A Chelsea legend has advised Enzo Maresca on how to cope with Levi Colwill's absence for the majority of the upcoming Premier League season.

If anyone needs a reminder of just how dizzyingly — and, at times, brutally — fast football moves, consider that less than two weeks ago, Levi Colwill was talking about competing for the Premier League title with Chelsea this season, and how he felt about an impending Champions League debut at his boyhood club.

The Blues have options to replace the England international internally and are currently planning to work with the defenders they have already got.