While sure I nonetheless absolutely imagine this can be a HUGE threat and I’ve MASSIVE considerations about this appointment, I’ll help Enzo Maresca as Chelsea head coach, and there are definitely positives.
He’s been employed attributable to his model of play, with Chelsea wanting to regulate video games with possession-based soccer.
We all know that Maresca will use inverted full-backs, and that’s a part of what made Leicester extra dominant in video games final season.
Chelsea have Reece James and Marc Cucurella (if he’s not offered) as two good inverted full again choices on both facet, and they’ll additionally be capable of swap in-game. I’d be excited to see James in an inverted function, as a result of I’ve all the time cherished the concept of him taking part in as a defensive midfielder and really feel he may thrive there.
This brings me to my first ‘want’ for Maresca, doubtlessly one other left again. Chelsea may promote one or each of Cucurella and Ben Chilwell this summer season, and with how Maresca units up, if it is only one going, you’d be inclined to suppose it may very well be Chilwell. The England worldwide fits a again 5 higher than a again three, and I’m not certain he will be an inverted full again. Even when Cucurella stays, Chelsea might want to deliver a brand new left again I imagine, one who could be extra suited to being inverted. Or perhaps Chilwell will be inverted? Solely Maresca will know that.
Constructing from the again is one other key function of each Guardiola’s and Maresca’s video games. One of many Italian’s first signings at Leicester Metropolis was goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, who not solely grew to become one of many Championship’s high shot-stoppers, however was additionally comfy together with his toes.
That is the following ‘want’ as a result of let’s be sincere, none of Robert Sanchez or Djordje Petrovic would fill anybody with confidence of having the ability to step up as a real sweeper-keeper with the excessive requirements of high quality with the ball at their toes. For me, Chelsea will completely want a brand new goalkeeper extra suited to play this manner.
Cole Palmer can be a key participant for Maresca, as he could be for any supervisor, and I imagine he’ll look to Palmer to be one among his chief creators.
Maresca additionally loves to make use of 1v1 wingers who can take a person on and get previous them to create.
Do Chelsea have such wingers to meet the one-v-one ambitions of Maresca? I’m not so certain. Noni Madueke may very well be a key function, Raheem Sterling is an efficient 1v1 winger, Mykhailo Mudryk not a lot when it comes to skillset however does have the tempo to do it. Cole Palmer is a creator. Christopher Nkunku is extra of a ten.
Chelsea will most likely want one other winger. Can Michael Olise match that? Will probably be fascinating to see who we go for as one other key piece to the Maresca puzzle, proper?
The striker is clear for me, everybody is aware of we’d like a brand new striker and that goes with out saying. Even in case you extremely fee Nicolas Jackson, you’ll know we’d like greater than only one quantity 9 in our squad. Jackson by the way in which, perhaps he may very well be a 1v1 winger out on the left? I’ve all the time most popular him taking part in in from the left.
One participant who won’t swimsuit so properly in a dominant possession-based model of play can be Conor Gallagher, and perhaps that may simply be another excuse why Chelsea are wanting extremely prone to promote him.
