Enzo Maresca has been adapting his type 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 mentioned that he prepares video games primarily based on how the opposition workforce assault and defend.
I wouldn’t name ‘Maresca-ball’ possession soccer. To date, from what I’ve witnessed, I might name it transitional soccer.
So maybe the ‘mini-Pep’ shouts weren’t correct in any respect, and possibly he’s a ‘mini-Conte’ as a substitute?
And likewise, possibly the ‘he has no plan-b’ and might solely play one type of soccer claims are additionally incorrect?
In actual fact, 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 realistic 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 enjoying in a counter-attacking type, 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 enjoying them…
We now have a lot tempo and high quality in assault now that it simply is sensible to play this manner. However Maresca is doing this primarily based on the opposition. It doesn’t imply we’ll play each sport like this, as a result of not each workforce we meet will play with such a high-line as Brighton do. Maresca would have recognized this, completed his analysis, and opted to play a transitional sport towards them. And it labored a deal with. As I additionally mentioned in my match report, we exploited their high-line in transition and regarded like we may 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 type of play below Maresca at Chelsea this season, and it isn’t the primary time now we have 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 up to now.
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 via, however while there are some comparisons in how Maresca is enjoying and they’re additionally each Italian, they’re additionally very totally different coaches too.
The comparisons are the counter attacking type, however Maresca is displaying pragmatism, that means that we wont see this on a regular basis and we’ll see totally different setups for various opposition.
I’m wanting to now see us play towards a low block and the way that may work. However this present Chelsea squad for me is setup to play transitional soccer, and up to now, that’s what we’re thriving at.
So possibly what all the massive retailers have been saying about Maresca and his lifeless set type of play and the way Chelsea wish to play that means 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 a very good factor. I feel a few of the finest ever soccer coaches are pragmatic and are in a position to adapt and be versatile, and Maresca is displaying that he can do 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, possibly not. However that is what I’m seeing wanting from the skin in. I’m intrigued to see video games going ahead towards totally different opposition to see if it stays like this or not. Personally, I feel Maresca has seen what now we have and believes a transitional setup is finest for us.
