#squad-competition

#squad-competition

Bayern Munich defender Josip Stanišić received plenty of playing time at left-back, right-back, and center-back in the first half of the season. However, that will likely change now that Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Itō have returned. All of a sudden, Stanišić will be scrapping for minutes with the aforementioned returnees, plus Konrad Laimer, Sacha Boey (for now), and Kim Min-jae. Even with his ability to play anywhere across the backline, the Croatian knows it will be a fight.

Delap always knew he would be making a big decision to join Chelsea because they are ruthless in terms of squad competition and will not carry passengers for long before looking to replace them. Part of joining Chelsea was to push the limits of what he is capable, even at a young age. The problem with criticising him for his red card is that these competitive traits he has are part of the reason Chelsea signed him.