by When Jamie Gittens joined Chelsea, he explained in his first interview with the club that one of his signature reasons was that the Enzo Maresca system is “built for the wingers to attack their back and create”.
The 21 -year -old knows that his arrival at Stamford Bridge after three successful years in Borussia Dortmund represents his “big blow”. It is now time for him to place himself in the Chelsea system and to prove a manufacturer of difference in the attack. He must seize the opportunity.
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Gittens made his competition in competition when opening the Premier League last Sunday: the disappointing Chelsea draw at home at Crystal Palace.
After 54 minutes in which he finished all his passes, but only two of the five attempts at dribble and had a hard time having a notable impact, he was replaced by the 18 -year -old Brazilian star Estevao, all the same at the start of a potentially long and fruitful career of Chelsea.
Estevao had more influence in a little more than half an hour than Gittens as leaving, but Maresca seemed to hesitate when he asked Thursday if Estevao could start against West Ham at the London stadium on Friday evening. Naturally, he looks ready to keep the faith with Gittens and start the younger more experienced.
Estevao had more influence than Gittens when he came against Crystal Palace (Getty Images)
West Ham will probably stand on their back line of three men, which means that Gittens will face one of their best defenders from the back of the Aaron Wan-Bissaka wing, as well as the mobile right-class right-class but sometimes subject to Jean-Clair errors.
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On this large broad field in eastern London, Gittens must take risks, by doing so to know if it cuts and combines with Cole Palmer and others or goes around the outside.
Maresca thinks it will be a “difficult game again”. Speaking on Thursday, he reminded journalists: “If you remember it, the home game last year was a difficult game for us.
“They have defended very well. Tomorrow, I’m waiting for exactly the same thing. And again, the Premier League has just started, so you can see that they are trying to find a solution in the same way as we do.”
Graham Potter’s HAM was embarrassed at the opening weekend when they lost 3-0 to newly promoted Sunderland, and they are likely to sit in much more than Palace, which was released and played good football in Stamford Bridge Sun.
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Patience will be Chelsea’s key, but the winners of the Club World Cup hope that they can create openings despite a limited space to play with.
They have more than like to beat West Ham and guarantee a first victory of the season, especially if Gittens and Co are on Song.
