Enzo Maresca Tactics Breakdown - How will Chelsea set up? 

Leicester fan here, I'm in total agreement that Enzo suits the deeper role, it'll take some adjustment but I think he could boss it.

I agree with enzo actually playing deepest of the midfield, glad I've seen someone finally saying this. In that Frontline, I think one of palmer or nkunku would have to play wide and so would be restricted as a result

The way Moresca’s Leicester side react after losing the Ball, I’ve wanted that all season at Chelsea….similar to arsenal, city and Liverpool

I think something quite important that you missed out on is this way of playing limits the amount of sprints James has to do, and potentially could save his hamstrings

It’s hard to put the formations as text but Cucurella tucking into the pivot James/Gusto more Vertical. Enzo Right side of pivot has CB and James for defensive security. Caicedo left 8 helps Cucurella defensively and progressively (sort of Ndidi but left not right. Puts Palmer in and around his comfort zone, the KDH 8 but right instead of left. Might look a bit better vertically, as we tend to look at the setup’s horizontally 4/3/3 4/2/3/1 etc. You then have Fofana/James/Enzo/Palmer (Olise?) on the right. Colwill/Cucu/Caicedo/Nkunku left. Suits these guys tendencies as Caicedo has more legs than Enzo, Palmer’s goal contribution from the right etc. The width on the left may be a thing, As of now Sterling is still an option ( especially back stick, arriving, cutbacks etc?) . There’s also Lavia for that pivot with fullback but I think he should be Enzo’s rotation (Santos - Caicedo’s) Carney/Nkunku -Palmer’s) . Fofana. Colwill . Enzo. Cucurella ….James. Palmer. Caicedo Madueke Jackson Nkunku. - Tosin. Colwill . Enzo. Cucurella ….James. Palmer. Caicedo Olise Gyökeres/Toney Nkunku Maybe Solanke? With Europe 4 club trained may be a thing James, Colwill &???? Vale, Chalobah? Then there’s the likes of Livramento Solanke, Bulka, Tomori Guehi being bought back? Maybe only need 3 - 24 man squad plus “kids” .is Santos still young enough, Omari? 3rd Keeper? Mudryk, Sterling, Madueke- loans/sales? I know Poch experiment but Colwill does look like one day he could be that Gvardiol/Ake (Walker) CB/FB type, maybe invert. Gusto inverted on the left? They may get another CB as opposed to a LB because of this and Fofana being a bit of a Unicorn

Palmer will definitely occupy the n.o 8 position then Madueke will be the wide winger. I also think chukwuemeka will fit perfectly in the squad.

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Quality video mate, can't wait for the next one 👍

This was great, excited for the second video to help understand the types of targets we look at this summer

Brilliant video! It’s interesting how we will set up, from what I remember Palmer played the RW role for Maresca at City with great success. Massive work Connor, hats off.

Thoroughly engaging and very informative. Subbed!

Good analysis. The only thing I’d add is the option to shift colwill to LCB and Badiashille is CB. Badiashille is a great line breaking passer and has recovery pace!

Really good work done by you Connor, a really good explanation of the system and the possible tactics as well, keep the good work mate 👍

fantastic analysis. well done

Great insight on James / Gusto going into the advanced 8

Great job, excited for the player and transfer videos

On the transfers, retaining chilwell isn't a bad option kyle walker did invert with ease and chillwell is of similar mould his challenge is to be fit for a season, but my main concern is a lw not convinced by mudryk or sterling to maintain width and dribble.

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So much detailed videos ...Good job bro

Great Video Mate!!

Thanks for the video fam!

Brilliant video mate….palmer as an 8/10 closer to the right winger is perfect…… Enzo as a 6 and Moises as the other 8 would be great as well or the other way around I’m looking forward to seeing how moresca fits them in their various positions

Good analysis. Thanks Connor..

Connor I'm waiting impatiently for the next video

Great work mate

Brilliant 🩵

Great vid

Issue with that is Colwill starts LB and Reece starts CB in a back four. More likely would be Cucurella Colwill Fofana as the back 3 for example, Caicedo and Enzo stay as the double pivot and instead of inverting the RB, they provide the right sided width, many options but need to see if Maresca wants to change to this degree

Great video Connor... tbh i feel we could see best of RJ if he will play in inverted 8 role

I think keeping Kepa, Chalobah & Wesley Fofana is an option we have, but we need to sell out some players. I hope transfer market doesn't disappoint us. Rb Leipzig striker who is 6.5 will be great addition to Chelsea, the lad is 21 and has pace and scores goals.

What do you think of getting an LB that isn’t purely defensive that can also Overlap to change the dynamics if we want to play 3-2-5. RB as CB and LB Overlapping

So do you think Palmer will play as the left 8 with the ability to drift wide and whip crosses or play on the right with the ability to cut in onto his stronger foot? I think my brain is messing with me because i'm having trouble figuring out what you were meaning to say there😆

It’s difficult to fit palmer and Nkunku in this system, like you said I don’t like palmer out wide because you want him on the ball as much as possible. But I also think Madueke and Sterling are better in wide areas than Nkunku…. Difficult

If Maresca wants a high possession game, it's hard to see how we get the ball back quickly without Gallagher in the team. It's Conor and Caicedo who have done the majority of that work for Chelsea. Caicedo on his own isn't enough. Enzo gets bypassed. Palmer's great ball-recovery skill is anticipating and getting in the passing lanes rather than pressing 1v1 to tackle. Maresca might have a tough choice to make between Enzo's ball progression and Gallagher's recovery. There's a lot of games to play, so there should be time for all the combinations, depending in the opponents.

Great analysis 👏. Was wondering how the wingers will thrive if the 8s receive the ball wide..since Maresca loves his wingers? Say If Enzo isn't available, is Lavia and Reece a dcent pivot?

James is amazing on the right wing attacking areas, whipping in crosses into the box. I can also see Enzo and Caicedo in the pivot, Palmer inverting from RW to the 8 position and James hugging the touchline. In doing this, all the players are in positions where they can maximise their abilities.

I'm really intrigued to see how he profiles the players. I wouldn't want to shackle Nkunku and Palmer to hold the width. They are perfect in half spaces. Similar with James, as he is too good going forward, so shackling him in the middle would be a shame. Ideally James and a LWB should hold the width, Nkunku-Palmer in the half spaces, and Cucurella should invert. This would get the best out of everyone IMO.

finally a vid where Nkunku is in the line up

would like to see Diogo Costa, Jorrel Harto and Michael Olise as new signings. Diogo Costa ist the perfect ball playing goalie Maresca wants. Jorrel Harto the perfect young prospect for the left back, back three center back position. And Olise can be world class on the right wing. on the ball set-up: 3-2-2-3 Diogo Costa Fofana-Colwil-Hato Reece-Caicedo Palmer-Enzo Olise-Nkunku-Mudryk off the ball: 4-3-3 Diogo Costa Reece-Fofana-Colwil-Hato Palmer-Caicedo-Enzo Olise-Nkunku-Mudryk

What do you think about caicedo as the LB inverting, and then an enzo, palmer, nkunku midfield? Nkunku playing as a box crashing 8 and palmer being given the role KDH had in enzos system? Obviously the out of possession issues are there but from what i saw of a fit nkunku at the end of the season he does seem to be good with duels, and with our midfield and slower style of play we'll have alot of the ball so can maybe afford to be more attacking?

Great video. Who do you think will be our starting goalkeeper next season?

Great video

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GK - Jorgensen or Bulka or Valles LB - Miguel gutierrez or Kristiansen from Bologna he play under Thiago motta same systems as Maresca Cb - Scalvini 9 - Sesko he's definitely suits us with his power height and finishing he's hold up is good as well

Do you think we could see Moises as the inverted LB? I think he played there for Brighton some. That would allow us to play Enzo deeper with him and put Cole and Carney/Nkunku in the more advanced MF roles. Maybe against teams that are going to sit deep, to allow more creativity on the pitch.

I agree with most of it. The only disagreement I have is with Nkunku out wide holding width. He is better than Mudryk, and I think he can do a job out there. However, asking him to hold width does take away from what he does best: arriving off of a main CF from the half space and scoring goals.

Im surprised most people aren’t considering Palmer in the midfield. He has played there for the City academy and for England youth teams. His profile is much more similar to a KDB or Odegaard than a Saka or Salah so midfield seems to be his future Also playing on the left will probably benefit his creativity as his crossing can play a part from the left half-space, similar to what KDB does on the right. Against Forest, Palmer was much more focused on the left side than usual and he had a great creative game, though his scoring threat decreased

How often do you think Casadei will feature

I’ll be very curious what they do with Chalobah. At first blush seems like a good fit here but get the economics at play.

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The alternative is ST is Oshimen, Oshimen is good in Air so that will help against a low block

Big up. You've made my analysis video look like horse dung

Caicedo could play at RB inverting into the pivot. Colwil at LB so the back 3 becomes Colwil, Fofana and James. Pivot of Enzo and Caicedo. What do you think?

Is a possibility that we see Caicedo starting at rb and inverting to allow him and Enzo to be deeper. Possibly even allowing James to start in midfield?

What chances are there for maresca not to invert a full back, rather have a fullback overlap? I think Nkunku is better suited in the half space than being wide. So, Chilwell overlapping with Nkunku and Palmer in the half space, Enzo Caicedo pivot and Reece as the RCB.

Good video

I am really looking forward to Enzo maresca work at Chelsea

Your line up is great but realistically that line up lack height which opposition will take advantage of. I will go with Disasi playing as RCB, Badash or a new player as CCB and Colwill as LCB. For mid: Enzo can be a deep-lying playermaker, Caicedo as RCM and Chuku as LCM. I will also prefer Jackson as CF for his height and physicality

I don’t think Nkunku has played out wide before, he doesn’t seem explosive enough to 1v1 players but I hope I’m wrong!

If we get Olise can he play Where You have Palmer playing and palmer goes to RW ?

Truth is no manager at the Premier league level plays only with one approach. They adapt within and between games. Even Pochetino's Chelsea played using several tactical setups in various games. The main differemce is in their man management styles. Go check.

What do you think about Lavia in the no. 6 role?

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Tbh i think Enzo suit 8 more as his final pass is insane and Caicedo can be in a double pivot like his Brighton days as i think he is more of a double 6 player then a 8 and Striker it seems like and he likes a ST who is more of a complete ST like Drop deep and also has Box presence rather then a Pure box st

Do you think Maresca will ALWAYS have 2 wingers in the wide attacking roles? He did so at Leicester, but he seems more flexible than that to me. The reason is we have full backs who really thrive in an advanced role (3/4, except Cucurella), where Chilly can't even play the inverted role (James certainly can, while for Gusto I believe he could too). I think one of the options will be to advance a FB, invert that side's winger into half space and keep the rest of the defensive trio and the midfield pivot intact in a 3-2.

I’d say: GK: Try and get Bento as I’ve seen he’s decent in all departments LCB/LB: Murillo ST: Guirrasy but I think he’s off to BVB RCB: Honestly no idea, but RJ can play here too lol Imagine Enzo actually changes his system to better suit our players, that’s always plausible too tbh

We can see Same thing in building from the back with three defenders FOFANA COLWIL CUCURELLA Maintaining anchor players ENZO CAICEDO REECE JAMES steps up to become right winger R.STERLING is the left winger Attacking midfield players nkunku cole palmer With striker

Do you think a player like Mateta would be a good cheap striker that fills the bully role and can willingly come if the bench without complaints?

Good video, curious to see what they do with the GK, I think Petrovic is better with his feet than he thinks he is, just lacks some confidence, although he is still young for a keeper. I guess there is also the potential for a Kepa return although I think he burnt those bridges and hasn't even been 2nd choice at Madrid.

why would the RB invert when in the best moments of pochettino's season, cucurella was inverted, james and gusto were the ones providing the width and even james have played a a right sided CB before? Also Madueke suits the right inside forward better than Reece James would as he already played there

Lavia will be available to play no:6 and Enzo will play better as no:8 which is being played in Benfica and Argentina

Let's know about how lavia fits into these setups

How do you know who suit the 😂 system when we haven’t confirm the manager or train before you make a conclusion on players

Sterling left wide like man city days, Nkunku ST?

If Reece James still struggling with his injury. Maybe can transform Caicedo into inverted RB

Could Maresca instead invert the left back instead of the RB, I feel like James in midfield hinders his full ability instead of him flying high and wide on the wing offering crosses and creativity to potentially olise/madueke. Ian Maatsen would be sooo perfect for that left back inverting role. Would slot right in but not sure he's staying.... Hopefully Maresca somehow keeps him if he likes him!!

might we see reece james at right mid and caicedo at right back inverting? (only 10 mins in whilst writing this, forgive me if you say this)

i think Riccardo Calafiori will be a perfect signing for chelsea

guirassy CF

Wouldn't you say Mudryk is better suited to the LW role than Nkunku because of his speed and directness?

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transfers this summer could be make or break for this system tbh

Think Chukwuemeka will thrive in this system

Caicedo as an 8 will suit HIM well

Inverted Cucurella is better as Reece plays a RCB better than Cucurella can in a LCB

Carney or Casadei perfect 8 for Maresca system

Maatsen is ideal for lb just hope Chelsea see that

I would put Angelo or Carney in Palmers role and I would put Palmer in Maduekes role.

Bring back masteen he will fit in this

Wait until match day .the practical side of the epl

Maatsen should fight right in unless boehly sees him as pure profit

It should be Lavia in the deeper role, not enzo. Way better on the ball especially in tight spaces.

Palmer out wide isn’t a smart idea, he wouldn’t do that…you don’t attach one of the most creative and impactful player in the league to the lines…he’d be worldclass as an advanced 8/10 Either Madueke as the right winger or we get Olise…..Enzo feeding him from deep would be so so good

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For the striker. We have Lukaku

No matter what, wait and watch …out of Reece,nkunku, lavia (high chance) , fofana , colwill , mudryk , chilwell will be in a news of Chelsea that he ll be out remainder of the season ! They should change the medical team at first 😢

Watch out for lavia. I feel gallagher, chalobah, maatsen will be surely sold. You completely omitted Gallgher, disasi & badiashile, sterling.

Why are you guys ignoring lavia

How much did Chelsea pay you to do this?

Chelsea fans behave like people with short memory!! They easily hype and easily criticise!! This coming season will be hell. Pray that you finish 8th.