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Angelo already showing he's better than Madueke

Guy don change all the players.

Bluelines69:
Boring play, return James to RB or RWB

It will not matter. There will always be an inverting full back, which means the rest of the bank line falls into a back 3. So there's will be no attacking full backs down the flank.

We will not see James running down the wings under Maresca.

First half over.

Tactically, the defence line understands their role so far.

Lavia has been the most tactical player so far. He's made the most vertical passes to find his 8s. Best for me so far.

Marc Guiu second best player so far. Strong, pacy, technical. Definitely staying in the first team. And will challenge Nicholas.

Tyrique understand his role tactically. Most attacks have come from his side. And you can see him making those inside channel runs off the ball, when play is with the back line.

In the contrary, Madueke no understand anything.

Nkunku as 8 will not work. We need to see KDH come in.

Chuks as 8 is a perfect fit.

Tyrique and Marc liveliest so far.

BlewMahn:
I hope this formation works out anyways, but I miss seeing James fly down that right hand side.

Anyways Nkunku opens the scoring.

I was thinking the same about 5 mins ago. We are going to miss James bombing down that right hand side.

Goal. Nkunku

Marc Guiu is rapid.

See Madueke. just square the ball.

Vischy:
🚨 BREAKING: Chelsea team!

Sanchez
Tosin Badiashile Colwill
James Lavia
Carney Nkunku
Madueke Guiu George

3223 Attacking formation

Indeed it is the classic 3223 formation. Maresca did mention that Nkunku is the swiss-army knife player in the squad, able to play in all sorts of positions.

@Blueangel maybe this answers or thoughts about who deputies in midfield.

Ballzproblemm:
una don start , hyping lol

Hehe. My guy don chill. Siddon look mode. No falling for any hype yet.

Amoto94:
I'd rather have Lavia as 6 than Enzo, Enzo likes roaming and has a good shot on him putting him as a DLP will limit his effectivenes also he's weak aerially which will be targeted by opposition teams, no inverted fb will save him from being overrun in midfield with these decencies. In EPL you need your mid fielders to be technical as well as athletic else you'll be roasted.

I think you are saying all this because you are yet to study the Maresca system. Once you do, you might begin to understand what we are talking about.

BlueAngel444:
well recent reports suggest Maresca is training Sterling and Madueke to keep the width on both ends and receive long balls.

I don't know if there will be a different tactical approach with Palmer on the right, but if Palmer gets to play midfield as he can't be benched, you seem to trust that Angelo would do a good job when fit especially incase of injury to Madueke which I pray doesn't happen.

I am fine with Angelo being the 3rd choice, but he may prove me wrong. And I also don't see Palmer starting in midfield seeing as we got KDH but I am starting to doubt our midfield depth for CMs with all this news of Santos, Gallagher, Casadei leaving.

Will Caicedo now play Left CM? When he is obviously better on the right side.

If he's looking to play Palmer in midfield, then I am worried. It means we will have at least two top-tier midfielders not able to play. For instance, Palmer, KDH, Enzo means that Caicedo and Lavia on the bench.

I don't know how he wants to approach squad management. I am guessing he sees Palmer as under-utilised hugging the wings.

But I guess this means that Angelo has a better chance. After all, Maresca likes wingers inverted, and there's no other left-footed winger in the squad for now. It'll be a different case next season.

Meanwhile, I think Caceido can play RCM box to box.

Amoto94:
Enzo is not a 6 he is a CM like Modric

You are behind the curve sir.

Enzo playing in 6 is specifically for a deep-lying playmaker. There's a huge advantage with being able to control offensive midfield play from deep.

Your concern might that he's not astutely defensive, but this is the exact reason for Maresca's inverting full backs in a defensive posture.

This squad is actually tailor-made for what Maresca wants to do. Now whether it will materialise is a different topic.

BlueAngel444:
not surprised with the call up, just surprised Leo Castledine wasn't included.

What do you think the chances are for Angelo in a Maresca team

Ordinarily I would say he does have a strong chance, if everyone is given a clean slate. But Angelo's potential inclusion is going to depend on what Maresca does with his midfield.

If he goes with Enzo/Lavia as 6 and KDH/Caicedo/Chuks as his 8s, then this means Palmer on the right, Madueke, and then Angelo in that order of seniority. Which means less minutes for Angelo.

But if Maresca employees a tactical variant of Palmer in midfield, then it's increased chances for Angelo.

I personally think given a clean slate, Angelo can challenge Madueke seriously for a spot.

BlueAngel444:
RB Josh Acheampong and winger T.George are on Chelsea trip to US. Hope they do well

I am pleased to know Tyrique George is joining up with the squad. I am looking forward to him getting some minutes during the season. He can already solve a lot of problems.

Unlimited22:
Andrey Santos is not an 8. He's a 6.

Andrey Santos is not a 6. He's a box-to-box midfielder, which is what is required tactically for Maresca's second 8 set up.

BlewMahn:
Andrey Santos will return to Strasbourg after preseason.

Hmmm.

If he's destined to go back there, why not just let him have his preseason with them?

And I thought Maresca had big plans for him this season?

I am surprised at this. I could have sworn that Maresca would fancy using him tactically as an option for one of his box-to-box 8s.

Roland17:
Both goals came from Walker’s wing. His positional awareness was poor in the first goal and he failed to close out in the 2nd.

Man should just retire..

And could have conceded a third as well from Olmo.

raumdeuter:
Morata actually captains a team to win the trophy

Shame on airmark

Oya. Fight don start.

Congrats to Spain. They deserved it.

Roland17:
Spain have to be favorites going into the World Cup.

One would expect this. But with a decent manager in charge, I expect England to be right up there.... with Spain.

His strongest and most-dynamic front 3 was Gordon, Watkins, Palmer. He would have won this game hands down. He decided to go with reputation and a blunt attack.

Always making wrong decisions.

Mumu Southgate

See Saka.

Crap!

larride:
Nico William's sabi make we no lie.

Fine footballer. Didn't realise he possesses technique to work in the middle.

User09:
Nope it wasnt. He gave the original pass to Saka who passed to Bellingham before the assist though.

F*ck him though and F*ck Cucurella for making it so easy

Corrected.

nihilistjnr:
What a season for this young man. Cometh the hour, cometh the Ice Cold assasin

We are lucky to have him. First touch on the ball. GBAM. World class goal.

Ice collddddd

Timid football.

That goal coming from a mile away