Now Silva has gone, Chelsea are lacking leadership and quality at CB when there has always been someone there (even going back to the days of Desailly and LeBeouf). The two Monaco lads have been shite and the ostracising of Chalobah has put us in a VERY precarious situation for this season. It's not gonna be pretty...😢
Many ageist Chelsea fans were baying for Tiago Silva to go because at 40, he was deemed too old. Now, they know who's missing. By the way, 37 year old Djokovic beat 21 year old Alcaraz for the gold medal in tennis in the Olympics.
@@tuppenceworth5485 Djokovic is an alien, also a bit different sport, the problem is that Chelsea doesn't have someone that Silva can pass the torch to
Well said, the lack of leadership, the lack of grit, important attributes that is missing. You keep seeing players groaning over a miss, gesturing, holding their heads over a miss. Stop the childish drama n just play and keep going.
Really good breakdown and I'm in agreement. Most of the goals they've conceded are very fixable. I think the biggest issue is definitely personnel. It looks like no one is control of the defensive line. Additionally, I think we saw last season that their defenders are quite slow to react to what's happen. They might be better served playing it a bit safer and not pressing so high. I don't think it's a Maresca problem. It's definitely the players as we've seen them make these mistakes under a few different managers now.
I don't disagree, but these are the personnel he has to work with. Either he adapts the system to accommodate their deficiencies or the club will be looking for a new manger before Xmas.
That's right, the good coach is the one that adapts the system to suit the traits of players he has, not the one that comes with his dogmatic system and tries to change players. Sorry for Maresca , cos his style won't work for a while at Chelsea and may not have the time .
Tuchel had no excuse with players on ground We have a mid performer team in Macresca style I am not disappointed with the performance and results Let see how many games we can win before a caretaker comes knocking
as a chelsea fan, i think the pros far outweigh the cons of the preseason. the defensive issues are fixable and it’s also clear that there were plenty of players not going 100% most likely to not risk injury. Also, the fact that we created the amount of chances we did without Cole Palmer is encouraging, last year we had no shot without him lol at the end of the day we’ll really get to see where we’re at with that first game against City
Agreed. I am most worried about playing out from the back, but I think getting caught out with the back line not on the same page will work itself out over time (hopefully not too much)
I think our defenders are very pathetic, slow and don’t know the basics defense technique as we had the same defense issue last season as well. I don’t think this system will suit for the current defenders
Chelsea are struggling with FFP limitations. Clearly we need a bigger squad with more high profile players and more youth prospects and more experienced players. Give us a decent chance FA. It is not fair because we are entitled to win EPL every season. We only have nine first team centre backs which is not enough. 😂
Poch system created some of the most chances in the league. The problem was player finishing, we saw that time and time again. I only missed about 5 Chelsea matches last season. Caos football can't win with 5 nil and 6 nil.
The problem is a lot of our defenders were brought in when Tuchel was managing and he used a 3 at the back with wingbacks. So most our defenders are not used to playing in system were there isn't much coverage coming from the wings. This is why they struggled under Poch, because he used a 4 at the back system that was very narrow when defending. The narrowness allowed wide players on opposing teams to have a lot of success against us on the wings. You can even go as far back as the Antonio Conte days to see that the Chelsea defense was always better under a 3 at the back plus wingbacks system.
@@CIOUSGAMINGThis isn’t the same chelsea. They wont sack him because the performance isn’t there. They will sack if since after a while their “vision” wouldn’t align.
The thing is this Pep style box midfield tactics is not the same tactical novelty it was like 2 years ago when Pep starting pushing Stones into the midfield making the box and teams have already learned to counter it pretty easily and the reality is Chelsea do not have players like Rodri Ederson Stones De Bruyne Bernardo who are masters of ball retention and avoiding counter pressing from other teams.
Spot on, it’s infuriating as a Chelsea fan. It’s like trying to put a V12 engine in a 2001 Volkswagen car. It’s fine for city because they have experienced fantastic players, we have inexperienced, raw, overpaid youngsters with all the pressure on them trying to replicate what city do. Horrible stuff and honestly the sporting directors can go to hell for it
I use similar tactics. But the key differences are: 1. In build-up, the keeper and 3 defenders are deep and wide. So it's a really wide and deep back 4. 2. There are 2 DMs Central on the edge box. So a deep back 6 in general. 3. The 2 advanced MFs start very wide 4. The front 3 are high and wide. But with the cf dropping deep regularly This setup attempts to build out wide and creates a lot of opportunities for artificial transitions if a team decides to press you.
As you noted, key players are still out e.g Cucurella, Jackson and Palmer. Those three I believe will make a massive impact. Jorgenson from what I saw in the Madrid game is much more suited to the system than Sanchez.
@@excelpro8769I’ve been crying for Sanchez to get benched now,he’s a liability but these managers are so stubborn,why sign Jorgensen to bench him smh,might as well have just kept Petrovic
lol ... 90% of management is psychology, not this stuff.. this stuff can analyze and present every adult, reasonable football fan who isnt ticktoker and brainwashed social media moron.. this guy here is good , no doubt, but your comment sums up todays culture of kids who dont know what the football management is about ..
Once Enzo went down and the reigns were given to Caicedo while providing 2 defensive runners like Gallagher and Cuccurela behind him the team started winning. It all starts with the midfield. If you can control it it’s half the battle.
He had a fair game masked by an assist. It’s like when Palmer stinks up the pitch but scores a penalty. Enzo needs to be the man on a lesser team in a lesser league. In Portugal he looked like Kroos.
@andresquintero2436 thank you for saying the truth he just doesn't fit this team/league itself he is too slow to track back and he gets too forward where our midfield is already playing with a man down
Reason it work is cause Gallagher can go up and down the pitch and he's play direct passed. Gallagher recovery skill slept is from looks f the las 6 games. Maressca will learn
I don't think he has a problem of finding the right players, they are right there. The problem is the price tag on some of them so they "have to" start. Enzo can't play the same time with cai...it's just not possible in this system. Man like levi can't start either he is over rated.
I’m not a Chelsea fan, but it’s so frustrating seeing Enzo being repeatedly deployed as a high interior when he’s best suited as a deep lying playmaker (probably my OCD). It didn’t work under Pochetino and it’s not going to work under Maresca
@msradon Enzo created many chances, the problem is not Enzo, It's the Forwards who misses chances... They expect tap-in chances as if they're playing with Kevin De Bruyne... The only thing left now is to get a Goal Poacher, Natural Number 9 who won't be a Target man or Even link up. Someone who will make runs and score... A Goal scoring Machine.
With Palmer inside that channel instead of Enzo, their attacks is gonna be good but i wanna ask in their defensive structure, who's gonna pair with Caicedo or lavia(DBH or Palmer) assuming the will defend in a 442(which I think they will)
Cucurella will invert… a lot. And he is great at it. If all stay fit I see the box midfield being Caicedo, Cucurella, Nkunku and Palmer working really well, with Sterling and Madueke out wide, Jackson through the centre. With this system that is going to create a LOT of chances. As for the other back 3, that is up for debate but Enzo needs to decide who they are and make them work together better. Totally fixable.
This needs pointing out. You are not only offering analysis of positioning, but also _relating it to other teams_, which I find absolutely invaluable. A lot of videos just describe the patters of play, but they kinda exist in a suspended void. The way you related the positions of 8's in Maresca's system to Pep and Arteta was very very illuminating. A lot of teams have similar buildup, and highlighting _differences_ is fascinating, so I hope you incorporate it in the future too.
Maresca is trying to impliment his philosophy but the problem is ,most players in chelsea are suited to play in a rigid ( without rotation) 4 3 3 attacking or defensive formation. Either we give him time to gradually figure out the players who can play in this system and figure out the tactics based on his philosopphy or to get instant results he has to stop implementing his philosophy and build another one with respect to the players.( player centric tactics e.g. ancelotti)
This is happening bcz of poor management.Bringing a coach and changing all players is not a good idea.They should have gone for a coach who can bring out the best in this current squad. This is the same situation in Manchester United. They hired Ten hag and now complaining about the squad.
The biggest problem is the shotgun approach from the sporting directors when it comes to signing players. They just buy based on talent and potential, and because they’re firing coaches all the time time the players aren’t able to get accustomed to a single managerial style and formation.
No, the problem is that he doesn't have any actual centerbacks. Those guys don't like defending. They're simply lazy. Criticize the midfield and attack all you want but the only defenders at the back are the fullbacks. I've never seen a more useless pair of CBs as any pair that you can pick at Chelsea. All they care about is passing and they're not good that good at passing. They simply have no business in any system. Peps CBs know that no matter how much they pass, there comes a time to defend. These Chelsea CBs are entitled. The believe they're the midfielders and the fullbacks and CMs should do the defending. Bunch of useless entitled fuckwits
I agree, we hear and know Pep ball or Klopp heavy metal football. However Ancelotti is well above them . Won the most CL trophies, yet we never heard of Ancelotti style. He goes to a club, watches the players on the training and creates best system for them. Clowns like Ten Hag come to the club and start being fussy and cry baby that they don't have players to fit their only known system. U could eventually make it work but need to give time to the manager , like klopp and pep have been given. But in the meantime u will suffer many seasons in obscurity. How much Man U lost on players depreciation after Ten Hag publicly took likes of Sancho to the cleaners? Best coach is always one who finds the system that fits the best the players in a club. Not the one who knows only one system and blames the players that they don't fit in .
Just watched this after the Premier League game 18 Aug. Chelsea’s problem today was that regardless of system their midfielders are not good enough. Also Jackson is not good enough. I really only watch them for Palmer who has sprezzatura
Brilliant video, especially with the defensive setup. This is exactly the same problem I diagnosed, and I am not even a pro football analyst. That shows how glaring this problem is. I consider it a make-or-break problem which, if not fixed, will cost Chelsea considerable success this season, including losing out on the UECL and missing a UCL spot.
Also, if you want to play a high line like that, the forwards need to press aggressively and make it hard for the other team to play. Chelsea aren't doing that right now. That's one thing that Man city does really well.
I wouldn't necessarily put too much stock in a team looking leggy in preseason if it's hypothetically possible that the players are being put through more fitness & conditioning training than their opposition in those preseason matches. an intense level of that kind of training can make your preseason look like shit but can pay dividends later. In the preseason before they won the league, liverpool won 1 drew 1 and lost 3.
As for the defensive issues, I hope Maresca will solved. I think if he wants to solved that defensive issue he has to used Cowill, James and Mac very well. Chelsea is my heart and I am hoping for the best ❤
Under Tuchel Reece James never allowed Sterling to intrude wide in the games. I will not be surprised if we see some reversion to Tuchel Ball from Maresca if Chelsea do not get results.
what I understand for this is chelsea will probably concede many goals from a counter attacking teams or teams that have fast wingers such as man utd, Tottenham, arsenal and Liverpool bcoz maresca choose to choke his midfield with the his inverted fullbacks and leaves space for opposition wingers with a 1v1 with our CB. Which in my opinion thinks it will be a long season for us with this tactics imagine leaving this kind space for wingers like salah, saka, foden, diaz and son With a 1v1 with the likes of disasi and badiashile 😢
Would Gallagher have been perfect to play in that higher role Enzo is being used for? Probably, tbh given his energy and ability to make runs, harking back to his palace days, Thoughts?
42 players and still missing key players. One may think Chelsea staff is not good at analyzing players, I refuse to think that missing a key player is the reason for Chelsea's lack of success (it may cost you one or two positions, but I go even further and think the players are already there but nobody is willing to give a chance).
Too many cooks spoil the broth. It’s hilarious and tragic they have to sell Gallagher. Why? Because he’s the one they DIDN’T buy! Work that one out. It’s one thing having money. And it’s quite another knowing how to spend it
Against Bournemouth last season (last game) Chelsea were pressed hard as close to their goal line as could be. Caicedo and Gallagher exchanged a series of passes before Gallagher pressed their goalkeeper in to an error that Caicedo took advantage of by scoring close to the halfway line. I see no reason why they continue with patient play from the rear when a team is pressing them hard. Surely there must be another strategy that can be deployed? Continuing with the same response when it patently does not work against high pressing sides is a definition of madness. Or maybe it is a limitation of the manager. Mourinho was once effective against Pep Gaudiola even though his strategy was effectively to give the opposition the ball and work to make them make an error. I am an old man but can recall the use of sweepers. The modern take is to have a goal keeper do this role. This I feel belittles the role. A good sweeper sits behind his defence of either three or four, looks for opportunities to pinch the ball from the opposition and moves into midfield when he or the team has the ball. More importantly the sweeper picks a pass either to wingers or wing backs on an overlap. The lack of variation against ‘titi taka’ play or its variation is the problem.
As a Leicester fan these are all the same issues we had towards the end of last season - too easy to play through and the striker very isolated in attack. I fear these tactics will get exposed in the prem and I don’t think the Chelsea squad is even particularly well equipped to play this way (largely not enough technical players). And judging by last season the tactics won’t change (very stubborn) - it will always be the fault of the players rather than the tactics etc. Could be a long season for Chelsea
It reminds me alot of the early stage of Arteta, where the back four had the likes of David Luiz and Mustafi. The whole team looked really shaky when the defenders were under pressure and it led to silly goals. The whole team improved once we added players that can withhold pressure. As Maresca kinds of share the similar philosophy of Arteta, it would be crucial to add players that suits his system of play.
CCB can be pushed as a CDM. To help solve this issue. LCB-GK-RCB as 3 back, LB-CCB-CDM, so build up becomes 3-3-2-3. Instead of a 3-2-5 or a 4(including GK)-2-3-3. I don’t know if I’m clear
Player selection, esp in the defence, is the missing link... keeping a high line with slow CBs isn't good, as they will find it difficult to adjust and fall back when the team is not in possession of the ball, at times when there's a switch of play from the flanks or up through balls... Also, he needs to field in a more clinical forward who will convert a very good percentage of the chances created.
Honestly it's not the manager it's the players and owners it shows bcs there's a few that are Chelsea quality like Palmer Nkunku and occasionally Reece James but the rest are just out of their depth
These systems are destroying the game as a spectacle, making players look amateurish by losing the ball in dangerous defensive positions, the battle is going out of the game with these tip tap strategies, by all means play possession football but not in front of your goalie inviting teams to high press you, its not rocket science, lets get back to winning the ball , then possession and be inventive up front, chelsea will suffer badly trying to play this way , mark my words for the new season.
The pattern of play is clear, at the moment the flaws are more evident than the strengths. A Commanding CB and an Effective 1V1 LW would help solve some of the problems. Another thing is when Palmer, Cucu and Jackson are back into the Team, it would be interesting to how they will play.
Agreed that player selection will be a huge challenge but he might still get it right. This was preseason so there was always going to be a lot of chopping and changing
Damnnn this video is giving me worries already! You’ve spotted out the problems of the team😢 Chelsea needs to let Maresca handle the transfers so he brings in the suitable players for the structure, we need spine players and the board keeps bringing in half baked players 😢
Just one quality centerback and we are sorted,a leader to coordinate the defense...even a well experienced goal keeper would sort this problems ,in this system the keeper needs to be very confident and vocal
Part of the problem, and Enzo has said as much is the fact preseason has been in the US. He hasn’t had the facilities needed to drill home the system (so no video footage, presentations etc), so i suspect the reason we’ve seen so many rotations was to ensure the squad was physically ready. Suspect we are going to get found out vs city, but by the time we reach September the silly individuals errors will cease (at least I hope) as he will have had more time to work on the rotations with the squad. Having said that our CBs look poor, the Monaco lads aren’t good enough and Colwill looks petulant at times, it worries me TBH.
building from deep is where the problem is for this formation, you need to be able to build the play up while sustaining constant pressure in the prem, if they cant get the ball to the midfielders then its pointless, and if the space between the players is too far then they get caught on the counter fast like they have
This style of play will more suit Chelsea current players who are mostly ball handlers, but as with any system it needs time. Positional style of play is more difficult to learn than transitional play under Poch, so I am not surprise after only 2 weeks of serious training without most of our top players, they are making so many mistakes. The Euros and Copa America have made it a lot harder specifically for Chelsea. The squad is also still too big.
1. No consistent goalkeeper and CB pair/trio. 2, Once Cucurella returns and inverts, who is the preferred RB, James or Gusto? 3. Lavia as the dominant six and Fernández and Caicedo as progressive 8's. Fernández is slower but can find forward moving players. Caicedo can carry the ball and most often find players. 4. His attacking 3 - Madueke, Palmer and Nkunku. 5. Right player balance, for example, Nkunku RAM, Dewsbury-Hall or Sterling to his left and Jackson or other as striker. Several key starters are still working on match fitness or dealing with new injuries plus match fitness - Fofana, James, Chukwuemeka, Badiashile, Colwill, Caicedo, Disasi, Jackson, Gusto, Ogochuku. Add a new goalkeeper to evaluate and adjust to. Must be troubling and worrying for Sanchez. New chemistry, new trust, new defensive line with rotating players, playing narrow, exposing the wings, trying to play a high line. All trying to look confident, get match fit and seasoned as starters. Still only marginal or balanced attack from the inverted left side or Sterling/Mudryk. Versus RM, Guiu looked lost and did not offer much. Some of that could be minutes and fatigue. Poor decisions or finishing by Mudryk, Fernández, Madueke who needs to grow up and stop faking injuries with each physical tackle. Also improve his blind crosses and find his teammates.
It is possible to play like this, Leverkusen showed us that last season but the problem is that most of the players at Chelsea are not intelligent enough to execute this game plan. To add to that, the front line is not clinical enough to put their chances away. This in turn plays into the psychology of the team. The goals don't come, the confidence and belief in the system doesn't improve. We also lack a spine; one person in front, middle and back line that are clinical and can help the team build confidence. We have Palmer in the middle but lack that in the defence and up front.
I watched them in person last night against Madrid. They need to consider shifting into like a hybrid 5 at the back. Cucurella, 2 CBs, then both Gusto and James. Last night Madueke had to track all the way back anyway, and he got severely undressed on one occasion. That might as well sacrifice something going forward if that is the alternative. Side note, any time playing Madris this season should consider a similar approach. Last night Rodrygo was the RW on paper but often was overlapping Vini on the left, while Lucas Vazquez came all the way up to fill the RW spot as they shifted to a back 3 when in possession, with Modrić dropping to help survey and organize (not unlike Rodri for City or Xhaka for Leverkusen). That's going to be impossible to defend without an extra back when you upgrade Rodrygo to Mbappé.
We have some defenders he should not involved them even in the squad, some defender like Badaishile or whatever he doesn’t look like defender for me , as a defender you ought to be aggressive like Sergio Ramos, Pepe and other aggressive defenders. Another issue is Sachetze that goalkeeper needs to be sacked from Chelsea’s squad, he is part of the reasons we finished 6th position last year. If Maresca wants a successful football he should maintain the Villarreal goalkeeper and Petrovic would be enough for Chelsea
The outlined problems are fixable thing. Ultimately if you see the analysis then you can see chelsea will have that run of last season at some point this season it may come sooner if at least the attack outweighs the defensive mistakes(Clinical striker)
The defensive structures and errors can cost a match as it puts the goalkeeper in more 1 on 1 situations than normal. And as you can see from the past seasons Chelsea defenders are the best at defense IQ
Exactly it's a player's selection to fit his structure. This is what he needs to work on. The players are good but he is using some of them in wrong positions.
Maresca is releasing too many players, some of them being the very important one. Why releasing Gallagher with his workrate, Chalobah is another player who can player better on CB. I hope our midfield is going to improve bcoz if not we're going to lose many games
I wouldn't put too much value into pre-season matches, when they are not playing full match (with subs on last 20-30mins) with their best starting eleven. It haven't look good in pre-season, but that's part of the building progress. I would be worried, if it still doesn't work 5-10 Premier League games.
Are you going to talk about how Foncseca is doing at Milan? Their tactics are very good, they beat the press, get clear cut chances and they have very good players. This pre-season if they continue show me they might be contenders for Serie A and go very far in UCL.
Surprisingly, having your owners completely ignore the footballing side and focus entirely on profit is not a sustainable way for your football club to compete on the EPL. Coming from a Man U fan, it’s exactly how the Glazers have operated the past decade, and it’s run our club into the ground. It’s also likely going to be a terrible idea to spend over $1 billion on new players when you don’t have a consistent system in place for those players to slot into, and when your owners are seemingly unable to keep a manager for more than a season.
Hahaha in hindsight the irony of this comment is crazy, Chelsea are the opposite rn with a very set style of play brewing, while United are the ones with no style of play and on the cusp of sacking their manager after giving him 600m to spend
the defensive line was easily noticeable and most likely poorly trained. the building from the back should not been short pass at all cost but mixed with longer ball to available player with space. the owner had possibly looking for new coach already by this stage.
We were spoilt with the extra energy of Kante for a few years and briefly by the energy of Connor. We will start to look sluggish until new solutions are found.
I think he will get them ticking, but it will take time. Their defence is the biggest issue, that will need sorting, also their midfield set up needs to be balanced, it seems Maresca is trying to fit everyone in. it's not possible.
The tactic is good but some of the players used like badia caciedo Sanchez colwill will definitely not be able to pursue it properly, this would suit the right players but not this squad😰
does confuse me how with all the money we've spent we still haven't replaced thiago silva.... how we're letting a club like united lock in targets like De Ligt (who would thrive in this maresca system) without any competition from us. a ball playing cb with great leadership experience is the missing link here.=
Biggest issue is letting go good defensive players. Should never have sold christensen and rudiger. Plus gallagher is not a good sell. easily one of our best players last year.
If you play wider surely you’re more stretched when you lose the ball. Players will have to work harder when they concede possession higher up the pitch.
Finally a footie channel that uses actual video of pegs on a board so they can save they are precious ad revenue. Let the goddamn Prem claim the footage and get a patreon people
long story short, if our defenders don't learn to place their passes better we're going to concede 2-3 completely avoidable goals per match if the opposition is pressing high.
@@tosexe2535 it'll be a lot of last minute equalizers this season, in six months we'll all be shaking our heads about how we can't keep a lead on our opps.
They need a good winger and deep lying playmaker. Also a tactical refine. Maresca wants a slow build up to absorb the pressure like a sponge, but he has a brick instead. I do think they would do well it would just take a while for Chelsea to actually become dominant like Arsenal with Artera
Can these young players cope with this system? I'm not so sure. They are naive and lack discipline and unfortunately there are gaps all over the pitch. Man city have played this way for years and have the experience and the savvy to make it work effectively, but by constantly buying teenagers every transfer window that haven't even mastered their own game and then expect them to fit straight into this system in this league is just total delusion. This might work in 3 seasons time if they keep the same group but the drastic changes every summer to the squad, management and staff is creating too much chaos and confusion. What will be the outcome next summer if we have a poor season and don't make Europe? We end up starting all over again and the cycle continues.
Good point. Hopefully they can grasp what he wants to achieve tactically within a reasonable time. But its clear certain players just aren't the right fit for his system.
@@Stuntray454 they struggled with Poch and his tactics until the last two months of the season so I can see it being similar this season. Hopefully if everyone can stay fit unlike last year we might get up to speed quicker but truthfully we just don't know what's going to happen this season but I suspect we'll be good in one game and shit the next but you never know. This guy could be a genius or just another Graham Potter!! Who knows, we don't have much to go on.
Thanks for your great content! Although I am a big fan of Marescas tactics there is the problem that Chelsea will need time. Personally I hope they will only need some months to adapt to his style of play but I think it also could last 2 seasons. Also they should look for some new fullbacks. Gusto has big potential but he is not the right man for this tactics and Reece should not play at the RCB position. Cucurella is perfect but they need another player in my opinion Sergi Roberto would be an interesting option on the free market. Also Maresca should change Enzo and Caicedo because Enzo is more this deep-lying playmaker and Caicedo can sometimes stay a littlebit wider. Chelsea bord and fans should be patient and then maybe in 5 years be ready again for the Premier League.
like I always say in my own line of work, any system is only ever as good as the people operating it. If you play a high line at the back its ok as long as you have fit, strong and fast defenders. I dont think from what I have seen so far any of our back line is that. none of them are solid and reliable. None inspires you with confidence. When CP and MC return we will def improve, but i fear central defensively we will leak too many goals to be serious title contenders. None of them in central defence is good enough, the strikers lack cutting edge and the best we can hope for again is 6th.
What pleases me the most is tha fact that Maresca has a pattern that is crystal 🔮 clear. Irrespective of the rotation, the system is clear. The team has an identity. The defensive problems are fixable, bearing in mind this is preseason, and the players are trying to play safe, as well as understanding their new roles. If we can create so many dangerous chances without Palmer and Jackson, then there's progress. Cucu will bring more leadership to the defence line. I trust the process.
My biggest concern is where do Cole Palmer and cucarella fit in the squad selection. They both had great euros this summer and it would be a waste for them not having a spot in starting 11 especially when James will missing first three games of the season.
If Palmer, who's by far the best player at the club, is not in the starting 11, this baldy needs to get sacked immedietaly. The team should be built around exceptional players like Palmer.
Question: Who in Chelsea's team are great in halfspaces when in possession and also great box to box midfielders when out of possession? Yeah, not a long list, is it? Chelsea has close enough to 300 million pounds worth of midfielders that are great at being midfielders but absolutely not inside forwards that attack halfspaces. Chelsea also has two forwards that are absolute murder if they're allowed into those halfspaces. Only problem is, those two forwards are not by any stretch of the imagination midfielders. Why is Chelsea losing every game? Because Maresca is playing to the team's weaknesses. He's building around wingers, an area where Chelsea is poorly equipped, while also inviting enormous pressure onto the central defense, another area where Chelsea isn't really competitive.
Maresca has inherited a lot of physically good players but not many technically and tactically astute ones. His game plan relies on quick intuitive passing which doesn’t come naturally to many of these players. I hope with time it can get better but let’s see
On that point of player selection some of the players played a specific role on their opposite side which leads me to think he sacrificed a bit of balance to allow players to get used to roles or get a bit sharper with required game time. But it’s very clear that the wingers aren’t up to scratch both in and OOP and I highly doubt aside from Cole who thrived with an overlapping fullback they will ever be. + it looked like the pivot players don’t know who to pick up when marking and don’t track runs which doesn’t help the CBs who aren’t even on the same page at times. Even the GK situation is very alarming Sanchez is unwilling to move up and isn’t even a good ball player but then the alternative is a keeper who can’t sweep at all and parries everything into danger areas because he has poor handling which currently doesn’t suit what is wanted yet
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Now Silva has gone, Chelsea are lacking leadership and quality at CB when there has always been someone there (even going back to the days of Desailly and LeBeouf). The two Monaco lads have been shite and the ostracising of Chalobah has put us in a VERY precarious situation for this season. It's not gonna be pretty...😢
Many ageist Chelsea fans were baying for Tiago Silva to go because at 40, he was deemed too old. Now, they know who's missing. By the way, 37 year old Djokovic beat 21 year old Alcaraz for the gold medal in tennis in the Olympics.
@@tuppenceworth5485 Djokovic is an alien, also a bit different sport, the problem is that Chelsea doesn't have someone that Silva can pass the torch to
Nah, u guys are so used to buying trophies, try to win it proper is not your fortee. 😅
Well said, the lack of leadership, the lack of grit, important attributes that is missing. You keep seeing players groaning over a miss, gesturing, holding their heads over a miss. Stop the childish drama n just play and keep going.
Spot on
Football Meta being a coach is something we all look forward to 😂
he actually worked for Lazio for a couple of years I think
Really good breakdown and I'm in agreement. Most of the goals they've conceded are very fixable. I think the biggest issue is definitely personnel. It looks like no one is control of the defensive line. Additionally, I think we saw last season that their defenders are quite slow to react to what's happen. They might be better served playing it a bit safer and not pressing so high.
I don't think it's a Maresca problem. It's definitely the players as we've seen them make these mistakes under a few different managers now.
I don't disagree, but these are the personnel he has to work with. Either he adapts the system to accommodate their deficiencies or the club will be looking for a new manger before Xmas.
That's right, the good coach is the one that adapts the system to suit the traits of players he has, not the one that comes with his dogmatic system and tries to change players. Sorry for Maresca , cos his style won't work for a while at Chelsea and may not have the time .
Not to mention ciacedo
Tuchel had no excuse with players on ground
We have a mid performer team in Macresca style
I am not disappointed with the performance and results
Let see how many games we can win before a caretaker comes knocking
yeah Chelsea will win everything in 2028 because their fanbase is obsessed with the “trust the process” crap and all the 16 year old random brazilians
as a chelsea fan, i think the pros far outweigh the cons of the preseason. the defensive issues are fixable and it’s also clear that there were plenty of players not going 100% most likely to not risk injury. Also, the fact that we created the amount of chances we did without Cole Palmer is encouraging, last year we had no shot without him lol at the end of the day we’ll really get to see where we’re at with that first game against City
Agreed. I am most worried about playing out from the back, but I think getting caught out with the back line not on the same page will work itself out over time (hopefully not too much)
Didn't know there were other sensible Chelsea fans.
Those with a good eye can see there's load to be excited over.
I think our defenders are very pathetic, slow and don’t know the basics defense technique as we had the same defense issue last season as well. I don’t think this system will suit for the current defenders
Chelsea are struggling with FFP limitations. Clearly we need a bigger squad with more high profile players and more youth prospects and more experienced players. Give us a decent chance FA. It is not fair because we are entitled to win EPL every season. We only have nine first team centre backs which is not enough. 😂
Bro just said ‘defensive problems are fixable’ like it held any weight whatsoever
At least they have a pattern of play and clear areas of improvement now. Poch's chaosball had no future.
Thank you
Someone sees it too
Poch did have a system tho let’s not lie
Lmao sure pal
@@George-jc3mt true his system was palmer and without him chelsea wouldve been relegated
Poch system created some of the most chances in the league. The problem was player finishing, we saw that time and time again.
I only missed about 5 Chelsea matches last season.
Caos football can't win with 5 nil and 6 nil.
Pep:”word for word, bar for bar”.
😂😂😂 this needs to be pinned
Ake and De bruyne were a loss.
Palmer and Sterling next up.
@@samsungsaracensterling is hot garbage
The problem is a lot of our defenders were brought in when Tuchel was managing and he used a 3 at the back with wingbacks. So most our defenders are not used to playing in system were there isn't much coverage coming from the wings. This is why they struggled under Poch, because he used a 4 at the back system that was very narrow when defending. The narrowness allowed wide players on opposing teams to have a lot of success against us on the wings. You can even go as far back as the Antonio Conte days to see that the Chelsea defense was always better under a 3 at the back plus wingbacks system.
Just like MU transitioning from Ole-Ball to modern football, this is not a smooth process for Maresca and Chelsea
Assuming he will be given time to actually transition... You know Chelsea, they will sack him
@@CIOUSGAMINGThey did give Poch a very long rope after those embarrassments around the new year.
Modern football being your defence and midfield are at different ends of the pitch?
@@geriatricvicenarian8208 funny how they said "poch resigned"
@@CIOUSGAMINGThis isn’t the same chelsea. They wont sack him because the performance isn’t there. They will sack if since after a while their “vision” wouldn’t align.
The thing is this Pep style box midfield tactics is not the same tactical novelty it was like 2 years ago when Pep starting pushing Stones into the midfield making the box and teams have already learned to counter it pretty easily and the reality is Chelsea do not have players like Rodri Ederson Stones De Bruyne Bernardo who are masters of ball retention and avoiding counter pressing from other teams.
Spot on, it’s infuriating as a Chelsea fan. It’s like trying to put a V12 engine in a 2001 Volkswagen car. It’s fine for city because they have experienced fantastic players, we have inexperienced, raw, overpaid youngsters with all the pressure on them trying to replicate what city do. Horrible stuff and honestly the sporting directors can go to hell for it
@@trows3y99 It will be so funny when Pep sets another tactical trend this year and Maresca will blatantly copy it with no sucess.
@@trows3y99That is why I have been disappointed in our recruitment this season... We just sign random players
well chelsea do, Caicedo, nkunku, palmerm james and jörgensen are all elite at ball retention
caicedo and enzo are relatively press resistant,, they just need players who can accommodate their skills..
I use similar tactics. But the key differences are:
1. In build-up, the keeper and 3 defenders are deep and wide. So it's a really wide and deep back 4.
2. There are 2 DMs Central on the edge box. So a deep back 6 in general.
3. The 2 advanced MFs start very wide
4. The front 3 are high and wide. But with the cf dropping deep regularly
This setup attempts to build out wide and creates a lot of opportunities for artificial transitions if a team decides to press you.
Bro. You should be hired by Chelsea FC as the club's TEAM/TACTICAL ANALYST. Well done
As you noted, key players are still out e.g Cucurella, Jackson and Palmer. Those three I believe will make a massive impact. Jorgenson from what I saw in the Madrid game is much more suited to the system than Sanchez.
Very correct. I wish Maresca can hear my whispers to throwaway Sanchez and keep Petrovic, also do away with Badeshile and keep Chaloba 😢
@@excelpro8769I’ve been crying for Sanchez to get benched now,he’s a liability but these managers are so stubborn,why sign Jorgensen to bench him smh,might as well have just kept Petrovic
I think Brighton's going to be a very fun team to watch this season, maybe you can make a video about Hurzeler's tactics.
Petition to make you the new coach
Petition to send you with Gallagher
😊yes.
Or as his assistant
Mourinho had football manager (the game) on his PC. Makes you wonder if coaches consume YT content as well.
lol ... 90% of management is psychology, not this stuff.. this stuff can analyze and present every adult, reasonable football fan who isnt ticktoker and brainwashed social media moron.. this guy here is good , no doubt, but your comment sums up todays culture of kids who dont know what the football management is about ..
Once Enzo went down and the reigns were given to Caicedo while providing 2 defensive runners like Gallagher and Cuccurela behind him the team started winning. It all starts with the midfield. If you can control it it’s half the battle.
enzo was great last night tbf to him.
He had a fair game masked by an assist. It’s like when Palmer stinks up the pitch but scores a penalty.
Enzo needs to be the man on a lesser team in a lesser league. In Portugal he looked like Kroos.
@andresquintero2436 thank you for saying the truth he just doesn't fit this team/league itself he is too slow to track back and he gets too forward where our midfield is already playing with a man down
@@jesterbeats2898lol he dont
Reason it work is cause Gallagher can go up and down the pitch and he's play direct passed. Gallagher recovery skill slept is from looks f the las 6 games. Maressca will learn
Wonderful break down as usual...
Really enjoyed it...
This is the best match analysis I've ever watched on TH-cam.
I subscribed to it ASAP
I don't think he has a problem of finding the right players, they are right there. The problem is the price tag on some of them so they "have to" start. Enzo can't play the same time with cai...it's just not possible in this system. Man like levi can't start either he is over rated.
It’s both
yeah and we knew that before selling gallagher. honestly, its like the owners dont watch the games
I’m not a Chelsea fan, but it’s so frustrating seeing Enzo being repeatedly deployed as a high interior when he’s best suited as a deep lying playmaker (probably my OCD). It didn’t work under Pochetino and it’s not going to work under Maresca
We might never know. Even Moses Perfomed well while playing out of position during Conte Era....
We can't conclude yet if he will suit in that Role...
fun fact let enzo leave , then u know his value
@msradon Enzo created many chances, the problem is not Enzo, It's the Forwards who misses chances... They expect tap-in chances as if they're playing with Kevin De Bruyne... The only thing left now is to get a Goal Poacher, Natural Number 9 who won't be a Target man or Even link up. Someone who will make runs and score... A Goal scoring Machine.
With Palmer inside that channel instead of Enzo, their attacks is gonna be good but i wanna ask in their defensive structure, who's gonna pair with Caicedo or lavia(DBH or Palmer) assuming the will defend in a 442(which I think they will)
ENZO?
Cucurella will invert… a lot. And he is great at it.
If all stay fit I see the box midfield being Caicedo, Cucurella, Nkunku and Palmer working really well, with Sterling and Madueke out wide, Jackson through the centre. With this system that is going to create a LOT of chances.
As for the other back 3, that is up for debate but Enzo needs to decide who they are and make them work together better. Totally fixable.
Chelsea also need new Cb a leader like del light that will improve a lot for chelsea defense
Would love De Ligt at Chelsea but he only wants Man U
@@obi-wankenobi5766 we are also linked with guehi so probs not going to go for de ligt
@@aidenward8765 Guehi to Newcastle confirmed... Here we go in few days
De Ligt in 2024! The guy is ass.
Another million for thqt
This needs pointing out. You are not only offering analysis of positioning, but also _relating it to other teams_, which I find absolutely invaluable. A lot of videos just describe the patters of play, but they kinda exist in a suspended void. The way you related the positions of 8's in Maresca's system to Pep and Arteta was very very illuminating. A lot of teams have similar buildup, and highlighting _differences_ is fascinating, so I hope you incorporate it in the future too.
Maresca is trying to impliment his philosophy but the problem is ,most players in chelsea are suited to play in a rigid ( without rotation) 4 3 3 attacking or defensive formation. Either we give him time to gradually figure out the players who can play in this system and figure out the tactics based on his philosopphy or to get instant results he has to stop implementing his philosophy and build another one with respect to the players.( player centric tactics e.g. ancelotti)
This is happening bcz of poor management.Bringing a coach and changing all players is not a good idea.They should have gone for a coach who can bring out the best in this current squad. This is the same situation in Manchester United.
They hired Ten hag and now complaining about the squad.
The biggest problem is the shotgun approach from the sporting directors when it comes to signing players. They just buy based on talent and potential, and because they’re firing coaches all the time time the players aren’t able to get accustomed to a single managerial style and formation.
No, the problem is that he doesn't have any actual centerbacks. Those guys don't like defending. They're simply lazy. Criticize the midfield and attack all you want but the only defenders at the back are the fullbacks. I've never seen a more useless pair of CBs as any pair that you can pick at Chelsea. All they care about is passing and they're not good that good at passing. They simply have no business in any system. Peps CBs know that no matter how much they pass, there comes a time to defend. These Chelsea CBs are entitled. The believe they're the midfielders and the fullbacks and CMs should do the defending. Bunch of useless entitled fuckwits
I agree, we hear and know Pep ball or Klopp heavy metal football. However Ancelotti is well above them . Won the most CL trophies, yet we never heard of Ancelotti style. He goes to a club, watches the players on the training and creates best system for them. Clowns like Ten Hag come to the club and start being fussy and cry baby that they don't have players to fit their only known system. U could eventually make it work but need to give time to the manager , like klopp and pep have been given. But in the meantime u will suffer many seasons in obscurity. How much Man U lost on players depreciation after Ten Hag publicly took likes of Sancho to the cleaners? Best coach is always one who finds the system that fits the best the players in a club. Not the one who knows only one system and blames the players that they don't fit in .
Great video…. The CBs always caught sleeping…. Laziness and no urgency
Just watched this after the Premier League game 18 Aug. Chelsea’s problem today was that regardless of system their midfielders are not good enough. Also Jackson is not good enough. I really only watch them for Palmer who has sprezzatura
This Video has not aged well looking at how Chelsea is on a 6 game winning streak 😂
You've earned my subscription. Good job with the analysis
Brilliant video, especially with the defensive setup. This is exactly the same problem I diagnosed, and I am not even a pro football analyst. That shows how glaring this problem is. I consider it a make-or-break problem which, if not fixed, will cost Chelsea considerable success this season, including losing out on the UECL and missing a UCL spot.
Love the new tactics board! The attention to detail is amazing, even the football spins!
Also, if you want to play a high line like that, the forwards need to press aggressively and make it hard for the other team to play. Chelsea aren't doing that right now. That's one thing that Man city does really well.
I wouldn't necessarily put too much stock in a team looking leggy in preseason if it's hypothetically possible that the players are being put through more fitness & conditioning training than their opposition in those preseason matches. an intense level of that kind of training can make your preseason look like shit but can pay dividends later.
In the preseason before they won the league, liverpool won 1 drew 1 and lost 3.
True! I enjoy preseason mostly cause it's the first sign of any new tactics that managers are introducing, but physical issues should be expected
under Conte they lost every pre season game and one of them was a league 1 or 2 side, then went on to win the league.
@@granth1238yall Comte had a team that had been playing together for 2-3 season these guy ain't been playing together for that long
As for the defensive issues, I hope Maresca will solved. I think if he wants to solved that defensive issue he has to used Cowill, James and Mac very well. Chelsea is my heart and I am hoping for the best ❤
Under Tuchel Reece James never allowed Sterling to intrude wide in the games. I will not be surprised if we see some reversion to Tuchel Ball from Maresca if Chelsea do not get results.
Hey Badiashile and Caicedo haven't adapted well to this kind of play. They struggled to mark out and give better passes.
what I understand for this is chelsea will probably concede many goals from a counter attacking teams or teams that have fast wingers such as man utd, Tottenham, arsenal and Liverpool bcoz maresca choose to choke his midfield with the his inverted fullbacks and leaves space for opposition wingers with a 1v1 with our CB. Which in my opinion thinks it will be a long season for us with this tactics imagine leaving this kind space for wingers like salah, saka, foden, diaz and son
With a 1v1 with the likes of disasi and badiashile 😢
Would Gallagher have been perfect to play in that higher role Enzo is being used for? Probably, tbh given his energy and ability to make runs, harking back to his palace days, Thoughts?
42 players and still missing key players. One may think Chelsea staff is not good at analyzing players, I refuse to think that missing a key player is the reason for Chelsea's lack of success (it may cost you one or two positions, but I go even further and think the players are already there but nobody is willing to give a chance).
Too many cooks spoil the broth. It’s hilarious and tragic they have to sell Gallagher. Why? Because he’s the one they DIDN’T buy! Work that one out. It’s one thing having money. And it’s quite another knowing how to spend it
Clear and interesting, thanks.
Against Bournemouth last season (last game) Chelsea were pressed hard as close to their goal line as could be.
Caicedo and Gallagher exchanged a series of passes before Gallagher pressed their goalkeeper in to an error that Caicedo took advantage of by scoring close to the halfway line.
I see no reason why they continue with patient play from the rear when a team is pressing them hard.
Surely there must be another strategy that can be deployed?
Continuing with the same response when it patently does not work against high pressing sides is a definition of madness.
Or maybe it is a limitation of the manager.
Mourinho was once effective against Pep Gaudiola even though his strategy was effectively to give the opposition the ball and work to make them make an error.
I am an old man but can recall the use of sweepers.
The modern take is to have a goal keeper do this role.
This I feel belittles the role.
A good sweeper sits behind his defence of either three or four, looks for opportunities to pinch the ball from the opposition and moves into midfield when he or the team has the ball.
More importantly the sweeper picks a pass either to wingers or wing backs on an overlap.
The lack of variation against ‘titi taka’ play or its variation is the problem.
As a Leicester fan these are all the same issues we had towards the end of last season - too easy to play through and the striker very isolated in attack. I fear these tactics will get exposed in the prem and I don’t think the Chelsea squad is even particularly well equipped to play this way (largely not enough technical players). And judging by last season the tactics won’t change (very stubborn) - it will always be the fault of the players rather than the tactics etc. Could be a long season for Chelsea
why are ppl saying chelsea dont have technical players, palmer and nkunku alone is crazy, then alot others too
literally changed the tactics against Inter Milan
Your vids are absolute gold
That highline an passing back is killing chelsea elp are going to eat them up if you use a high line u need to counter press
It reminds me alot of the early stage of Arteta, where the back four had the likes of David Luiz and Mustafi. The whole team looked really shaky when the defenders were under pressure and it led to silly goals. The whole team improved once we added players that can withhold pressure. As Maresca kinds of share the similar philosophy of Arteta, it would be crucial to add players that suits his system of play.
CCB can be pushed as a CDM. To help solve this issue. LCB-GK-RCB as 3 back, LB-CCB-CDM, so build up becomes 3-3-2-3. Instead of a 3-2-5 or a 4(including GK)-2-3-3. I don’t know if I’m clear
Player selection, esp in the defence, is the missing link... keeping a high line with slow CBs isn't good, as they will find it difficult to adjust and fall back when the team is not in possession of the ball, at times when there's a switch of play from the flanks or up through balls... Also, he needs to field in a more clinical forward who will convert a very good percentage of the chances created.
Honestly it's not the manager it's the players and owners it shows bcs there's a few that are Chelsea quality like Palmer Nkunku and occasionally Reece James but the rest are just out of their depth
Omg how come am just finding this channel. I needed this💪🏽.
I sub a minute into my first video.
Excellent video 👍🏽
These systems are destroying the game as a spectacle, making players look amateurish by losing the ball in dangerous defensive positions, the battle is going out of the game with these tip tap strategies, by all means play possession football but not in front of your goalie inviting teams to high press you, its not rocket science, lets get back to winning the ball , then possession and be inventive up front, chelsea will suffer badly trying to play this way , mark my words for the new season.
We went throught this last season it did not work. Maximum 3 passes in the back and the ball should be in the midfield.
The pattern of play is clear, at the moment the flaws are more evident than the strengths. A Commanding CB and an Effective 1V1 LW would help solve some of the problems. Another thing is when Palmer, Cucu and Jackson are back into the Team, it would be interesting to how they will play.
The new owners chose an assistant coach beaten by Tuchel's 3-4-3 in Champions League.
It's just like when potter came in. Far too many options and now a new system. We will be lucky to do better then last season.
Agreed that player selection will be a huge challenge but he might still get it right. This was preseason so there was always going to be a lot of chopping and changing
Damnnn this video is giving me worries already! You’ve spotted out the problems of the team😢 Chelsea needs to let Maresca handle the transfers so he brings in the suitable players for the structure, we need spine players and the board keeps bringing in half baked players 😢
Just one quality centerback and we are sorted,a leader to coordinate the defense...even a well experienced goal keeper would sort this problems ,in this system the keeper needs to be very confident and vocal
Part of the problem, and Enzo has said as much is the fact preseason has been in the US. He hasn’t had the facilities needed to drill home the system (so no video footage, presentations etc), so i suspect the reason we’ve seen so many rotations was to ensure the squad was physically ready.
Suspect we are going to get found out vs city, but by the time we reach September the silly individuals errors will cease (at least I hope) as he will have had more time to work on the rotations with the squad.
Having said that our CBs look poor, the Monaco lads aren’t good enough and Colwill looks petulant at times, it worries me TBH.
building from deep is where the problem is for this formation, you need to be able to build the play up while sustaining constant pressure in the prem, if they cant get the ball to the midfielders then its pointless, and if the space between the players is too far then they get caught on the counter fast like they have
This style of play will more suit Chelsea current players who are mostly ball handlers, but as with any system it needs time. Positional style of play is more difficult to learn than transitional play under Poch, so I am not surprise after only 2 weeks of serious training without most of our top players, they are making so many mistakes. The Euros and Copa America have made it a lot harder specifically for Chelsea. The squad is also still too big.
1. No consistent goalkeeper and CB pair/trio. 2, Once Cucurella returns and inverts, who is the preferred RB, James or Gusto? 3. Lavia as the dominant six and Fernández and Caicedo as progressive 8's. Fernández is slower but can find forward moving players. Caicedo can carry the ball and most often find players. 4. His attacking 3 - Madueke, Palmer and Nkunku. 5. Right player balance, for example, Nkunku RAM, Dewsbury-Hall or Sterling to his left and Jackson or other as striker.
Several key starters are still working on match fitness or dealing with new injuries plus match fitness - Fofana, James, Chukwuemeka, Badiashile, Colwill, Caicedo, Disasi, Jackson, Gusto, Ogochuku.
Add a new goalkeeper to evaluate and adjust to. Must be troubling and worrying for Sanchez. New chemistry, new trust, new defensive line with rotating players, playing narrow, exposing the wings, trying to play a high line. All trying to look confident, get match fit and seasoned as starters.
Still only marginal or balanced attack from the inverted left side or Sterling/Mudryk. Versus RM, Guiu looked lost and did not offer much. Some of that could be minutes and fatigue. Poor decisions or finishing by Mudryk, Fernández, Madueke who needs to grow up and stop faking injuries with each physical tackle. Also improve his blind crosses and find his teammates.
It is possible to play like this, Leverkusen showed us that last season but the problem is that most of the players at Chelsea are not intelligent enough to execute this game plan. To add to that, the front line is not clinical enough to put their chances away. This in turn plays into the psychology of the team. The goals don't come, the confidence and belief in the system doesn't improve. We also lack a spine; one person in front, middle and back line that are clinical and can help the team build confidence. We have Palmer in the middle but lack that in the defence and up front.
I watched them in person last night against Madrid. They need to consider shifting into like a hybrid 5 at the back. Cucurella, 2 CBs, then both Gusto and James. Last night Madueke had to track all the way back anyway, and he got severely undressed on one occasion. That might as well sacrifice something going forward if that is the alternative. Side note, any time playing Madris this season should consider a similar approach. Last night Rodrygo was the RW on paper but often was overlapping Vini on the left, while Lucas Vazquez came all the way up to fill the RW spot as they shifted to a back 3 when in possession, with Modrić dropping to help survey and organize (not unlike Rodri for City or Xhaka for Leverkusen). That's going to be impossible to defend without an extra back when you upgrade Rodrygo to Mbappé.
We have some defenders he should not involved them even in the squad, some defender like Badaishile or whatever he doesn’t look like defender for me , as a defender you ought to be aggressive like Sergio Ramos, Pepe and other aggressive defenders.
Another issue is Sachetze that goalkeeper needs to be sacked from Chelsea’s squad, he is part of the reasons we finished 6th position last year. If Maresca wants a successful football he should maintain the Villarreal goalkeeper and Petrovic would be enough for Chelsea
The outlined problems are fixable thing. Ultimately if you see the analysis then you can see chelsea will have that run of last season at some point this season it may come sooner if at least the attack outweighs the defensive mistakes(Clinical striker)
The defensive structures and errors can cost a match as it puts the goalkeeper in more 1 on 1 situations than normal. And as you can see from the past seasons Chelsea defenders are the best at defense IQ
Exactly it's a player's selection to fit his structure. This is what he needs to work on. The players are good but he is using some of them in wrong positions.
Because they keep spending 300 million each year on 6 bench players that they end up loaning or selling.
spot on
Chelsea owners gambling on buying wholesale and hoping they will find gem or two in the loot boxes 📦 😬 🤔 😀
Maresca is releasing too many players, some of them being the very important one. Why releasing Gallagher with his workrate, Chalobah is another player who can player better on CB. I hope our midfield is going to improve bcoz if not we're going to lose many games
This what we get hiring a championship manager..works in championship not in prem
Seems to be getting there now,still conceding goals with stupid mistakes but it’s fixable,it’s 4-0 against Brighton without 2 mistakes
I wouldn't put too much value into pre-season matches, when they are not playing full match (with subs on last 20-30mins) with their best starting eleven. It haven't look good in pre-season, but that's part of the building progress. I would be worried, if it still doesn't work 5-10 Premier League games.
Are you going to talk about how Foncseca is doing at Milan? Their tactics are very good, they beat the press, get clear cut chances and they have very good players. This pre-season if they continue show me they might be contenders for Serie A and go very far in UCL.
Thank you for sharing it that the biggest problem now
Surprisingly, having your owners completely ignore the footballing side and focus entirely on profit is not a sustainable way for your football club to compete on the EPL.
Coming from a Man U fan, it’s exactly how the Glazers have operated the past decade, and it’s run our club into the ground.
It’s also likely going to be a terrible idea to spend over $1 billion on new players when you don’t have a consistent system in place for those players to slot into, and when your owners are seemingly unable to keep a manager for more than a season.
Hahaha in hindsight the irony of this comment is crazy, Chelsea are the opposite rn with a very set style of play brewing, while United are the ones with no style of play and on the cusp of sacking their manager after giving him 600m to spend
Appreciate the analysis. Although Chelsea looked great last pre season. The first month will be interesting.
the defensive line was easily noticeable and most likely poorly trained. the building from the back should not been short pass at all cost but mixed with longer ball to available player with space. the owner had possibly looking for new coach already by this stage.
We were spoilt with the extra energy of Kante for a few years and briefly by the energy of Connor. We will start to look sluggish until new solutions are found.
“Trust the process” - Enzo Maresca 😂
I think he will get them ticking, but it will take time. Their defence is the biggest issue, that will need sorting, also their midfield set up needs to be balanced, it seems Maresca is trying to fit everyone in. it's not possible.
The tactic is good but some of the players used like badia caciedo Sanchez colwill will definitely not be able to pursue it properly, this would suit the right players but not this squad😰
does confuse me how with all the money we've spent we still haven't replaced thiago silva.... how we're letting a club like united lock in targets like De Ligt (who would thrive in this maresca system) without any competition from us. a ball playing cb with great leadership experience is the missing link here.=
Biggest issue is letting go good defensive players. Should never have sold christensen and rudiger. Plus gallagher is not a good sell. easily one of our best players last year.
What is bro talking about, talking about players who have left how man years ago! Stop living in the past mate!
If you play wider surely you’re more stretched when you lose the ball. Players will have to work harder when they concede possession higher up the pitch.
Finally a footie channel that uses actual video of pegs on a board so they can save they are precious ad revenue. Let the goddamn Prem claim the footage and get a patreon people
long story short, if our defenders don't learn to place their passes better we're going to concede 2-3 completely avoidable goals per match if the opposition is pressing high.
Yep, that and control the line, if we don't fix those 2 we are screwed basically lol
@@tosexe2535 it'll be a lot of last minute equalizers this season, in six months we'll all be shaking our heads about how we can't keep a lead on our opps.
@@malibufc3439 city last season too, but they scored enough so it was fine anyway, hopefully we do the same
They need a good winger and deep lying playmaker. Also a tactical refine. Maresca wants a slow build up to absorb the pressure like a sponge, but he has a brick instead. I do think they would do well it would just take a while for Chelsea to actually become dominant like Arsenal with Artera
Chelsea is lacking depth in their defensive midfield
Can these young players cope with this system? I'm not so sure. They are naive and lack discipline and unfortunately there are gaps all over the pitch. Man city have played this way for years and have the experience and the savvy to make it work effectively, but by constantly buying teenagers every transfer window that haven't even mastered their own game and then expect them to fit straight into this system in this league is just total delusion. This might work in 3 seasons time if they keep the same group but the drastic changes every summer to the squad, management and staff is creating too much chaos and confusion. What will be the outcome next summer if we have a poor season and don't make Europe? We end up starting all over again and the cycle continues.
Good point. Hopefully they can grasp what he wants to achieve tactically within a reasonable time. But its clear certain players just aren't the right fit for his system.
@@Stuntray454 they struggled with Poch and his tactics until the last two months of the season so I can see it being similar this season. Hopefully if everyone can stay fit unlike last year we might get up to speed quicker but truthfully we just don't know what's going to happen this season but I suspect we'll be good in one game and shit the next but you never know. This guy could be a genius or just another Graham Potter!! Who knows, we don't have much to go on.
Even if you bring pep these defenders will be the same, they can’t defend and they don’t know how to simple pass to their teammates 😅
@@andyp621 yep very true!
@@nawroznoori4374 totally agree. Our defense is shocking considering the money that has been spent.
We need Wingers, a Leader at CB and a true Striker
Thanks for your great content!
Although I am a big fan of Marescas tactics there is the problem that Chelsea will need time. Personally I hope they will only need some months to adapt to his style of play but I think it also could last 2 seasons. Also they should look for some new fullbacks. Gusto has big potential but he is not the right man for this tactics and Reece should not play at the RCB position. Cucurella is perfect but they need another player in my opinion Sergi Roberto would be an interesting option on the free market. Also Maresca should change Enzo and Caicedo because Enzo is more this deep-lying playmaker and Caicedo can sometimes stay a littlebit wider. Chelsea bord and fans should be patient and then maybe in 5 years be ready again for the Premier League.
like I always say in my own line of work, any system is only ever as good as the people operating it. If you play a high line at the back its ok as long as you have fit, strong and fast defenders. I dont think from what I have seen so far any of our back line is that. none of them are solid and reliable. None inspires you with confidence. When CP and MC return we will def improve, but i fear central defensively we will leak too many goals to be serious title contenders. None of them in central defence is good enough, the strikers lack cutting edge and the best we can hope for again is 6th.
What pleases me the most is tha fact that Maresca has a pattern that is crystal 🔮 clear. Irrespective of the rotation, the system is clear. The team has an identity. The defensive problems are fixable, bearing in mind this is preseason, and the players are trying to play safe, as well as understanding their new roles. If we can create so many dangerous chances without Palmer and Jackson, then there's progress. Cucu will bring more leadership to the defence line. I trust the process.
It's going to be either Enzo or Lavia. Or either KDH or Caicedo.
No legs in the squad.
Relegation battle imminent.
That's what yall said last season bro we get it keep hating
@@Ash38122 thanks to Gallagher, Palmer and Pochetino
Because his system is dire … Chelsea end of last season formation and end this nonsense
Even Leicester fans were glad to see him go
Brilliant video. Great analysis
Fonseca's Milan is doing kinda good right now. Hope you can take a look.
Can you make a video on how you see Manchester United lining up and their tactics this coming season witth the new signings
My biggest concern is where do Cole Palmer and cucarella fit in the squad selection. They both had great euros this summer and it would be a waste for them not having a spot in starting 11 especially when James will missing first three games of the season.
If Palmer, who's by far the best player at the club, is not in the starting 11, this baldy needs to get sacked immedietaly. The team should be built around exceptional players like Palmer.
This would have been the season for Thiago Silva to show these boys how to defend
I was scared when chelsea were in talks with McKenna. But not anymore. Glad McKenna signed a renewal.
Question: Who in Chelsea's team are great in halfspaces when in possession and also great box to box midfielders when out of possession? Yeah, not a long list, is it?
Chelsea has close enough to 300 million pounds worth of midfielders that are great at being midfielders but absolutely not inside forwards that attack halfspaces. Chelsea also has two forwards that are absolute murder if they're allowed into those halfspaces. Only problem is, those two forwards are not by any stretch of the imagination midfielders.
Why is Chelsea losing every game? Because Maresca is playing to the team's weaknesses. He's building around wingers, an area where Chelsea is poorly equipped, while also inviting enormous pressure onto the central defense, another area where Chelsea isn't really competitive.
Maresca has inherited a lot of physically good players but not many technically and tactically astute ones. His game plan relies on quick intuitive passing which doesn’t come naturally to many of these players. I hope with time it can get better but let’s see
On that point of player selection some of the players played a specific role on their opposite side which leads me to think he sacrificed a bit of balance to allow players to get used to roles or get a bit sharper with required game time. But it’s very clear that the wingers aren’t up to scratch both in and OOP and I highly doubt aside from Cole who thrived with an overlapping fullback they will ever be. + it looked like the pivot players don’t know who to pick up when marking and don’t track runs which doesn’t help the CBs who aren’t even on the same page at times. Even the GK situation is very alarming Sanchez is unwilling to move up and isn’t even a good ball player but then the alternative is a keeper who can’t sweep at all and parries everything into danger areas because he has poor handling which currently doesn’t suit what is wanted yet