Chelsea’s squad is at present far too large, that’s only a reality. While sure, there will likely be extra outgoings, I nonetheless worry that our squad goes to be too large and because of this, we’re going to see gamers squeezed into positions that aren’t their greatest and in addition to that, we’re going to see gamers warming the bench who will likely be feeling that they need to be taking part in.
Sure, that’s all half and parcel of taking part in for any large membership, there’ll at all times be competitors and also you do want that. And naturally, we are inclined to get very unhealthy luck with accidents and are additionally in an additional couple of competitions this season. So we are going to want numbers and a barely greater squad than others will want.
However my issues are this, fairly merely, we have now spent nearly £300m on our midfield signing Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor. That’s with out mentioning Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer, who’re each wanting like they might be used as 8s this season. Then you will have the likes of Carney Chukwuemeka as nicely.
The place do all of them match? For me, as I did my beginning Xl formation final week, you’d have seen that I neglected Enzo Fernandez and Dewsbury-Corridor. However in all actuality, are Chelsea going to be blissful leaving out a £100m asset? So the place does he play? The place does he match? Does he begin forward of Lavia or Caicedo, one other £100m plus midfielder? Does he begin within the 8 or 10 position over the likes of Nkunku or Palmer, and do they then get squeezed into unfamiliar positions that aren’t their greatest?
I’m so enthusiastic about having gamers taking part in of their greatest positions to get the perfect out of them. While gamers like Malo Gusto are proving that a few of them can simply do an excellent job wherever they’re on the pitch, not all gamers are that ‘swiss military knife’ and nor ought to they be.
The perfect of Enzo’s sport comes from deep, in a double pivot as a 6. That’s the place he received a World Cup and Copa America with Argentina, and that’s the place he has at all times performed greatest in a Chelsea shirt. Not a lone DM, however a double pivot. He must function deep and see a lot of the sport forward of him. I discover it astonishing that coaches nonetheless choose him as a ten. Seeing Enzo on the sting of the field as one of the vital superior gamers with two defenders forward of him and no gamers to cross ahead to and his solely choice is to aim some form of dribble ahead, pains me.
His imaginative and prescient is astonishing and sure it may be utilised in assault, however he must be arriving into the assault later and have a minimum of two choices forward of him to cross it to. That’s simply apparent, no? You don’t want teaching badges to see that, certainly?
I’m involved about our midfield, I can’t draw back from that. I additionally assume we may find yourself lacking a strong defensive midfield destroyer. Some individuals would possibly point out Conor Gallagher right here and the actual fact we’re promoting him, however Conor isn’t that man, he’s not a DM. I feel we would miss a bodily presence deeper. Romeo Lavia is a improbable participant on the ball, however off the ball defensively he’s a bit liable. That issues me a bit.
However the sheer numbers, and never understanding the place they’ll all be taking part in and how one can get one of the best out of all of them, does concern me.
I’m very intrigued and open minded although, to see what Maresca has deliberate for all of it. Quite him than me. We have now plenty of gamers to maintain content material, and a few large priced gamers to ensure we get again from our enormous investments on.
