5 Reasons why John Stones should not move to Chelsea
The 21-year-old Everton centre-back is a Chelsea transfer targetThe rumour mill has recently been flooded with gossip of John Stones moving to Chelsea. The move may make sense on paper for the 21-year-old Everton centre back. Chelsea have always been an elite side who will compete for trophies in all competitions, add that to the presence of Jose Mourinho at the helm, who is one of the best managers to ever grace the Premier League. This is then topped off with Stones having the potential mentorship of a certain Mr John Terry - one of England's finest centre backs of this era. The decision seems simple enough then, leave Everton, win trophies at Chelsea, and under the mentorship of a great player and manager, further your skills and traits. Not exactly. Here are 5 reasons why John Stones shouldn't move to Chelsea.
#1 Game time is not guaranteed
Yes, Chelsea have had a bad start to the season. Most of that can be attributed to their defending which has looked nothing less than shambolic. A new recruit at the heart of that said defence could solve all those problems. John Stones is well aware of this. However, if he indeed moves to Stamford Bridge there’s no guarantee that he’ll get time on the pitch.
While Terry and Cahill have looked a shadow of their usually dependable selves, they were still a part of that impenetrable Chelsea defence last year and Mourinho trusts the pair. Zouma arrived in the team last season with a reputation of potentially being John Terry’s successor last year only to be warranted stop-gap appearances. While much first team action wasn’t expected for the Frenchman due to the Cahill-Terry partnership clicking so well, Zouma would’ve definitely benefited from more regular action.
Stones could face a similar predicament this year if he joins Chelsea as we still don’t know whether Chelsea’s central defenders will remain as misguided throughout the season. If any of the defenders synchronise well together as the year progresses, Mourinho will favour them as his starters throughout the year due to them being more familiar with his brand of football.
This has happened before at Chelsea on more than one occasion. Gael Kakuta, Franco di Santo – the list goes on and on. John Stones should not be looking to add his name to that list of potential wonderkids who stunted their careers by moving to a big team like Chelsea.