RB – Nathaniel Clyne
The ever-consistent Clyne gets a place in this team quite easily. Branislav Ivanovic isn’t, for me, as effective as Clyne.
Heading onto Chelsea’s website, it says that Ivanovic has only made 1 successful tackle and 14 clearances. Similarly, heading onto the Liverpool website you can find that Clyne has made 10 tackles, winning 80% of them, and he’s also made 11 clearances.
The defensive statistics seem to support Clyne as the more effective player, but statistics are never the full story. I like Ivanovic because he’s a tougher and taller defender, but I feel that Clyne’s pace and ability to burst up and down the flank makes him a better full-back.
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