Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho caused another major fuss at the weekend.
This time it was the Special One’s decision to substitute John Terry that dropped jaws.
Mourinho had never previously taken Terry off during a Premier League match, so hooking him at half time in Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester City was rather shocking.
In his post-match press conference, Mourinho confirmed that Terry was not injured and that he was subbed for tactical reasons.
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Terry was deemed too slow to deal with the pace of City striker Sergio Aguero, and so he was replaced by Kurt Zouma, who has a bit more pace in his locker.
But can Chelsea rely on Zouma in the long term? Probably not. The Blues need more strength in depth at the back.
Here are six pacy centre-backs Mourinho could realistically sign this summer.
5. John Stones (Everton)
Chelsea have been very open about their pursuit of Stones this summer, much to the annoyance of Everton boss Roberto Martinez. The 21-year-old is not rapid by any means, but he is much quicker than JT.
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