Tottenham vs Chelsea: Three lessons learnt from dominant turnaround

2. The front three needs to improve their chemistry 

We saw our most frequent front three of this season so far against Tottenham which was Mount, Havertz and Lukaku. Some say that is our best front three in terms of quality but I say the chemistry between the three seems all out of sorts. Throughout the first half it consisted of counter attacks that led to nothing because no one could play anyone through, inability to pass the ball to Lukaku’s feet and finally complete and utter confusion between the three led to changes being made at halftime. I want nothing more to see the absolute best of Mount and Havertz but they are not doing themselves any favors, is it down to lack of understanding due to limited time they had on the pitch with Lukaku or is it overthinking simple solutions and making the wrong decisions. From what I saw against Tottenham both Mount and Havertz would either take wrong shot or completely miss hit the ball or lack that final ball in order to play Lukaku through.

So what’s the solution, well first getting through the growing pains of playing with a new teammate but also have better communication and understanding that will only come with time. But will they get that time in the short term with a squad that Tuchel continuously changes every match well I hope so but more training will only help. When Werner came on for Havertz it looked a lot better but once again Werner’s finishing and first touch let him down but his movement at least opened up more space. This team is not lacking in attacking talent but in order to reach their maximum potential they must grow their understanding and the flood gates will open without a doubt.