Hi George, I believe when Caicedo slammed the ground after the sliding tackle it was because he was angry that he wasn’t able to keep the ball in play. That’s mamba mentality
To think that I watched Pedro Neto score against Chelsea for Wolves in the 2020/21 season where we won the Champions League and to see him score for Chelsea after seeing him score against us 4 years ago is like the phrase" If you can't beat them buy them" And I am happy he is playing for Chelsea.
Neto has been Chelsea's best signing since the Boehly era. Some will say Palmer and I wont debate it, but Neto is a serious player and will always be a 7/10 minimum each game. Palmer will drop stinkers from time to time
@@commentator88stinkers only because Enzo isn't playing look at arsenal when Enzo came on palmer moved over to the left and more forward attacking with lavia he is always in our half that's only reason why and to disrespect palmer like that after he was the reason we got 6th last season and not some 10th position is crazy
Cucu covers so much ground per match which may degrade him, therefore, resting him at intervals is really important if we want him to keep up for a foreseeable future.
Palmer on the left side is silly. I understand why Maresca is doing it but it makes our best player worse and that's no way to lift the team. Gusto as a 10 is also not a solution for anything. Combined with Palmer on the left it just makes us significantly less dangerous. Having Neto on the left, where he's less dangerous, compounds this. To be honest, I think we need to stop messing around with half measures and scared lineups. Just play the 3-2-4-1 with one of Felix or Nkunku next to Palmer. Or play a 4-1-4-1 with Caicedo as the right fullback that steps into midfield. And one of Felix or Nkunku in the left half space next to Palmer in the right half space. Or embrace defensive counter-attacking football with a back four, a midfield of Cai and Lavia, Enzo in front to hit long balls, and then a front trio that just run counters. Either way, we feel toothless at the moment and trying to shore up defenses with Sanchez on goal feels like such a pointless exercise.
It’s clear that maresca loves him and has faith in him, we will see what happens when Estevao comes, kid is unreal. Not to mention paez coming. I don’t know what we were doing buying KDH and Casadei if we were going to go all in on Paez. Silly waste of money, we won’t get a profit out of them
@xZetaa, we will defo get profit from casadei!! He is worth more now than when we bought him. As for KDH, he was bought in to be the guy to help maresca enforce the plans and tactics. He serves a different purpose than just playing the game. Not everything happens on the pitch, bro
Estevao is not proven in the premier league yet bro, as for Noni he’s a warrior, sell him to premier league rivals and see how he comes back and haunt us
100% them 2 young lads coming are already more matured players than him Esteveo & Kendry proper ballers can’t lie though Neto is electric on the right should he take it ??
NETO s obviously better. UNLIKE Noni, he knows ALL THE TIME what to do and the dude s G thirsty for goals. I like Noni as a player, BUT after the hatrick vs wolves,he became a ghost...
I think he had a decent match. He had some good crosses. Also, if you notice, he always has two defenders on him when he has the ball on the right flank.
Couple of comments: Gusto's header was technical, pure & simple. The only other thing it may have been was a lack of desire to actually score. I've been saying it for weeks - Nkunku NEEDS more gametime. If Meresca is starting to doubt the players ability to win, or he's chickening out of going for the jugular already, we're in trouble.
love your point on having an X-factor in the final third. It has to be Reece with Cucu/Veiga OR Gusto with Chilly to have that stability one side and X-factor+finishing ability in the other
Mudrk coming in was unnecessary he was supposed to bring in flex on 10 sub palmar, move Jackson to the LW ,bring out maduake, bring in nkunku to go top and Nato move RW
Great minds think alike, i said the exact same thing to one of my mates, we have both supported Chelsea for more than 40 yrs, I would love to see Maresca try this for a few games
I agree, but I do think Mudryk has gotten a lot better this season and played well on Sunday when he came on. I think he's getting his confidence back and is improving at a passer/finisher
the best review of the game and team so far, I honestly agree Madueke needs to be benched or play conference to prove, that position belongs to Neto till further notice and to add to the discussion when it comes to creativity Caicedo + Enzo best mid pairing, when we need to be solid at the back Caicedo + Lavia
People need to take Marescas words seriously. He said we are not yet ready to compete with the big boys and he has clearly shown how he has managed the games against Liverpool United and Arsenal. He doesn't yet trust the team to beat them
Great analysis. Noni can benefit from sitting out a few games. Enzo is not physical enough but he is the one who gets Palmer with a good pass and then Jackson is suddenly also more visible. When we need solidity, Lavia but for fluidity it has to be Enzo. All 3 are essential for the club
I think Enzo starts these next few games over Lavia now that we have easier opponents, Lavia/Caicedo combo is helpful against tough teams like Arsenal or Liverpool, but Enzo is critical for forward passing, creativity and vision
I’m glad you brought up Estevao, as excited as I am for him, I’m worried about how it affects Neto. I’m sure he’ll be fine on the left but soon we’ll have a logjam there with him, Sancho, maybe even Tyrique George
I think Neto is our best crosser of the ball. Also good speed and is a solid finisher. I think he should start over Madueke in any important game. Madueke not bad but his decision making in the final third isn’t great and his finishing is erratic. We’re still talking about that hat trick he had like it was Messi. Cole Palmer set up all 3 of those goals on a plate for him. Would love to see more of Nkunku and Felix
Noni is a brilliant winger but he’s still young and I think his main problem is decision making, he beats players and shoots at goal, he needs to look up and see if there’s a player he can pass to who is in a better position to score
Young? asin younger than Yamal? common.. he is a professional that has travelled out of England to play in holland... has immense experience, he should step up quickly... i believe in him.. maybe he needs good competition too and he can see Estavio.... he must work hard if he want to stay in a top club like Chelsea else... The door will be opened
I would rather play Felix on the Left who can cut in on his right and Neto on the right ! Felix gets involved in the all round Game like Neto ! They keep looking for space , trying different areas , different positions !! When Noni is marked out the Game he just gives up !!
I didn’t realize it during the game but now I can say I definitely think Felix should have come on, whether it’s as a 10 or striker or LW. The way arsenal sat deep while marking Palmer out of the game was so frustrating, with Palmer in jail we had no creativity in the final third. Maresca did a good job bringing on Enzo to add another player to that creativity.(1/2)
The fact is that Palmer was the worst player on the pitch. I get that he was marked the entire time but he rarely dropped deeper to receive a pass and he didn’t have much of a presence defensively. He was selfish with the free kicks and laughed them off like they weren’t goal scoring opportunities. Shocking performance from him, he should have come off.
I don't think right now we create enough chances, and this is because Enzo has dropped to the bench. We didn't create enough against Liverpool, Newcastle, Man U and recently Arsenal. Look back at the games and tell me how many clear chances we created to win those games. And how many shots on target did we have
I don't think dropping Enzo did that in itself. It's that in dropping Enzo, we're no longer doing the positional shift from midfield to 10. Instead we're shifting a fullback into that space and that fullback is Gusto. I'll die on the hill that Enzo is a terrible fit for 10 but the fix isn't to instead move Gusto into that space instead. And additionally this "fix" creates the problem that since Gusto is very much a right sided player, when he drops into a 10 position then Palmer has to move away from where he prefers to be and suddenly we're not just replacing a dud 10 with a dud 10, we're making an outright mess of things. We need to get Palmer back in his right half space, we need someone competent in the left half space, and we need Neto on the right instead of Madueke. Fundamentally, we need more threats on the pitch so the opposition can't just mark Palmer out of the game and neutralize us completely.
Enzo is a better Jorginho. This means that he needs the team to play already better than the opposite, otherwise they fall under pressure. If he makes us better or worse it s really hard to tell.. Everyone writes 37272 lines that proves his point BUT it s from both sides,so who s correct?
Lots of great points, lads. I think the biggest problem Maresca has is how does he best accommodate Cole Palmer. He HAS to play in the right half space. You don’t get nearly as much productivity from him on the left. So either the LB inverts, or you put a midfielder there. If it’s a full back it should be James. If it’s a midfielder it’s Enzo for me. Obviously can change based on opposition, but Palmer for me has to be on the RHS always. Cheers
@@Dafydd-n5h I don’t mean the right wing. I’m talking about the right sided #10 position where Gusto has been playing. Palmer has to play there that’s where he’s at his best
Hopefully next season we are back in the CL so I think there is going to be even more need for a squad with such depth. Undoubtedly injuries will occur too.
Cole Palmer has been marked out of 3 games, Liverpool, United and now Arsenal, we can’t expect him to be brilliant in every game and the manager seeing this should be taking him off around the 60 minute mark and bringing on either Nkunku or Felix ( fresh legs) and both excellent players who can change a game for us
I wonder if teams have him out...not giving him any space, against Liverpool ,I forgot the player name who was assign to mark Cole palmer and he couldn't get a shot off
We rely on Palmer way too much, the rest of them need a kick up the arse and told to take more responsibility, Maresca is too soft on these players and get off his high horse and drop Sanchez
In games such as against Arsenal, where we have players marking Palmer,I reckon we use Felix . He would absolutely shatter the marking and he can shoot from outside the box , thereby destroy ing the other managers plans
Maybe Chelsea should start Enzo Fernandez in Midfield with Moises Caicedo and if we need someone to shut things down bring on Lavia to be that John Obi Mikel type player where his job is to shut things down when we are winning.
Crucial that Cucerella does not invert as Colwill is not great as a right back. Problem is Gusto when he inverts is that he is not great playing in that role when he moves forward into the half space. As for non droppables, i would only apply that to only 3 players namely Neto, Caicedo and Palmer.
All this inverted bs, we need to get the defenders back to basics, when will Maresca learn this will not work and costing goals against us, and with Sanchez in goal teams fancy there chances against us
Sometimes people are upset with themselves rather than others. Thats why Noni may have gone down the tunnel. Its simply wrong to just assume he was sulking because he was taken rather than maybe thinking he is just upset that he did not perform very well.
Firstly, Cucurella, Caicedo and Neto were 🔥 Don’t think Gusto works as inverted, bad touches when fired the ball into his feet in midfield, he’s better overlapping and putting in crosses like he did last year. Maybe the inverted full back works better against the smaller teams but don’t see it working against the bigger teams where we should focus more on counters and running the wings. Would have like to seen Neto over to the right earlier and bringing Mudryk or Felix down the left. That being said, I am a RUclipsr commenter. Props to Maresca we have our Chelsea back!
I think gusto works best as an overlapping fullback in games where we use palmer as RW and Lavia and Caicedo as the holders. That way, palmer can move into the right half space as one of the two 10s, whoever the 10 is between Felix and Nkunku move to the left half space, and Gusto becomes the RW when we’re on the ball going forward
Benson I'm still of the view that CFC sporting directors should try as much as possible to make sure they sign Murillo who's a left footer LB who's more physical n aggressive than Badiashille to be a backup for Levi Colwill even if they go ahead to sign the 21yrs old CB Tomas Arujo which means they've to sell or loan out Badiashille n Disasi to give space to the new signing I think they also need to sign either Osimhen or Gyokeres in the January window to strengthen the attacking line too going into the end of the season to help us win trophies
One issue for Noni is Gusto constantly running across and into his wide channel and bringing a defender with him. Sometimes that full back has to hold and let Noni (or any winger) go one on one with space to go either way 🤷♂️ just saying
Our forwards are not scoring in EPL. 6 goals, 3 draws, 1 loss, 1 win in last 5 matches. But we have already played City, Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Newcastle. If we can have a solid run till December. And buy at least 2 direct first 11 kind of signing in January. I think Our Gaffer should utilise Nkunku, Enzo, Felix,Chilwell, Reece,Mudryk for EPL till January. Only if we could score like in the Conference Leage in EPL. Cole Palmar should be given a free role behind the striker.
13/11/24 look at the table now... Is very tight & difficult epl. If end of dec, if Chelsea can stay at 3rd spot. That is an upgrade. From last 2 season.
Yeah I’m sorry but it’s a horrendous take to say he should start over Neto with Sancho on the left. Or that Neto should go on the her so that he can start over Sancho OR Mudryk. Noni’s been awful
I have supported Chels for over 40 yrs, i guess i have been spoilt watching world class players in every position, i know the down votes are coning but, Jackson, Sanchez and Noni are just not Chelsea standards
What do you guys think of a center back 3 with Colwil, Fofana and James with Cucs and Gusto as wing backs. Lavia & Caicedo at the pivot. and a Front 3 of Palrmer on the right Neto on the right or vice verse and Jackson upfront
James is never fit enough to play and wrapped in cotton wool, we where doing ok without him in the team, Caicado should be captain, i am a Chels supporter for over 40 yrs bye bye James
The biggest problem right now is Enzo on the bench! Is it a coincidence that since Enzo was dropped Palmer ha been poor, creativity gone, goals disappear. Game lethargic. What Enzo does in that team, you can't get it from any player else! Somehow Maresca doesn't seem to know this! Clearly doesn't understand his team. Bring Enzo back, the little with defending will definitely get better with time. Without Enzo, we can't keep clean sheets either but worse; we can't score!!
What is the use of a " big squad " when Maresca could replace Jackson, Palmer and Madueke who were visibly lost against arsenal? Why do we have such a good squad depth but can't make use of it ?
Chelseas best eleven is Sanchez;James-Colwill-Fofana-Cucurella;Caicedo-Lavia; Palmer-Nkunku-Neto;Jackson. With Palmer inverting and James filling the RW. And Cucurella invert as LCB. Neto holds width on LW..
@@timmyjoshua276 please Chels stop this inverted bs get this under performing defence back to basics, James will never be the player he once was, Caicado should be captain
@@fredde5996 play this it will work Source trust me.bro Maresca should use the the 4-1-4-1 But take out a defender and play a holding player alongside Enzo and the wingers slide down to look like wingbacks making it a 3-4-2-1 Jorgensen James. Colwill. Cucurella Neto. Enzo. Lavia. Mudryk Palmer. Felix(ss or 10) Jackson Mudryk neto join the attack and make it a five attack Enzo and lavia hold with the defenders another 5, This is basically how xabi Alonso and Ruben amorim play and how I play in FM to fit nkunku if I don't play felix
Noni has retracted from how well he ended last season. In an interview he mentioned Poch telling him to play more for the team than himself and he did well. Unfortunately now after that hattrick it seems to have gotten to his head and now he is back to his selfish self. He needs a reality check
Not on here but on other channels i have seen so much rubbish talk about Palmer, people need to stop and think he has not even played a season and half yet, yet he has done amazing things for Chelsea, I love this lad and he will only get better, big up Palmer
@@nightmarestorememberpretty sure he’s one of our best player when healthy you cant expect him to play that role anytime soon when he’s just come back of 4 injuries
@@fw7128 well yeh that’s the point, “when healthy”, to me he’s not healthy enough to be our right back at the moment with how maresca is wanting the rb to invert, gusto is the better option right now, he just needs to work on his crosses and finishing
I love James but he is so injury prone over the past 40 plus yrs good players have come and gone, then let him go he's no good to us injured all the time, make Caicado captain
Sorry Henry but this defensive work excuse for Noni is garbage, respectfully. I’ve seen every winger pull their weight defensively bar maybe Sancho who I’ll excuse cos of fitness and we’ve only seen 3/4 games from him but Noni for example if the only offensive player in our squad without an assist just for context. Yes, he does his job defensively but he’s on the pitch to contribute offensively. This is like the praise for a full back being offensive even though they’re a defensive liability, it’s like the flip for excuse for Noni. I get you’re playing devil’s advocate but Noni is average and a hatrick and 1 in 5 good game gets fans too excited, I won’t fall for it
Madueke contributed to us conceding that goal against Arsenal , bcos he didn't track back to support Gusto , who was also ball watching ......both switched off!
Maresca should have made most changes earlier from the last game. Nkunku, Palmer & Neto we want to see them all start. Madueke should be starting from the bench uf you ask me 🇧🇻🇸🇯
Our goalkeeping, defense and midfield are porous. Until those issues are addressed, the attacking side is held back and overworked. The problem is further exposed with teams sitting deep with quick, incisive counterattacks. Or quality teams that simultaneously press and attack high up the pitch. Fernández and Palmer are held back be ause of the poor timing of either wing or center forward movements that end in offside calls. To address that Neto, Sancho and Felix were added. With Nkunku, all are x-factors. Pity the club decided to put Chukwuemeka on the shelf. Maresca has challenges as neither our preferred, starting goalkeeper, defenders and holding mids can spray accurate passes. Or still uncomfortable playing out the back against a high press. Several choices, change the personnel or modify the tactics or both. As this team gets more competitive, there will be casualties, collateral damage. Currently Maresca is experimenting with inverted right or left backs based on the opposition. Same for holding mid numbers, shape and personnel. For now, teams have decided Palmer and Jackson are threats. So they neutralize them. Forcing Maresca to improvise.
Noni is not mature enough eventhough good but I prefer he seats on the bench for a while for his head to reset because it seems lack of competition for his position is beginning to get into his head.
From Defense, excluding full backs, I am keeping Colwill only. Rest I am happy to get rid of. We need a top CB. I would also be happy to sell Mudryk if we can receive a good bid, and listening to offers for Enzo Fernandez.
For me, Maresca is trying. Last season, we wouldn't have imagined being where we are now... His game management is good, at least, now, players are not injured like it's a "yourturn-myturn" injury saga... Chelsea is cooking, at least we have a different 11 for any competition...
Dear George, the fact that we are 3rd, with many teams having same or be lower than us with one or two points less, it doesn’t mean that we are doing well, it is because others have doing very bad, for the time being. But not for long, Man Utd has Amorim and Arsenal will return better having a full squad. So do not fool yourself. Let’s not mislead people or misinterpret results in our favor
Facts and Enzo brings more creativity and forward passing/progression. Lavia is a very good player but always side passes and doesn't have the vision to pish the ball up the field
I think Enzo was dropped because of our under performing defence he needs Lavia to help them, i wish Maresca would stop this inverted bs, just get back to basics with the defence and let enzo play, and drop Sanchez
@Dafydd-n5h completely agree, I understand since Lavia is a much better defender than Enzo we need the extra help due to Sanchez being an absolute melt and our shaky cb's haha. Hoping we recall Petrovic from loan cause I actually thought he was very solid last season. He's not an elite keeper, but he's consistent and won't lose us points like Sanchez has time and time again.
Bless him George thinks felix is better than nkuku . Felix has been rejected fron ev😮ery team thats loaned him . This is the second match that Palmer & jackson hav done mothing and we hav one of the most lethal finishers on 😅the bench
Cole looked injured, should have come Off, malos chance is still haunting me. I really really want to see Cole rw nkunku 10 Neto lw with Jackson I think that would be insane
Hi George, I believe when Caicedo slammed the ground after the sliding tackle it was because he was angry that he wasn’t able to keep the ball in play. That’s mamba mentality
10000% it’s what seperates the good players from the great
Jackson didn't have a good game and should have been subbed at halftime
Caicedo literally has a huge professionalism. The kid is trying his best to vindicate his price, because he is a serious player.
Spot on, if you watch the game closely, that was the exact reason. He wanted to get the attack going again.
He was frustrated that we keep loosing the ball in that area and he having to clean up everyone's mess. He's mentality is rigid
To think that I watched Pedro Neto score against Chelsea for Wolves in the 2020/21 season where we won the Champions League and to see him score for Chelsea after seeing him score against us 4 years ago is like the phrase" If you can't beat them buy them" And I am happy he is playing for Chelsea.
Neto has been Chelsea's best signing since the Boehly era. Some will say Palmer and I wont debate it, but Neto is a serious player and will always be a 7/10 minimum each game. Palmer will drop stinkers from time to time
@@commentator88stinkers only because Enzo isn't playing look at arsenal when Enzo came on palmer moved over to the left and more forward attacking with lavia he is always in our half that's only reason why and to disrespect palmer like that after he was the reason we got 6th last season and not some 10th position is crazy
we did that with Gus Poyet & he was Awesome too.!!
Cucu covers so much ground per match which may degrade him, therefore, resting him at intervals is really important if we want him to keep up for a foreseeable future.
Palmer on the left side is silly. I understand why Maresca is doing it but it makes our best player worse and that's no way to lift the team. Gusto as a 10 is also not a solution for anything. Combined with Palmer on the left it just makes us significantly less dangerous. Having Neto on the left, where he's less dangerous, compounds this.
To be honest, I think we need to stop messing around with half measures and scared lineups. Just play the 3-2-4-1 with one of Felix or Nkunku next to Palmer. Or play a 4-1-4-1 with Caicedo as the right fullback that steps into midfield. And one of Felix or Nkunku in the left half space next to Palmer in the right half space. Or embrace defensive counter-attacking football with a back four, a midfield of Cai and Lavia, Enzo in front to hit long balls, and then a front trio that just run counters.
Either way, we feel toothless at the moment and trying to shore up defenses with Sanchez on goal feels like such a pointless exercise.
I couldn't agree with you more.
Noni wont be at Chelsea next Season when Estevao joins !! He isn't a Team player and won't accept being a bench player
It’s clear that maresca loves him and has faith in him, we will see what happens when Estevao comes, kid is unreal. Not to mention paez coming. I don’t know what we were doing buying KDH and Casadei if we were going to go all in on Paez. Silly waste of money, we won’t get a profit out of them
@xZetaa, we will defo get profit from casadei!! He is worth more now than when we bought him. As for KDH, he was bought in to be the guy to help maresca enforce the plans and tactics. He serves a different purpose than just playing the game. Not everything happens on the pitch, bro
Estevao is not proven in the premier league yet bro, as for Noni he’s a warrior, sell him to premier league rivals and see how he comes back and haunt us
Madueke has to hit the bench,and once Estevao and paez join he need to be sold ASAP.Since the wolves game he has been so comfortable dropping stinkers
Madueke is at max burnley level winger who can put on performance here and there, but mostly against horrible opponents
I think he would fit in the Forrest system quite well
100% them 2 young lads coming are already more matured players than him Esteveo & Kendry proper ballers can’t lie though Neto is electric on the right should he take it ??
NETO s obviously better.
UNLIKE Noni, he knows ALL THE TIME what to do and the dude s G thirsty for goals.
I like Noni as a player, BUT after the hatrick vs wolves,he became a ghost...
I think he had a decent match. He had some good crosses. Also, if you notice, he always has two defenders on him when he has the ball on the right flank.
Couple of comments:
Gusto's header was technical, pure & simple. The only other thing it may have been was a lack of desire to actually score.
I've been saying it for weeks - Nkunku NEEDS more gametime. If Meresca is starting to doubt the players ability to win, or he's chickening out of going for the jugular already, we're in trouble.
love your point on having an X-factor in the final third.
It has to be Reece with Cucu/Veiga
OR Gusto with Chilly
to have that stability one side and X-factor+finishing ability in the other
Neto is 💯 % undroppable, I would play him on the right and Sancho on the left
He doesn't have to start both but Chelsea is spoiled for choice 😅
Mudrk coming in was unnecessary he was supposed to bring in flex on 10 sub palmar, move Jackson to the LW ,bring out maduake, bring in nkunku to go top and Nato move RW
Great minds think alike, i said the exact same thing to one of my mates, we have both supported Chelsea for more than 40 yrs, I would love to see Maresca try this for a few games
Maybe so, but Mudryk still had. Great cameo
@@jasonporter657 Yeah i think Mudryk playing in the conference has given him a bit more self belief, i would love to see Mudryk make it at Chelsea
I agree, but I do think Mudryk has gotten a lot better this season and played well on Sunday when he came on. I think he's getting his confidence back and is improving at a passer/finisher
@@Dafydd-n5h murdyk had no effect on the match when he came on..could have stayed on the bench
the best review of the game and team so far, I honestly agree Madueke needs to be benched or play conference to prove, that position belongs to Neto till further notice and to add to the discussion when it comes to creativity Caicedo + Enzo best mid pairing, when we need to be solid at the back Caicedo + Lavia
I would definitely start Neto over Noni at the moment
It should have been Nkunku for Palmer due to the physicality with which Arsenal played.
dont rlly matter when both felix and nkunku should be on... jackson and palmer were both poor and we have the depth so y not use it?
People need to take Marescas words seriously. He said we are not yet ready to compete with the big boys and he has clearly shown how he has managed the games against Liverpool United and Arsenal. He doesn't yet trust the team to beat them
Great analysis. Noni can benefit from sitting out a few games. Enzo is not physical enough but he is the one who gets Palmer with a good pass and then Jackson is suddenly also more visible. When we need solidity, Lavia but for fluidity it has to be Enzo. All 3 are essential for the club
He’ll end up at Palace
Some high quality analysis 👍🏼
I think Enzo starts these next few games over Lavia now that we have easier opponents, Lavia/Caicedo combo is helpful against tough teams like Arsenal or Liverpool, but Enzo is critical for forward passing, creativity and vision
I’m glad you brought up Estevao, as excited as I am for him, I’m worried about how it affects Neto. I’m sure he’ll be fine on the left but soon we’ll have a logjam there with him, Sancho, maybe even Tyrique George
I think Neto is our best crosser of the ball. Also good speed and is a solid finisher. I think he should start over Madueke in any important game. Madueke not bad but his decision making in the final third isn’t great and his finishing is erratic. We’re still talking about that hat trick he had like it was Messi. Cole Palmer set up all 3 of those goals on a plate for him.
Would love to see more of Nkunku and Felix
Noni is a brilliant winger but he’s still young and I think his main problem is decision making, he beats players and shoots at goal, he needs to look up and see if there’s a player he can pass to who is in a better position to score
Young? asin younger than Yamal? common.. he is a professional that has travelled out of England to play in holland... has immense experience, he should step up quickly... i believe in him.. maybe he needs good competition too and he can see Estavio.... he must work hard if he want to stay in a top club like Chelsea else... The door will be opened
His ego is too big
@@johnoneill192 he doesn't beat players consistently if we are being honest
0:28 Woof, Harry catching strays
Mate that wasn’t a stray it was an assassination attempt.
Something about madueke that dose not bleed blue
George
I love this your collaboration with the guy Henry I think.......it's very interesting
More of it please ......
I would rather play Felix on the Left who can cut in on his right and Neto on the right ! Felix gets involved in the all round Game like Neto ! They keep looking for space , trying different areas , different positions !! When Noni is marked out the Game he just gives up !!
Maresca wont do something as good as that all hes worried about is inverting bs
I didn’t realize it during the game but now I can say I definitely think Felix should have come on, whether it’s as a 10 or striker or LW. The way arsenal sat deep while marking Palmer out of the game was so frustrating, with Palmer in jail we had no creativity in the final third. Maresca did a good job bringing on Enzo to add another player to that creativity.(1/2)
The fact is that Palmer was the worst player on the pitch. I get that he was marked the entire time but he rarely dropped deeper to receive a pass and he didn’t have much of a presence defensively. He was selfish with the free kicks and laughed them off like they weren’t goal scoring opportunities. Shocking performance from him, he should have come off.
If our black line defenders are strong Enzo will have freedom to create chances progressive passes.
With regards the defence, just a suggestion, James for Fofana, and Gusto as inverting RFB
Centre backs and keeper not at same level as rest of team. Great comment.
Madueke has been putting in defensive work but Neto has done equal if not more defensive tracking. Neto is just a machine on and off the ball.
I don't think right now we create enough chances, and this is because Enzo has dropped to the bench. We didn't create enough against Liverpool, Newcastle, Man U and recently Arsenal. Look back at the games and tell me how many clear chances we created to win those games. And how many shots on target did we have
I don't think dropping Enzo did that in itself. It's that in dropping Enzo, we're no longer doing the positional shift from midfield to 10. Instead we're shifting a fullback into that space and that fullback is Gusto. I'll die on the hill that Enzo is a terrible fit for 10 but the fix isn't to instead move Gusto into that space instead. And additionally this "fix" creates the problem that since Gusto is very much a right sided player, when he drops into a 10 position then Palmer has to move away from where he prefers to be and suddenly we're not just replacing a dud 10 with a dud 10, we're making an outright mess of things.
We need to get Palmer back in his right half space, we need someone competent in the left half space, and we need Neto on the right instead of Madueke. Fundamentally, we need more threats on the pitch so the opposition can't just mark Palmer out of the game and neutralize us completely.
They all played with a really tight defence they might aswell of parked the bus all of them
Enzo is a better Jorginho. This means that he needs the team to play already better than the opposite, otherwise they fall under pressure.
If he makes us better or worse it s really hard to tell..
Everyone writes 37272 lines that proves his point BUT it s from both sides,so who s correct?
The thing with Enzo is that he s very good as giving one touch fast passes. Apart from that,the kid hasn't been good for us...
I do see your point but until Maresca sorts this defence out lavia will be needed, back to basics for this defence and stop all this inverted bs
Lots of great points, lads. I think the biggest problem Maresca has is how does he best accommodate Cole Palmer. He HAS to play in the right half space. You don’t get nearly as much productivity from him on the left. So either the LB inverts, or you put a midfielder there. If it’s a full back it should be James. If it’s a midfielder it’s Enzo for me. Obviously can change based on opposition, but Palmer for me has to be on the RHS always. Cheers
Why does Maresca not play Neto there?
@@Dafydd-n5h I don’t mean the right wing. I’m talking about the right sided #10 position where Gusto has been playing. Palmer has to play there that’s where he’s at his best
Glad that you brought Fofana in at the end because he was as important as caicedo and cucurella.
Madueke has been hesitating once he hits the top of the box ever since we all complained about him not passing/shooting when he is supposed to
I agree with what harry said about gusto he’s a great player but he can’t finish to save his life
1:53 What George!!!!!!! 😂😂
Noni has an attitude problem and I think a lot of people have blinders on with him. I could see us improving if we take him out of the starting 11
Palmer can not be marked out when Enzo is the field
I definitely think Sancho and Mudryk deserve a shot at the opposite winger position
if mudryk can up his game another level then yes, the opposition he has been playing against is not the best but yeah i agree about sancho
Hopefully next season we are back in the CL so I think there is going to be even more need for a squad with such depth. Undoubtedly injuries will occur too.
Cole Palmer has been marked out of 3 games, Liverpool, United and now Arsenal, we can’t expect him to be brilliant in every game and the manager seeing this should be taking him off around the 60 minute mark and bringing on either Nkunku or Felix ( fresh legs) and both excellent players who can change a game for us
I wonder if teams have him out...not giving him any space, against Liverpool ,I forgot the player name who was assign to mark Cole palmer and he couldn't get a shot off
We rely on Palmer way too much, the rest of them need a kick up the arse and told to take more responsibility, Maresca is too soft on these players and get off his high horse and drop Sanchez
In games such as against Arsenal, where we have players marking Palmer,I reckon we use Felix . He would absolutely shatter the marking and he can shoot from outside the box , thereby destroy ing the other managers plans
We need to find a way of getting felix, palmer and Nkunku on the pitch together, our best attackers should be starting pure and simple
Maybe Chelsea should start Enzo Fernandez in Midfield with Moises Caicedo and if we need someone to shut things down bring on Lavia to be that John Obi Mikel type player where his job is to shut things down when we are winning.
Cucurella has to start every game the redemption arc needs to be studied
Crucial that Cucerella does not invert as Colwill is not great as a right back. Problem is Gusto when he inverts is that he is not great playing in that role when he moves forward into the half space. As for non droppables, i would only apply that to only 3 players namely Neto, Caicedo and Palmer.
All this inverted bs, we need to get the defenders back to basics, when will Maresca learn this will not work and costing goals against us, and with Sanchez in goal teams fancy there chances against us
Big fan of noni but the bench. Ay do him some good ,lite that fire under him ,problem is he defends really well ,his finishing has fallen away
Neto coming of the bench last 30 min even more dangerous
A factor with young teams is they will lack consistency.
I love Maresca. He should absolutely stay but his obsession with Gusto and Madueke is killing us
Madueke should play in small league or start learning arabic
He’s selfish
oh man that made me giggle
Sometimes people are upset with themselves rather than others. Thats why Noni may have gone down the tunnel. Its simply wrong to just assume he was sulking because he was taken rather than maybe thinking he is just upset that he did not perform very well.
Firstly, Cucurella, Caicedo and Neto were 🔥
Don’t think Gusto works as inverted, bad touches when fired the ball into his feet in midfield, he’s better overlapping and putting in crosses like he did last year. Maybe the inverted full back works better against the smaller teams but don’t see it working against the bigger teams where we should focus more on counters and running the wings.
Would have like to seen Neto over to the right earlier and bringing Mudryk or Felix down the left.
That being said, I am a RUclipsr commenter. Props to Maresca we have our Chelsea back!
I think gusto works best as an overlapping fullback in games where we use palmer as RW and Lavia and Caicedo as the holders. That way, palmer can move into the right half space as one of the two 10s, whoever the 10 is between Felix and Nkunku move to the left half space, and Gusto becomes the RW when we’re on the ball going forward
Our players needs to hitting it from out the box more cause most keeper looking for the play in box time to test them we have the quality
We need someone with profile and command presence of David Silva in the back line.
Sanzex communication is very poor apart from lacking confidence
Benson I'm still of the view that CFC sporting directors should try as much as possible to make sure they sign Murillo who's a left footer LB who's more physical n aggressive than Badiashille to be a backup for Levi Colwill even if they go ahead to sign the 21yrs old CB Tomas Arujo which means they've to sell or loan out Badiashille n Disasi to give space to the new signing I think they also need to sign either Osimhen or Gyokeres in the January window to strengthen the attacking line too going into the end of the season to help us win trophies
No way lavia starts over enzo again lavia and caicedo in the middle is so sluggish and boring
I can see your point of view, but we need extra help with defending, our defence isn't up to scratch, it doesn't help colwill keep getting booked
Noni was back on the bench 5mints later 😂😂he probably went to take a piss 😂😂
We need a leader at the center back position, goalkeeper and in the number 9 position.......
That takes Chelsea to the next level .......
One issue for Noni is Gusto constantly running across and into his wide channel and bringing a defender with him. Sometimes that full back has to hold and let Noni (or any winger) go one on one with space to go either way 🤷♂️ just saying
Our forwards are not scoring in EPL. 6 goals, 3 draws, 1 loss, 1 win in last 5 matches. But we have already played City, Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Newcastle. If we can have a solid run till December. And buy at least 2 direct first 11 kind of signing in January. I think Our Gaffer should utilise Nkunku, Enzo, Felix,Chilwell, Reece,Mudryk for EPL till January. Only if we could score like in the Conference Leage in EPL. Cole Palmar should be given a free role behind the striker.
13/11/24 look at the table now... Is very tight & difficult epl. If end of dec, if Chelsea can stay at 3rd spot. That is an upgrade. From last 2 season.
Every Chels fan is getting tired of Noni's performance and mentality. Bro needs to be shipped out the club ASAP.
Yeah I’m sorry but it’s a horrendous take to say he should start over Neto with Sancho on the left. Or that Neto should go on the her so that he can start over Sancho OR Mudryk. Noni’s been awful
I have supported Chels for over 40 yrs, i guess i have been spoilt watching world class players in every position, i know the down votes are coning but, Jackson, Sanchez and Noni are just not Chelsea standards
@@Dafydd-n5h It's been long since Chelsea had a proper RW scoring and giving assists on a daily basis tbh
@ agreed. I think Jackson may come good but I want the other two gone.
What do you guys think of a center back 3 with Colwil, Fofana and James with Cucs and Gusto as wing backs. Lavia & Caicedo at the pivot. and a Front 3 of Palrmer on the right Neto on the right or vice verse and Jackson upfront
Personally i think Maresca got to stop all this inverted bs until we can get basic defending right, and please ffs drop Sanches and Noni
James is never fit enough to play and wrapped in cotton wool, we where doing ok without him in the team, Caicado should be captain, i am a Chels supporter for over 40 yrs bye bye James
I remember when we were wining games and moving from 10th to 10th 😂😂
The biggest problem right now is Enzo on the bench! Is it a coincidence that since Enzo was dropped Palmer ha been poor, creativity gone, goals disappear. Game lethargic. What Enzo does in that team, you can't get it from any player else! Somehow Maresca doesn't seem to know this! Clearly doesn't understand his team. Bring Enzo back, the little with defending will definitely get better with time. Without Enzo, we can't keep clean sheets either but worse; we can't score!!
Agreed, enzo brings that play making ability which takes the pressure off palmer. If we don’t have two play makers on the pitch we don’t score.
Maresca should play caicedo with enzo and up front Felix/ Nluku behind Jackson.
The defence still not solid.. So we can't risk at the moment..Gusto is also blocking Madeuke's path sometimes.
stop wrapping James in cotton wool get him to play, if he gets injured again then bye bye James, and please stop this inverted crap
What is the use of a " big squad " when Maresca could replace Jackson, Palmer and Madueke who were visibly lost against arsenal? Why do we have such a good squad depth but can't make use of it ?
Noni is good one on one. He is very direct. He is selfish but this can improve. Neto is preferred when u need help in defence. Noni couldn’t care less
Chelseas best eleven is Sanchez;James-Colwill-Fofana-Cucurella;Caicedo-Lavia; Palmer-Nkunku-Neto;Jackson. With Palmer inverting and James filling the RW. And Cucurella invert as LCB. Neto holds width on LW..
Thing is James is made of glass rather he doesn't play at all if we want to overlap,
@@timmyjoshua276 please Chels stop this inverted bs get this under performing defence back to basics, James will never be the player he once was, Caicado should be captain
@@fredde5996 play this it will work
Source trust me.bro
Maresca should use the the 4-1-4-1
But take out a defender and play a holding player alongside Enzo and the wingers slide down to look like wingbacks making it a 3-4-2-1
Jorgensen
James. Colwill. Cucurella
Neto. Enzo. Lavia. Mudryk
Palmer. Felix(ss or 10)
Jackson
Mudryk neto join the attack and make it a five attack Enzo and lavia hold with the defenders another 5,
This is basically how xabi Alonso and Ruben amorim play and how I play in FM to fit nkunku if I don't play felix
We need to put palmer on the right with neto on the left and start with nkunku in the 10 position and rotate him with felix
Yeah right, Maresca wouldn't do something as simple as that all hes worried about is inverting, im gonna invert my boot in his back side
How did other strong teams like MU at their top handle having a squad full of stars and potential stars ?
Noni has retracted from how well he ended last season. In an interview he mentioned Poch telling him to play more for the team than himself and he did well. Unfortunately now after that hattrick it seems to have gotten to his head and now he is back to his selfish self. He needs a reality check
Not on here but on other channels i have seen so much rubbish talk about Palmer, people need to stop and think he has not even played a season and half yet, yet he has done amazing things for Chelsea, I love this lad and he will only get better, big up Palmer
Next time, our dear Palmer out and Nkunku in if Palmer isn't working. Our manager needs to be bolder.
Palmer just didn't work against Arsenal.
Maresca doesn't want to give James the role of bombing up and down cos of his injuries..
Then he is not good enough for the squad if he’s never going to do that role for us. Thats why he was benched the other day
@@nightmarestorememberpretty sure he’s one of our best player when healthy you cant expect him to play that role anytime soon when he’s just come back of 4 injuries
@@fw7128 well yeh that’s the point, “when healthy”, to me he’s not healthy enough to be our right back at the moment with how maresca is wanting the rb to invert, gusto is the better option right now, he just needs to work on his crosses and finishing
@ so what’s the problem just give him the position back when he’s healthy least he’s not injured yet
I love James but he is so injury prone over the past 40 plus yrs good players have come and gone, then let him go he's no good to us injured all the time, make Caicado captain
George you are not a good lad. Hope you all enjoy the pod! 💙
you’re right, he’s the best lad!
@@oliverbleuyoutube Oliver don't encourage him!
@ George is a top lad i don’t wanna hear this nonsense
Sorry Henry but this defensive work excuse for Noni is garbage, respectfully. I’ve seen every winger pull their weight defensively bar maybe Sancho who I’ll excuse cos of fitness and we’ve only seen 3/4 games from him but Noni for example if the only offensive player in our squad without an assist just for context. Yes, he does his job defensively but he’s on the pitch to contribute offensively. This is like the praise for a full back being offensive even though they’re a defensive liability, it’s like the flip for excuse for Noni. I get you’re playing devil’s advocate but Noni is average and a hatrick and 1 in 5 good game gets fans too excited, I won’t fall for it
Madueke contributed to us conceding that goal against Arsenal , bcos he didn't track back to support Gusto , who was also ball watching ......both switched off!
Second half of the season we can try go for the win and madueke should not start B team for him late see this upcoming games
Maresca should have made most changes earlier from the last game. Nkunku, Palmer & Neto we want to see them all start. Madueke should be starting from the bench uf you ask me 🇧🇻🇸🇯
Our goalkeeping, defense and midfield are porous. Until those issues are addressed, the attacking side is held back and overworked. The problem is further exposed with teams sitting deep with quick, incisive counterattacks. Or quality teams that simultaneously press and attack high up the pitch.
Fernández and Palmer are held back be ause of the poor timing of either wing or center forward movements that end in offside calls. To address that Neto, Sancho and Felix were added. With Nkunku, all are x-factors. Pity the club decided to put Chukwuemeka on the shelf.
Maresca has challenges as neither our preferred, starting goalkeeper, defenders and holding mids can spray accurate passes. Or still uncomfortable playing out the back against a high press. Several choices, change the personnel or modify the tactics or both. As this team gets more competitive, there will be casualties, collateral damage.
Currently Maresca is experimenting with inverted right or left backs based on the opposition. Same for holding mid numbers, shape and personnel. For now, teams have decided Palmer and Jackson are threats. So they neutralize them. Forcing Maresca to improvise.
Totally agree and colwill keep getting booked is not helping, he will eventually get sent off
What is with all the Noni hate. He genuinely played well this weekend.
Gusto's decision is killing the right side. 0 chemistry with Noni.
He didn’t ,he didn’t play well,he’s disappearing
I don't think you and i were watching the same game he had a stinker
Noni is not mature enough eventhough good but I prefer he seats on the bench for a while for his head to reset because it seems lack of competition for his position is beginning to get into his head.
you are so right, Maresca has to drop him and start Neto, that will give him something to think about
Even though I agree with dropping noni in the next game and maybe bring him on later.
What if we play something like 4 3 1 2 ?? The two MFs up front can be JaXXson with Nkuku. Behind them Felix.
Balance, that team would concede so much
I think chilwell needs to be back his very foot at ataking considering we envate lb
Chelsea has to sign Osimhen, Ait-Nouri, Tomas Araujo and a top keeper if they really want to return to the glory days
When Sanchez goes long we depend on Jackson Neto Noni and Palmer to win it in the air. Makes Sanchez figures poor but not really his fault.
From Defense, excluding full backs, I am keeping Colwill only. Rest I am happy to get rid of. We need a top CB. I would also be happy to sell Mudryk if we can receive a good bid, and listening to offers for Enzo Fernandez.
“Sometimes 1+1 is 2, sometimes it’s 2.5 but that means you got the wrong answer” what did George mean by this? 🤔
For me, Maresca is trying. Last season, we wouldn't have imagined being where we are now... His game management is good, at least, now, players are not injured like it's a "yourturn-myturn" injury saga...
Chelsea is cooking, at least we have a different 11 for any competition...
If neto has to play on the right then cucurella should be the guy to overlap
No end product gusto and co missing siters
Do you think noni down turn coinsdes with palmer moving to the left which don’t seem to suit him either
yeah totally agree
Like lavia is not getting ran over...his mistake cost us the goal
Dear George, the fact that we are 3rd, with many teams having same or be lower than us with one or two points less, it doesn’t mean that we are doing well, it is because others have doing very bad, for the time being. But not for long, Man Utd has Amorim and Arsenal will return better having a full squad. So do not fool yourself. Let’s not mislead people or misinterpret results in our favor
I’ve never seen Reece James score a header guys. Everyone keeps saying it, but no… But YES, Gusto has no end product.
You praise lavia for playing in the same style that enzo does, but when enzo plays, you guys criticize him for it
Facts and Enzo brings more creativity and forward passing/progression. Lavia is a very good player but always side passes and doesn't have the vision to pish the ball up the field
I think Enzo was dropped because of our under performing defence he needs Lavia to help them, i wish Maresca would stop this inverted bs, just get back to basics with the defence and let enzo play, and drop Sanchez
@Dafydd-n5h completely agree, I understand since Lavia is a much better defender than Enzo we need the extra help due to Sanchez being an absolute melt and our shaky cb's haha. Hoping we recall Petrovic from loan cause I actually thought he was very solid last season. He's not an elite keeper, but he's consistent and won't lose us points like Sanchez has time and time again.
Bless him George thinks felix is better than nkuku . Felix has been rejected fron ev😮ery team thats loaned him . This is the second match that Palmer & jackson hav done mothing and we hav one of the most lethal finishers on 😅the bench
Cole looked injured, should have come
Off, malos chance is still haunting me. I really really want to see Cole rw nkunku 10 Neto lw with Jackson I think that would be insane
1 point got us third place on the table
Yeah but 1 point is terrible from games we should have won