Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is hard at work in preseason adopting a new style of play that entails switching up the fullbacks, using two advanced eights in the half spaces, and distributing the ball wide and high to the touchline wingers to help extend the game.

The wide men are crucial to this system because they generate one-on-one situations where the striker and number eights may attack by beating their man and sending crosses or cutbacks into the penalty area.

Some Chelsea fans have been calling for a left winger to be added to the roster this summer after preseason revealed that the wingers are responsible for creating chances. However, Raheem Sterling and Mykhalio Mudryk have not lived up to expectations, particularly on the left side.

Updates on Chelsea transfers Earlier this week, Italian media said that Roma are the front-runners to sign Juventus winger Federico Chiesa. They are now leading the pack, which includes Inter, Napoli, Chelsea, and Tottenham.Although he is versatile, Chiesa is most suited as a right-footed winger, a position that was said to be a target for Chelsea early in the transfer window.

Jerry Mancini dubbed the 26-year-old a “world-class forward” once, but he hasn’t been able to go back to his best after a cruciate ligament tear sidelined him for 269 days in 2022.

Last season, Chiesa played 2,512 minutes for Juventus in 37 games across all competitions, tallying 10 goals and 3 assists.

Analyzing Nico Williams and Chiesa Of course, the current form of Nico Williams is necessary to draw comparisons between Chiesa and other Chelsea targets. Williams has been absolutely killing it this year, exuding an air of self-assurance and sophistication, whereas Chiesa has been battling to get back to his injury-ravaged best.

Last season, the 22-year-old played 2,729 minutes in all competitions for Atletic Bilbao, appearing in 37 games. He scored eight goals and set up an incredible nineteen assists. With 12 more goals than the previous season, this was his most productive senior campaign.