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Ranieri must return Sessegnon to the wing after spell in defence under Jokanovic
Slavisa Jokanovic did wonderful things for Ryan Sessegnon’s career, showing immense faith in the young Englishman and setting him on the path to stardom.
But as the Whites invested heavily in the playing staff and Jokanovic attempted to keep Sessegnon in his starting team where possible, the Serbian began squeezing him in at left-back in certain games.
Sessegnon can play there but it’s not his best position and playing at full-back is a steep learning curve for a young man making his way in the game.
It also removed his direct running and goal threat from Fulham’s attack, so while the move was in order to further Sessegnon’s development by keeping him in the side, it didn’t help the team or the player.
So Claudio Ranieri must reverse Jokanovic’s recent positional switch and move Sessegnon back to the left wing as he seeks to turn Fulham around.
As he did at Anfield, Maxime Le Marchand could come across and offer a sturdier option at left-back, while freeing up Sessegnon to add his pace and directness to an attack that has gone stale in recent weeks.
He took the bull by the horns at Anfield and showed Ranieri what he can offer on the wing. It’s time for the Italian to end the full-back experiment.