'Chelsea have issues behind the scenes and Enzo Fernandez could end up costing Liam Rosenior his job. Leaving him out of the team is a big call to make' Clinton Morrison's Top Top Column
In his latest column for FourFourTwo, Clinton Morrison reacts to the trending stories in the world of football including Enzo Fernandez's Chelsea future and Harry Maguire’s new contract at Manchester United
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I’ll start off this week by talking about Harry Maguire’s new deal at Manchester United. He’s been outstanding and has never spoken out after being ridiculed and having the armband taken from him. He’s just got on with his football and is reaping the rewards now. To get another year with the option of a further year, is good for him.
I know he had to take a pay cut, but he was one of the highest-paid players there and is still playing for a huge club in Manchester United. He’ll want to play at the highest level for as long as possible, and I think it's a great deal for both parties.
Clinton was speaking on behalf of Freebets.com, the home of World Cup Betting Offers.
'I'd take Harry Maguire to the World Cup'
Maguire would be someone I’d definitely take to the World Cup. I'm not saying he's going to be a starter, but his experience alone makes him so valuable.
Also, if England are chasing a goal, you know he’ll be a threat from set-pieces. You saw that when he came on against Japan and almost scored with a header from a corner.
The other piece of news away from the pitch concerned Aaron Ramsey’s retirement. He's had a very good career, but it has been a bit stop-start at times through injuries. Saying that, he's still played for some top clubs, and he was always a super talented individual with so much natural ability.
If he was in his pomp now, I think he could play in that number 10 role, getting on the ball and trying to make things happen. His all-round game was good, and was someone who liked to get forward, score goals, and create chances for others too.
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I wish him well and every success in what he's going to do after football, because it's never easy when you have to retire. But he was a top talent, scored some big goals for club and country.
Moving on now to what’s going on at one of Ramsey’s former clubs — Arsenal. They had a very disappointing result away at Southampton last week. A lot of people are giving the excuses that Mikel Arteta had injuries to contend with and players coming back from international duty, but that team should have been good enough to beat Southampton.
They got an important win in the Champions League against Sporting in Lisbon on Tuesday, but if it wasn't for David Raya, they probably would have lost that game.
So, there are question marks over Arsenal at the moment. Not long ago, three or four weeks ago, everyone was talking about Arsenal and the quadruple. Now everyone thinks they're going to panic, but I still think they'll win the Premier League.
Saying that, they cannot afford to slip up in the 12:30 kick-off against Bournemouth because Manchester City are ready to pounce.
I've seen what Man City did in the final against them, and their performance to beat Liverpool last weekend in the FA Cup. They’re in the final furlong and they're ready to attack.
Turning attention to what’s going on at Chelsea now, and it’s clear not everything is going to plan for Liam Rosenior at the moment. With all due respect to Port Vale, everyone expected Chelsea to win that FA Cup game comfortably, so it hasn’t changed the situation too much there.
They have two huge games coming up against Manchester City on Sunday, and then Manchester United next week. I’m sure they won’t get rid of him, even if they lose both of those games, but there’s no question that he needs some results in big games to go in his favour.
The situation with Enzo Fernández is not helping the football club either. It's a difficult one for everyone involved, and I understand that the club needed to make a stance. Leaving him out of the team when he’s one of your best players though, is a big call to make. Marc Cucurella has also spoken out and said some things which didn’t go down too well, so there are clearly a few issues going on behind the scenes.
I’ll end this week by giving a shout-out to TV and radio reporter Tony Incenzo, who completed the feat of visiting every non-league ground in the English league football pyramid. To travel the whole country and go to every non-league ground is incredible — I bet he's seen some sights, some good ones and probably some bad ones.
He deserves huge credit for giving up his time for the love of football, and I have so much respect for what is an unbelievable achievement.

Clinton Morrison is a former international striker and prominent sports broadcaster best known for his two successful spells at Crystal Palace, where he scored over 100 goals. Over a 19-year playing career, he made more than 700 appearances for clubs including Birmingham City and Coventry City, while also earning 36 caps for the Republic of Ireland and travelling to the 2002 World Cup. Since retiring in 2016, he has transitioned into a ubiquitous media personality, bringing his energetic and charismatic style to major outlets like Sky Sports (Soccer Saturday), the BBC (Match of the Day and 5 Live), ITV and now FourFourTwo.
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