Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has been brutally honest in an assessment of his own game, saying he has lots of improvements to make and he may be lazy at times.
Still just 22 years old, Colwill has achieved rather a lot and has already racked up lots of experience.
The defender made 41 appearances in all competitions last season and has already made 127 appearances in senior football, including loan spells at Huddersfield and Brighton.
His performances have been recognised at international level and the centre-back/full-back has picked up 4 caps for England already.
Despite all this, he could be very self-critical and says he has lots of improving to do within the seasons to return, even declaring parts of his game he considers to be weak points.
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‘I do know I’m nowhere near where I would really like to be in the longer term,’ Colwill said while with the Blues on the Club World Cup.
‘There are such a lot of areas of my game that aren’t ok. I feel I’ve seen that this season.
‘In fact, defending one-v-one has been tough this season but I feel I’ve proved that I’m getting a bit higher towards the top. And just being on the ball. I’m good at times once I’m attempting to make passes and there are other times where I’ve been a bit lazy and you possibly can tell.
‘You may think a pass is a straightforward pass, you possibly can take your mind off it. That’s what I mean once I say “laziness”. It will probably easily occur in games.
‘You’re taking your mind off something for half a second and that could make a giant, big difference within the Premier League and tournaments like this where you’re playing against one of the best players on a regular basis.’
Chelsea ultimately had a superb season in Enzo Maresca’s first as manager, returning to the Champions League and winning the Europa Conference League.
Colwill is looking forward to a giant campaign ahead, each for the club and personally, with a spot at next yr’s World Cup with England firmly in his sights.
‘In fact it’ll be an enormous season for me at Chelsea,’ he said. ‘We’re back within the Champions League too which we plan to do in addition to possible. Then we’ve got the Premier League where we would like to push on and do higher than we did this season.
‘For me, taking a look at the top of the season where we’ve got the World Cup, it’ll be a giant aim to be there.’
Chelsea on the Club World Cup 2025
Group D
2-0 LA FC
1-3 Flamengo
3-0 Esperance de Tunis
Last 16
4-1 Benfica (a.e.t)
QF
Palmeiras – July 4
Chelsea are into the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup, where they tackle Brazilian side Palmeirason Friday, local time, or at 2am on Saturday UK time.
Former Chelsea and Brazil star Willian has warned his old club in regards to the upsets we’ve got seen already in America this summer, but fancies the Blues to get the job done.
‘We’ve borne witness to so many surprises on the Club World Cup,’ he told FIFA. ‘We had the recent example of Al Hilal defending so resolutely against Manchester City. I can see Chelsea having the lion’s share of possession and Palmeiras playing on the counter.
‘I do think Chelsea will get through in the long run.’
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