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Arsenal legend praises Chelsea star after Crystal Palace win
Arsenal legend praises Chelsea star after Crystal Palace win
Arsenal legend Lee Dixon heaped praise on Chelsea defender Malo Gusto following his stand-out performance against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Gusto provided the assist for the Blues' opening goal in the 2-1 win and he was also brilliant defensively. He won six duels on the night and controlled the proceedings with a passing accuracy of 94 per cent.
Speaking after the game, Dixon was impressed with Gusto's overall contribution on the field, he said: "Gusto had a stormer at the right-back position, playing almost like a right wing-back."
"Just the ball, the choice of ball, the decision-making of him has been absolutely spot-on. And the defending has been pretty good as well, which you don’t normally say about full-backs these days."
Gusto has started the last two games from the right-back role in the absence of Reece James. James recently underwent a hamstring surgery and may not return until the final month of the campaign.
Hence, the Frenchman has a huge part to play for the west London giants. He is the only specialist right-back in the squad after James and needs to stay unscathed in the back end of the season.
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