Chelsea defeated Newcastle at their home by 2-1 yesterday. There were lots of taking points from the match. Some were positive whereas some were negative. One of the most positive point was midfield, where Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca seems to have found a proper solution.
The Blues had a very tough last season but they did well at the end of season. They were able to show positive signs at last but still Pochettino and Chelsea parted ways. This lead to Chelsea signing Enzo Maresca as a head coach.
Maresca has done well this season and the club is responding well to his tactics. He seems to have elevated the Chelsea attack. Where defence is still a concern as Chelsea are unable to keep clean sheets.
Another problem was midfield, where Moises Caicedo was doing very well. But Caicedo was mostly forced to do everything on his own due to not having proper partner. But now, Maresca seems to have found his proper partner who is very likely to earn his place as regular starter.
Maresca finds solution to Chelsea midfield problems
Maresca has now started Romeo Lavia alongside Caicedo for second consecutive Premier League match and this masterplan is working very well. The two players work out really well and show superb bonding between each other.
Romeo Lavia played for 72 minutes and left the pitch after picking an assist. He was the most accurate passer with 95% accuracy. Lavia had 9 passes in final third and 100% long ball accuracy.
The young Belgian also helped defensively as he made 1 tackle, 2 clearances, 2 interceptions and 4 recoveries. Lastly he won 2 ground duels and was only dribbled past once.
On the other hand, Caicedo also had 94% passing accuracy and 75% long ball accuracy. He had 10 passes in final third and was very good at defending.
Caicedo won the most tackles (3) in the match out of which 1 was last man tackle. He made 1 clearance, 6 interceptions and 4 recoveries. Caicedo also won 4 ground duels and 1 ariel duels. All stats as per FOTMOB.
This suggests that Enzo Maresca has finally found his regular midfield pairing. We can expect him to use Lavia more consistently alongside Caicedo. The both players are favorites to start the next league game as well.
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