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Chelsea Football: Andreas Christensen is Chelsea’s most important center back now

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Chelsea Football: Andreas Christensen is Chelsea’s most important center back now

Professional soccer is a game of trust and form. Few people understand this principle better than Chelsea center-back Andreas Christensen. He has spent most of his career with the Blues chasing shadows and trying to follow in the footsteps of John Terry. This is not by choice, but an unfair comparison. Christensen was well on his way to achieving greatness until the infamous mistake against Barcelona later that year raised concerns about his future.

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In the years that followed, he was a mere shadow of his former self under Antonio Conte, Maurizio Sarri, and Frank Lampard. Enter Thomas Tuchel. With Tuchel's arrival, Christensen was on the pitch more than under the previous regime. Whenever Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, or Cesar Azpilicueta were injured, he was the de facto first-choice center back. Christensen has stepped in time and again, most notably in the Champions League final, and his defensive performances finally seem to inspire confidence.

The Dane has now embraced that form and continues to work with his national team as he prepares for contract talks with his club. The Blues have no choice but to re-sign Christensen as he has become Tuchel's most important central defender. In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about Chelsea's summer targets. Strikers, defensive midfielders, and even right-backs have been heavily linked, but the discussion around center backs has faded into a whisper.

A world-class center-back is what a large portion of Blues fans thought the team needed months ago. While some may still believe that, the arrival of Tuchel has solidified the defense and put those rumors to rest after the fact. When it comes to top-quality young central defenders, the latter part of the Chelsea fanbase will say there is a lack of available options. Most recently, Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), and Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) were off the market.

However, there is no shortage of solid options with big names like Maxence Lacroix, Paulo Torres, and Jules Quandt still available. So, it can be assumed that Christensen's new status is the reason why the Blues seem to have paused their search for a central defender. The 25-year-old Christensen, while not as young as those mentioned above, still has the majority of his career ahead of him.

He is the youngest member of the Blues' central defense, and with players like Silva and Azpilicueta approaching their mid-30s and 30s, respectively, it will soon be time to look for new faces. The Lille native provides continuity and experience to a defense that could soon lack those qualities. Christensen has also been bouncing around the backline in recent months. Tuchel has tried a number of different tactics and has seemingly always seen the Dane come into action.

He's passed the 2,000-minute mark for the season, mainly as a center back, but also on the right side. Of course, there will be some skeptics who claim he's always the second choice no matter how much time he gets. That may be true, but when the options in front of you are the legendary Silva and club captain Azpilicueta, there's no shame in playing second fiddle sometimes. Tuchel's confidence in Christensen is obvious.

If the German coach did not believe in the 25-year-old's abilities, he would not have used him in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid, Porto, and Real Madrid. It's clear whom Tuchel sees as Chelsea's future leader. Christensen also has Premier League experience, which is an invaluable attribute in today's market. He has spent the last four seasons (5,809 minutes, or the equivalent of 64 full games) in the toughest league in the world.

Whenever an English club buys a player from abroad, there is uncertainty, and there is no doubt about what the Blues will get with Christensen. When you take all these factors into account, you will be hard-pressed to find a more valuable prospective buyer at this time of year. However, that doesn't mean Chelsea should stop trying to find center backs, as the aforementioned duo will need to be replaced sooner rather than later.

Christensen's contract extension should only be a top priority for one club, hopefully reflecting the defensive stability of other heavyweights in England's top flight. Tuchel and Conte have both been the most successful Chelsea managers in recent years and the fact that they trust the Dane in their rock-solid backline should speak volumes about the talent he possesses.

At this point, few have questioned the center-back abilities, it has always been a matter of attitude. There is nothing like winning the biggest prize in club soccer to cure low confidence.

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