Thomas tuchel debuted this Wednesday as coach of the Chelsea and he did so by making it clear that he wants his team to be ostensibly different from what it was with Frank Lampard on the bench.
He only had a couple of days to meet the squad, but they were enough to determine the changes he wanted to introduce in the team. Up to a total of five swaps made from the beginning with respect to the last 'eleven' with Lampard in party of Premier League, last January 19 to lose 2-0 in Leicester.
Specifically, with Tuchel Caesar entered Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Ziyech and Giroud to the detriment of Reece James, Mason Mount, Pulisic and Tammy Abraham.
With this, the entire 'eleven' consisted of Edoaurd Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, Hudson-Odio, Ziyech, Havertz and Giroud.
As for the system, it was dynamic, staged based on the 4-2-3-1, but being more (and mainly in the offensive phase) a 3-4-2-1.
On the other hand, it should be noted that Timo Werner, who was on the bench, did not even have minutes as a substitute in the second half. Kepa Arrizabalaga He also continues in the bank for the benefit of Mendy.