the draw at Burnley.

Eden Hazard always wanders inside from the left - far more than Pedro does when he starts on the right - which is what happened at Turf Moor," he told the BBC.

“That leaves Chelsea's left wing-back Marcos Alonso to advance up the pitch and give them an option wide on that flank.

“But, with Hazard often on the opposite side of the pitch, Alonso is sometimes left isolated when the Blues lose possession.

“Alonso is also not as strong as their right wing-back Victor Moses when it comes to getting back to help his centre-halves. I look at him and think he is more of a left winger.

“It is a weak spot because it leaves space to exploit if teams can get the ball into that channel behind Alonso, but you usually have to do it quickly.

Burnley managed it early on by playing long balls up to Andre Gray that forced Gary Cahill and David Luiz to come out wide, out of their comfort zone."

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