Rio Ferdinand believes Thiago Silva has already become a pivotal figure under Frank Lampard at Chelsea.
The 36-year-old joined on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer and has quickly formed a solid partnership alongside Kurt Zouma at the heart of Chelsea’s defence.
Lampard’s side have established themselves as early title contenders following their 3-1 win at home to Leeds United on Saturday.
And Ferdinand believes Silva will be key to Chelsea’s success this season as he provides inspiration for his younger teammates.
‘What can I say… Chelsea are on absolute fire, they are flying. Frank Lampard has got his team confident, they go a down goal, it’s no problem, they are confident,’ Ferdinand said on Rio Ferdinand presents FIVE.
‘And who is at the base of that? The foundation of that, for me, would have to be the man Thiago Silva.
‘He’s come in, the experience [he’s got], played in big games all around the world.
‘I think they go a goal down or things ain’t ticking for them but he sits there at the back, everyone looks to him for inspiration.
‘And we haven’t even seen the best of Werner, we haven’t even seen the best of Havertz yet [or] Ziyech. Pulisic has just come back, he looked amazing when he come on.
‘Listen, Chelsea I think are in it for the long run, they’re going to be there at the end.’
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