Previously, football pundit, Jamie Carragher, slammed Chelsea for their irrelevant transfer activities. At that time, he believed that the Blues would finish out of the top four spots. However, only after a few days, he has changed his opinion on Chelsea’s future.
According to Chelseanews, Carragher is overwhelmed with the squad depth of Chelsea. He said that players like Felix, Sancho, and Neto came on the pitch when the Blues were playing against Bournemouth. This proves that Enzo Maresca has a world-class bench. In that game, Nkunku came on late and scored the winning goal for Chelsea. In this season, the Blues are looking dangerous because they have some seriously talented players who can be considered game-changers.
The former Liverpool defender added that Chelsea can finish in the top four spots if they continue to play like this. Recently, Chelsea have defeated Brighton at the Stamford Bridge where Cole Palmer scored all the goals for his club. He became the first player to score four goals in first 45 minutes of a Premier League match.
He missed a clear opportunity in front of the goal, or else he would have matched all-time Premier League great Alan Shearer’s record. Cole Palmer has proven the doubters wrong. From being a City reject to becoming the Young Premier League Player of the Year winner, Palmer made everything possible with his raw talent and sheer determination.
Future of Chelsea
At this moment, every Chelsea fans have understood that they have got a serious manager in their hands. Maresca has improved every part of this squad. From building an effective team chemistry to perfectly executing a strategy, Maresca is progressing in every aspect.
When the Blues Co. appointed Enzo Maresca as the new Chelsea manager, everyone doubted him because he was a Championship manager. Some fans also went against this appointment and were backing Mauricio Pochettino. Although Pochettino built a standard team at the heart of Stamford Bridge, he was unable to build a proper team chemistry.
In a Premier League match, we saw that Palmer, Madueke, and Jackson were fighting for a penalty kick. But now they are helping each other to score goals. This thing proves that Maresca has changed the mentality of this young Chelsea team.
At this moment, every team should fear Chelsea because the way they are playing dangerously. In each and every single match, Chelsea players are showing that they mean business this time. In the upcoming weeks, the Blues have some difficult run of fixtures because they will be playing Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, NewCastle, and Manchester United.
If they can put up a decent performance in these games, they will surely go for the top four finish. There will be no debate. On the other hand, we can see that some football pundits can be wrong in their opinions.
Prediction for the upcoming fixtures
Although Nottingham Forest won a match against Liverpool, Chelsea will beat them. Brighton also defeated Arsenal, but when they faced the Blues, they fell 2 goals short.
The game against Liverpool will be a difficult one for Chelsea. A draw or a narrow victory will be a decent result for Maresca’s side. Then they will be facing New Castle and Manchester United. Chelsea can defeat both of them if they are able to execute their team plan.
Recently, we are seeing that Maresca is employing a strategy called overload. In this system, the three attacking players create pressure on the opponent center half when he has the ball. The pressure comes from every direction. The deep midfielders also block the gaps so that the opponent cannot make a pass. We hope that this strategy will work against Liverpool and others.
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