Azpilicueta ‘very fortunate’ to win it all with Chelsea – Warnock

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta is “very fortunate” to have won it all with Chelsea as he isn’t a great defender, according to Neil Warnock.

Azpilicueta led Chelsea to a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras in the Club World Cup on Saturday.

The win means the Spaniard has now claimed every major honour available to him in his time with the Blues, having already won the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League.

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But that’s not good enough for Warnock, who believes Azpilicueta was simply at the right club at the right time…

“I think Azpilicueta has been a very fortunate lad to be a at a club like #CFC.”

“I don’t think he’s a great defender! Sometimes you need a bit of luck.”

Neil Warnock doesn’t believe Cesar Azpilicueta is a very good defender. pic.twitter.com/rUPWJRPAs6

— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) February 14, 2022

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Warnock told talkSPORT: “I think it goes two ways to be honest. I think Azpilicueta has been a very fortunate lad to be a at a club like Chelsea. I don’t think he is a great defender.

“Sometimes in football you need a bit of luck and I think he’s had a bit of luck at the right time and in the right place. That’s what you need in football, you need a bit of luck to be successful.”

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