Maresca already hinted at altering his ways for the sport at Brighton due to Nkunku’s struggles taking part in up entrance.
The France worldwide has been in poor kind and has scored only one objective in 11 league matches in all competitions.
He opted to maneuver Nkunku away from the quantity 9 place, the place he struggled within the FA Cup tie with Brighton six days in the past, successfully swapping positions with Palmer.
However the brand new gameplan was disrupted by the damage to Madueke, which left Chelsea with only one participant in Neto who might run in behind.
Because of this, the guests had been left with numerous the ball – however with no actual objective risk.
They accomplished 648 passes and had 69.4% possession at Amex Stadium however had been unable to power Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen right into a save.
Talking after the match, Maresca informed NUZTO Sport: “It’s troublesome when you do not have a correct quantity 9. Within the final third we struggled doing issues that till every week or two in the past we had been doing properly.
“That is the worst second since I arrived however we’re nonetheless there and we have to end in one of the simplest ways.”
It was an analogous story in that FA Cup sport, with the Blues once more dominating possession and finishing extra passes than their opponents however on that event having only one shot on course.
Chelsea’s finest hope is discovering a method to enhance Nkunku’s stage – however with out hurting Palmer, who can be beginning to decline after disrupting his glorious partnership with Jackson.
Both method, in actuality, for all the cash spent Maresca is solely wanting choices.
