Enzo Maresca didn’t solely make modifications to personnel on Saturday to show our fortunes in opposition to Nottingham Forest, he additionally adjusted the setup and the construct up play.
A tactical analyst I charge, Connor Holden, has put out his reactions to the sport and seemed on the construct up and modifications made by Maresca.
Connor wrote:
‘Chelsea arrange anticipating Forest to be in a 5-4-1 form off the ball, one thing that has stifled us these days in opposition to again 5 sides… this noticed Maresca begin with a 2-2-5-1 form on the ball, seeking to begin on the entrance foot
‘Nevertheless the M2M press from Forest, triggered by Chalobah getting the ball in LCB zones forces Chelsea lengthy, shedding their +1 benefit and permitting Forest to regain possession/stifle Chelsea
‘Second half, Cucurella and James had been clearly instructed to have a deeper beginning place in additional of a 2-3 base (or dropping into the primary line to create a +1), seeking to improve the distances for the Forest gamers IF they determined to leap man for man ~ thus making it tougher for them to take action successfully.’
You may watch his video discussing Maresca’s ways in full beneath…
I feel Maresca has proven his tactical capabilities numerous instances now to show video games. He’s additionally proven much more flexibility these days.
Let’s see how the season progresses. There are clearly nonetheless flaws and everyone knows how simply we might have been talking a couple of defeat to Forest on the weekend too. However these modifications had been essential to Chelsea getting the win.
