After a painful Chelsea defeat to Sunderland the place the Blues’ assault failed to fireside, Enzo Maresca shall be wishing he had some actual life FIFA cash available to splash on a brand new ahead.
Issues simply aren’t understanding on this present setup.
The optimistic approach of taking a look at it’s that we haven’t seen the true plan in motion but. By the appears of issues, the concept was to have Liam Delap up entrance, Joao Pedro within the gap, then Cole Palmer on the fitting. Or maybe Delap up entrance with Palmer and JP behind as twin tens. Both approach, the early harm to summer time signing Delap plus Palmer’s persistent issues have meant we haven’t seen both.
However even then, even the gamers on the pitch aren’t producing to the extent they need to be. Chelsea completed the sport with lower than 1 xG created. Enjoying at residence towards a newly promoted workforce, that’s not almost ok. The truth is, a deeper look exhibits they’d simply 0.4 xG from open play.
We’re with out Palmer and Delap, however the choices Maresca has at his disposal are greater than ok to place up one measly xG from open play. We’re watching loads of managers do much more with lots much less throughout Europe proper now.
As for the defence – the place do you even begin? They concede to an extended throw, once we all knew that was more likely to be Sunderland’s important weapon within the sport.
Then the second purpose is simply shameful. Maresca barely knew what to say at full time. Brian Brobbey was in a position to simply stand in our field for 9 seconds whereas gamers arrived in assist. No person took accountability, a certain signal of the inexperience which continues to plague this workforce.
The supervisor was in a position to swap issues up at half time towards Nottingham Forest and get a end result. However he didn’t produce the identical factor in any respect on Saturday. The adjustments he did make have been odd and those he didn’t make even odder.
Maresca exudes confidence and competence in his manner, however once you have a look at the in-game choices he makes within the chilly mild of day, they don’t add up. Taking off Josh Acheampong destabilised us on the again, and ready an hour to make his first attacking change after which 76 minutes to make the second was criminally sluggish.
Delap and Palmer shall be again finally, however till then we might be in actual hassle.
