This is a Chelsea predicted lineup for their Premier League clash with Leeds United. This will take into account the most recent team news for the Blues following Liam Rosenior’s press conference and injury updates on a number of players. The inverse fixture in December saw the promoted Whites get the upset win over the world champions. This time around, with a new manager in charge the top-half side will be aiming to continue their win streak in the league and keep themselves closer to a spot in the top four.<\/p>\n
Rob Sanchez has been the first choice goalkeeper and with his solid form is unlikely to be willingly dropped anytime soon. The back line can feature Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Wes Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Malo Gusto, and Reece James either in a back four or back five.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Liam Rosenior’s Tactical Shift at Chelsea<\/a><\/p>\n The pivot of choice is usually Andrey Santos with Moises Caicedo. Enzo Fernandez can drop in when needed but he is usually played in the number ten spot under Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 1 Jersey Ever<\/a><\/p>\n The wide options make up of Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho, and Estevao. Joao Pedro and Liam Delap battle it out for the striker spotbut only one is in any kind of form so only rotation would excuse Delap starting over his colleague.<\/p>\n The manager has changed between either a 4-2-3-1 or a 3-5-2\/3-4-2-1 system. This can depend on the opposition and the gameplay to take advantage of or counter them. The team has some similar ideals to Enzo Maresca but the use of players can be very different. The full-backs are far more dynamic and there’s more license to play riskier passes and try to play through the middle in front of a back line. This allows them to stretch and contract back lines until gaps form, as seen against Wolves where underlaps and overlaps kept their back line guessing all match long.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Liam Rosenior Provides Clarity Over Injury Status of ‘Special’ Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n Since changing managers, things have looked up for the Blues. Rosenior has got them ticking in the league where they have four wins on the bounce after getting just one win in 12 towards the end of the previous coach’s tenure. Goalscoring has seen an uptick as they have netted three or more in five of their nine matches since the change. Defensively, they are prone to being leaky, only keeping two clean sheets in nine.<\/p>\nChelsea Recent Form & Tactics<\/h3>\n
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