Mark Lawrenson thinks that Reece James should be replaced by Thiago Silva as captain at Chelsea.
Last weekend, Mauricio Pochettino’s men lost to Newcastle 4-1 as the away side lost their heads.
Key to that was two second-half yellow cards for Chelsea captain James, and speaking to Paddy Power, Lawrenson thought that the experienced Silva, 39, should be installed in his place.
He said: “I don’t know why Thiago Silva is not captain [of Chelsea], because he plays nearly every game and doesn’t really get injured.
“The thing about Reece James is that he misses lots of games. I can see what Pochettino has done, but you need to be playing every single week and show people why you deserve to be captain.
“Thiago Silva would’ve done it more easily with all that experience, and maybe let James get on with his game, and not think about being captain. Maybe that’s why he made a stupid decision against Newcastle to get a second yellow, he’s overthinking it a bit too much.”