I’ve written an article on the weekend on my private Substack website principally explaining how Chelsea managed to get Pedro Neto over the road and get it carried out so quick, in addition to how they beat competitors to get him.
And now, it’s time to try the place he would possibly slot in to this Chelsea beginning Xl, as a result of this signing DOES excite me!
In the event you keep in mind my lineup forecast from a few weeks again, I really had Neto in a type of as my dream Xl with new signings! I promise I didn’t know any greater than what I had already reported at the moment, I used to be simply choosing him as the perfect of the names that SPTC sources had really heard and the one who matches in finest.
Neto is SO versatile. These are the positions performed throughout his whole profession:
Left wing = 44 occasions
Proper wing = 36 occasions
Centre ahead = 19 occasions
Second striker = 14 occasions
Attacking midfielder = 13 occasions
Neto is left-footed, so all of it relies upon what Enzo Maresca desires from his wingers, whether or not he sees extra of a slicing in risk like Noni Madueke, or a byline and crossing risk. Neto can do both.
I see him on the suitable, and I consider this is because of what we maintain listening to from prime sources that Cole Palmer goes to be taking part in extra centrally below Maresca. In fact, now we have to attend and see on that as Palmer has by no means but been accessible for Maresca throughout pre-season till Sunday vs Inter.
I additionally suppose Christopher Nkunku will then transfer to the left, with Nicolas Jackson, or if we someway handle it, Victor Osimhen up prime. With the wing risk now we have and crossing risk, I actually suppose we must always have a striker with aerial risk in there now, extra importantly than ever earlier than. So Samu Omorodion, or if we get him, Osimhen, could be nice targets a minimum of. Jackson I nonetheless see as a left winger greater than striker because of that purpose.
Marc Cucurella I believe would be the inverted full again, and Reece James would be the centre again/full again on the opposite facet.
Factor is, on this Xl that I can see Maresca going for, I’m leaving out Moises Caicedo which is absolute insanity in fact. I believe Maresca would possibly favour Enzo Fernandez in that 8 function over him, and Lavia over him within the deep function. That is what I believe Maresca will go for, simply as a reminder. Wesley Fofana additionally misses out, and plenty of others.
Neto off the suitable, then the remaining as you see beneath…
Fortunate now we have lots of video games to play and there shall be loads of rotation and gamers being switched up with good competitors for every place.
If we do someway pull Osimhen off, or one other striker in, then I’ll be circling again to this with a headache attempting to suit them in too!
I’m very intrigued to see Maresca’s lineup for Inter (scripting this earlier than the sport), as that could be very near what we see at Manchester Metropolis the week after – though Neto and Jackson/one other striker might need to be added!
*This was written earlier than the Reece James harm information, so clearly this wont be the lineup for Metropolis. Malo Gusto will begin and would seemingly be the inverted choice after which I think Levi Colwill or Benoit Badiashile will begin as a substitute of Marc Cucurella to be the left centre again/left full again.
