Chelsea are in an fascinating state of affairs proper now. Preseason is in full swing, and with three games played, we’ve moved past the stage the place the coach is simply selecting every participant in his group for 45 minutes a recreation, to get some operating of their legs.
From tonight’s game towards Man Metropolis, by means of the following match-ups with Actual Madrid and Inter Milan, we’re enjoying high groups. Not solely that, we’re going to be transitioning from simply getting gamers match into beginning to get an concept of what Maresca’s beginning XI will probably be for the massive kick off of our Premier League marketing campaign on the 18th of August – a recreation for which tickets are nonetheless obtainable at www.livefootballtickets.com.
A number of gamers have the prospect to pressure their method into Maresca’s plans, and that’s very true as a result of three potential starters (Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer and Marc Cucurella), are but to affix up with the squad, and are unlikely to be match to play within the first week.
So who stands to doubtlessly profit most from these subsequent 3 friendlies? Who can use this time to indicate they deserve to start out? We picked 3 who won’t have come to thoughts immediately.
Levi Colwill jumps out at us immediately. He’s a top quality participant, and doubtlessly good for both the left again function on this group which inverts into midfield, or simply the left centre again function. With Cucurella out and Ben Chilwell getting used extra as a winger, it feels very seemingly that we see Colwill used quite a bit in these ultimate 3 video games. He has the prospect to earn his place within the group, however with a lot competitors at left again and centre again, he is aware of he has to step up and carry out.
Romeo Lavia is one other participant with all of it to do. He’s impressed in his minutes thus far, however with a lot competitors in his place, it’s not sure if he can truly safe a beginning spot. Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez value a lot that they HAVE to play, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor is Maresca’s lieutenant on the sector. The place does Lavia then slot in, if you wish to preserve 3 attackers on the sector?
Christopher Nkunku has appeared actually tidy within the video games thus far, however there are nonetheless questions on the place he suits in. Nicolas Jackson will lead the road, Cole Palmer seemingly play off the proper. Does Nkunku get squeezed into the group enjoying off the left? It means leaving out Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk, however proper now it’s arduous to see every other method it occurs.
