Enzo Maresca has been adapting his fashion of play and setup relying on opponents and the way they play/setup. For me, it’s changing into fairly clear to see this.
He has even stated that he prepares video games based mostly on how the opposition staff assault and defend.
I wouldn’t name ‘Maresca-ball’ possession soccer. To this point, from what I’ve witnessed, I’d name it transitional soccer.
So maybe the ‘mini-Pep’ shouts weren’t correct in any respect, and perhaps he’s a ‘mini-Conte’ as an alternative?
And likewise, perhaps the ‘he has no plan-b’ and may solely play one fashion of soccer claims are additionally incorrect?
In reality, for me he has already confirmed these claims have been incorrect after simply six league video games at Chelsea.
No matter occurs subsequent and down the road, what Maresca has proven me is that he truly is a practical supervisor, and proper now I’m seeing extra comparisons in his Chelsea setup to that of Antonio Conte, than what I’m to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis setup. And for me, that may be a good factor.
I discussed in my match report from the Brighton win that I noticed us taking part in in a counter-attacking fashion, and for me, this fits our gamers.
Simply take a look at these examples from the sport as fast transitional performs and the way devastating we’re taking part in them…
We’ve a lot tempo and high quality in assault now that it simply is sensible to play this fashion. However Maresca is doing this based mostly on the opposition. It doesn’t imply we are going to play each sport like this, as a result of not each staff we meet will play with such a high-line as Brighton do. Maresca would have recognized this, achieved his analysis, and opted to play a transitional sport in opposition to them. And it labored a deal with. As I additionally stated in my match report, we exploited their high-line in transition and appeared like we might rating each time we did.
We utilised the imaginative and prescient and creativity of Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer, who have been looping passes in behind for enjoyable, and the tempo and direct mindsets of our attackers actually brought on Brighton issues.
We stayed compact and organised on the again, we broke up their assault, and we went in to assault mode ourselves. And this isn’t the primary time I’ve seen this fashion of play underneath Maresca at Chelsea this season, and it isn’t the primary time we have now had much less possession than our opponents however nonetheless received the sport.
This isn’t dominating soccer, that is transitional soccer, and it’s getting outcomes to date.
Maresca talked about after the sport that he would like to have extra possession. However the actuality is we didn’t want it. Objectives win you video games, not possession.
The Maresca and Conte Italian connection is shining by way of, however while there are some comparisons in how Maresca is taking part in and they’re additionally each Italian, they’re additionally very totally different coaches too.
The comparisons are the counter attacking fashion, however Maresca is exhibiting pragmatism, that means that we wont see this on a regular basis and we are going to see totally different setups for various opposition.
I’m wanting to now see us play in opposition to a low block and the way that may work. However this present Chelsea squad for me is setup to play transitional soccer, and to date, that’s what we’re thriving at.
So perhaps what all the massive retailers have been saying about Maresca and his useless set fashion of play and the way Chelsea need to play that approach earlier than he arrived was not truly true in any respect?
In case anybody will get confused with this, this text is all optimistic on Maresca, I’m saying all of this as an excellent factor. I feel a few of the finest ever soccer coaches are pragmatic and are capable of adapt and be versatile, and Maresca is exhibiting that he can try this as properly proper now. I consider he’s setting as much as the strengths of what he has in his squad, and that may be a good factor.
Possibly I’ve judged this incorrect, perhaps not. However that is what I’m seeing trying from the surface in. I’m intrigued to see video games going ahead in opposition to totally different opposition to see if it stays like this or not. Personally, I feel Maresca has seen what we have now and believes a transitional setup is finest for us.
