Chelsea's Midfield Mirage: Right-Backs in the Engine Room After £349m Spend

The image was stark: Reece James and Malo Gusto, two players whose careers began at right-back, standing side-by-side in central midfield as Arsenal hunted the winner. This wasn't a tactical masterstroke from Xabi Alonso; it was a desperate solution to a glaring squad imbalance that £349 million in summer spending was supposed to fix. Chelsea's decision to let Enzo Fernandez leave for Manchester City on deadline day without signing a like-for-like replacement has...