Chelsea’s setup isn’t working – from back to front

After a painful Chelsea defeat to Sunderland the place the Blues’ assault failed to fireside, Enzo Maresca will likely be wishing he had some actual life FIFA cash available to splash on a brand new ahead.

Issues simply aren’t figuring out on this present setup.

The optimistic means of it’s that we haven’t seen the true plan in motion but. By the appears to be like of issues, the concept was to have Liam Delap up entrance, Joao Pedro within the gap, then Cole Palmer on the appropriate. Or maybe Delap up entrance with Palmer and JP behind as twin tens. Both means, the early damage 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. Taking part in at residence in opposition to a newly promoted crew, that’s not practically adequate. Actually, 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 adequate to place up one measly xG from open play. We’re watching loads of managers do much more with rather a lot much less throughout Europe proper now.

As for the defence – the place do you even begin? They concede to a protracted throw, after we all knew that was more likely to be Sunderland’s important weapon within the recreation.

Then the second objective is simply shameful. Maresca barely knew what to say at full time. Brian Brobbey was capable of simply stand in our field for 9 seconds whereas gamers arrived in help. No one took duty, a positive signal of the inexperience which continues to plague this crew.

The supervisor was capable of change issues up at half time in opposition to Nottingham Forest and get a end result. However he didn’t produce the identical factor in any respect on Saturday. The modifications he did make had been odd and those he didn’t make even odder.

Maresca exudes confidence and competence in his manner, however if you take a look at the in-game selections he makes within the chilly gentle 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 gradual.

Delap and Palmer will likely be again ultimately, however till then we may very well be in actual hassle.