Chelsea: Three things to look for as Blues look to bounce back at Wolves

2. Where does the attacking creativity come from?

Chelsea can change a lot on Tuesday in relation to how it played against Everton at the weekend. One of the things the Blues cannot control is the injury report and that’s where two of its creative centerpieces currently find themselves. Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi look likely to miss the next few weeks (and matches) with hamstring injuries suffered last week. Further, Christian Pulisic’s status for kickoff is currently unknown after he pulled up with a knock at the end of the Leeds match. He was kept out of the matchday squad against Everton, and he was surely missed.

Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, the struggling German duo, found themselves starting out wide and it was much of the same from the two out-of-form attackers. Werner struggled to get involved at all and Havertz looked exhausted. It’d be shocking to see the 21-year-old take the pitch for a third game in seven days, and if Pulisic isn’t ready to go, things could get a bit sticky for the team that failed to create much against Everton.

Formation changes have been the topic of discussion lately, but the fact of the matter is, the Blues had plenty of creativity on the pitch at Goodison Park. Between the aforementioned forwards, Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount, Chelsea should’ve had enough to get a breakthrough. That’s not even touching on the attacking impact of the fullbacks.

Regardless of whatever position the Blues line up in or whoever plays, one individual that needs to step up is Mount. Mount has been superb this season, but the Blues’ struggles at the weekend were partly his fault. The young English midfielder didn’t settle into the match until mid-second half and although it wasn’t too late then, Chelsea had already beaten itself. Lampard needs to get more from his attacking midfielder—plain and simple.

Another decision that can influence creativity against Wolves is the No. 9 debacle.