Maresca must ruthlessly release Pedro Neto to the ‘wonderful’ Chelsea Star

Just three days after Chelsea beat Stamford Bridge’s Totterham 1-0, Enzo Maresca’s side will approach Brentford at GTECH Stadium in search of another important three-pointer.

Each game is like the Blues’ Cup final, they are chasing the UEFA Champions League qualification and are currently ranked fourth in the Premier League with 52 points, just one point ahead of Manchester City, fifth-ranked Manchester City and two points ahead of sixth-ranked Newcastle.

Chelsea, who has played only eight games, will see the Brentford clash as a must-win match, which made it clear to him on Thursday night when Maresca decided to take a break from Reece James so he could prepare him for him.

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Maresca will not have two key figures as both Wesley Fofana and Roméo Lavia were injured again, which will keep them away for the time being.

Fofana was a huge turnover, and the Italian had already said he “loved” the French defender, who made 14 appearances this season, keeping four clean sheets for a total of 1,176 minutes.

On a more positive point of view, Chelsea has now restored all the injuries of Nicholas Jackson, Nonie McDonk and Cole Palmer, all with a 1-0 victory against Tottenham.

The return of the trio gave Maresca some choice headaches as he now has the option to reevaluate his team and adjust to the opposition and game plan.

Why Chelsea must give up Pedro Neto

Pedro Neto has made good fills for the likes of Jackson and Madueke in recent weeks, playing the winger and center when needed and Maresca when needed.

However, Neto did lose 11 possession against Tottenham Hotspur, completing only one of his three dribbling attempts and earning a yellow card in his 90-minute game as he failed to make any significant impact at the top of the court.

Although Jadon Sancho also performed poorly, he played only 68 minutes and still lost nine possessions, and his only game attempt failed. One of the pair should be brought to Madueke, who was able to fight the Spurs from the bench, who was able to enter his leg for 22 minutes.

When comparing the basic metrics of Madueke and Neto this season, you can see the directness gained from the startup Britons, who offer higher volumes of shots, carry and attacks, while also finding themselves in the goal position more often.

Maresca herself has called Madueke “wonderful” this season, referring to a hat trick against the wolf during the campaign’s opening week. This season, the 23-year-old winger made 29 appearances for the Bruce, scoring 8 goals and providing 4 assists for a total of 1,675 minutes, and easily became Chelsea’s most productive winger in terms of offensive output.

So, playing against a low-block team at Brentford, they want to cut space as much as possible in the back, which is probably the best time for the Axe Neto to bring Madueke to the roster on the right and put Sancho on the left, they might fit Chelsea’s tighter space Chelsea will face the Bees.