Ian Wright explains what Andreas Christensen must do to become top Chelsea FC defender
The Arsenal legend sends advice to Chelsea FC defender Andreas Christensen
Ian Wright has challenged Andreas Christensen to learn from his mistakes to become a top defender at Chelsea FC.
The Denmark international returned from a two-season loan spell at Borussia Monchengladbach at the start of the 2017-18 season.
Christensen has managed to usurp David Luiz in the Chelsea FC starting line-up following an impressive performance in a 1-0 win over Manchester United back in October.
However, the 21-year-old’s performance level has dropped in recent weeks and Christensen made a high-profile mistake in a 1-1 draw with FC Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash.
Christensen has started 19 games and has made a further four appearances from the bench in the 2017-18 season.
Former Arsenal striker Wright believes Christensen will transform into a top Premier League defender if the Danish starlet can learn from his mistakes this term.
“He’s got to learn from those mistakes,” Wright told BBC Sport. “The sooner he does that the better, because he is a really really good player.”
Christensen has racked up 2165 top-flight minutes in 37 games in all competitions in his first season as a regular at Stamford Bridge under Italian head coach Antonio Conte.
Chelsea FC were 2-1 extra-time winners against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in the FA Cup quarter-finals at the weekend.
The Blues are in fifth place in the Premier League table and five points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
