I’ve written an article on the weekend on my private Substack website mainly explaining how Chelsea managed to get Pedro Neto over the road and get it achieved so quick, in addition to how they beat competitors to get him.
And now, it’s time to check out the place he would possibly slot in to this Chelsea beginning Xl, as a result of this signing DOES excite me!
In case you bear in mind my lineup forecast from a few weeks again, I really had Neto in a kind of as my dream Xl with new signings! I promise I didn’t know any greater than what I had already reported at the moment, I used to be simply selecting him as the perfect of the names that SPTC sources had really heard and the one who suits in finest.
Neto is SO versatile. These are the positions performed throughout his total profession:
- Left wing = 44 instances
- Proper wing = 36 instances
- Centre ahead = 19 instances
- Second striker = 14 instances
- Attacking midfielder = 13 instances
Neto is left-footed, so all of it relies upon what Enzo Maresca desires from his wingers, whether or not he sees extra of a slicing in risk like Noni Madueke, or a byline and crossing risk. Neto can do both.
I see him on the appropriate, and I consider this is because of what we hold listening to from prime sources that Cole Palmer goes to be enjoying extra centrally beneath Maresca. After all, we now have to attend and see on that as Palmer has by no means but been obtainable for Maresca throughout pre-season till Sunday vs Inter.
I additionally assume Christopher Nkunku will then transfer to the left, with Nicolas Jackson, or if we in some way handle it, Victor Osimhen up prime. With the wing risk we now have and crossing risk, I truthfully assume we must always have a striker with aerial risk in there now, extra importantly than ever earlier than. So Samu Omorodion, or if we get him, Osimhen, can be nice targets a minimum of. Jackson I nonetheless see as a left winger greater than striker attributable to that purpose.
Marc Cucurella I feel would be the inverted full again, and Reece James would be the centre again/full again on the opposite facet.
Factor is, on this Xl that I can see Maresca going for, I’m leaving out Moises Caicedo which is absolute insanity after all. I feel Maresca would possibly favour Enzo Fernandez in that 8 position over him, and Lavia over him within the deep position. That is what I feel Maresca will go for, simply as a reminder. Wesley Fofana additionally misses out, and lots of others.
Neto off the appropriate, then the remainder as you see under…
Fortunate we now have a variety of video games to play and there will probably be loads of rotation and gamers being switched up with good competitors for every place.
If we do in some way pull Osimhen off, or one other striker in, then I’ll be circling again to this with a headache attempting to suit them in too!
I’m very intrigued to see Maresca’s lineup for Inter (scripting this earlier than the sport), as that is likely to be very near what we see at Manchester Metropolis the week after – though Neto and Jackson/one other striker might need to be added!
*This was written earlier than the Reece James harm information, so clearly this wont be the lineup for Metropolis. Malo Gusto will begin and would possible be the inverted possibility after which I think Levi Colwill or Benoit Badiashile will begin as an alternative of Marc Cucurella to be the left centre again/left full again.
