Frank Lampard’s Chelsea take on Southampton at home in today’s game, with one chief question for the manager being what formation to play.
After beating Spurs with 3 at the back, he will be tempted to keep using it. But he will also feel that dropping a defender to get an extra attacking player on the pitch against a potentially defensive Saints side is a great option too.
If he does that, it will mean dropping one of Fikayo Tomori, Antonio Rudiger and Kurt Zouma.
Rudiger will probably be the one who is certain to keep his place, as the most experienced top level defender. It then comes down to the other two.
Honestly, we think Frank Lampard prefers Tomori, especially when you consider his potential. But in the short term, it seems like Zouma will be the one to get the nod. While it will basically be a toss up, the sense that Zouma has played more games alongside Rudiger in recent weeks will probably lean Lampard towards continuing to build that bond, despite his close association with young Fikayo.
Of course, he can always stick with the back three to end the debate entirely – but considering we’re playing Southampton at home, he will probably fancy having an extra attacking player on the pitch from the start.
