Estevao Willian scored the victory goal against Liverpool on Saturday, at the beginning of the week Alejandro Garnacho forced the victory goal against Benfica by crashing a center to Richard Ríos.
Chelsea finally has productive extremes noting and attending
In the Podcast London Is Blue, its central CFC analyst analyzed more closely what Maresca’s tactics were producing in their band players:
“Our best creator of opportunities that day was Marc Cucurella with 3 opportunities created in 90 minutes. But Estevao was there only fifteen minutes, he created two at that time, and one was a great opportunity, then he scored. An absolutely stellar cameo is doing exactly what one would like him to do,” said the analyst.
“Estevao is colliding with the second stick, now you have two ends in each band that are doing that. Alejandro Garnacho did it against Benfica for a center of Pedro Neto to the second stick, putting it inside for autogol, this time it makes it Estevao.”
“It is a positive signal in both directions that there are now extremes that behave as strikers and actively seek to get that goals.”
You can see the discussion in the clip embedded here:
⚡️ @Cfccentral3: Garnacho star The rear post against Benfica for a center of Pedro Neto, puts it inside for the goal in his own door. Vs Liverpool Estêvão does. Positive signs that you have extremes on both flanks actively looking to write down that way.
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– Podcast of London is blue ⭐️⭐️ (@londonBluepod) October 6, 2025
The thought of the end of Maresca is gradually clarified
Garnacho is a frustrating player in some aspects, but we can see him quickly become one of Maresca’s favorites. It has great energy and work rhythm, and can maintain that left position while Jamie Gittens is still developing.
Pedro Neto gives you a similar energy, in addition to great frankness and delivery from the right.
Meanwhile, Estevao is still too young and raw to be a regular holder, but when he can do this type of damage without much pressure as a substitute, why would you change that configuration anyway?