Paul Scholes has questioned Chelsea’s decision to sign Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson this summer.
Chelsea have reverted from their youth-focused recruitment to sign Welbeck and Henderson on short-term deals. The Premier League veterans arrive with a wealth of experience, having amassed more than 840 appearances in the division between them.
However, at 35 and 36, Scholes has questioned why Chelsea have gone ‘from one extreme to another’ in trying to add leadership to an inexperienced dressing room.
“Those two older players [Welbeck and Henderson], it feels you’ve gone from one extreme to another, I can’t get my head around it,” Scholes told The Overlap Fan Debate
“You’ve got a load of 21-year-olds, alright get some more experience at 28 or 29 but they’re like 37 or 38. I get the Xhaka one, he’s still a good player and he was brilliant in the World Cup.
“I think that’s where he’ll expect the most and that’s where they’re going to have most influence on the training pitch because they’re not going to be playing all the time, especially Henderson. Welbeck will still come on but that’s where they’re going to be most valuable. Look if Chelsea have got money to waste doing that then it’s down to them isn’t it.”
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