While sure I nonetheless absolutely imagine this can be a HUGE threat and I’ve MASSIVE issues about this appointment, I’ll help Enzo Maresca as Chelsea head coach, and there are definitely positives.
He’s been employed resulting from his type of play, with Chelsea wanting to manage 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 aspect, and they’re going to additionally be capable of swap in-game. I might be excited to see James in an inverted position, as a result of I’ve at all times cherished the concept of him enjoying as a defensive midfielder and really feel he might thrive there.
This brings me to my first ‘want’ for Maresca, probably one other left again. Chelsea might promote one or each of Cucurella and Ben Chilwell this summer time, 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 positive he will be an inverted full again. Even when Cucurella stays, Chelsea might want to carry a brand new left again I imagine, one who can be extra suited to being inverted. Or possibly Chilwell will be inverted? Solely Maresca will know that.
Constructing from the again is one other key characteristic 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 prime shot-stoppers, however was additionally snug along with his ft.
That is the subsequent ‘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 ft. For me, Chelsea will completely want a brand new goalkeeper extra suited to play this fashion.
Cole Palmer can be a key participant for Maresca, as he can 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 satisfy the one-v-one ambitions of Maresca? I’m not so positive. Noni Madueke may very well be a key characteristic, Raheem Sterling is an effective 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? It is going to 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 want a brand new striker and that goes with out saying. Even in case you extremely price Nicolas Jackson, you’ll know we want greater than only one quantity 9 in our squad. Jackson by the best way, possibly he may very well be a 1v1 winger out on the left? I’ve at all times most well-liked him enjoying in from the left.
One participant who may not go well with so properly in a dominant possession-based type of play can be Conor Gallagher, and possibly that can simply be another excuse why Chelsea are trying extremely more likely to promote him.
