3 Ways Chelsea will line up with new attacking signings Mudryk, Madueke and Felix

4-2-3-1 (Mudryk LW, Felix CAM, Madueke RW, Havertz ST)

This is the system I want to see deployed most often in the immediate future for several reasons. First, the Blues have been playing in a 4-2-3-1 for most of the campaign and will be comfortable with the movements and positioning necessary to make it successful.

Second, it will allow most of the team’s young attacking signings to take the field together and develop strong chemistry. Third, and I think most importantly, I imagine this is the formation Potter will select once Christopher Nkunku arrives in London during the summer window. The Leipzig hitman is known for his positional versatility, so he’s a strong candidate to take the mantle as Chelsea’s no. 9 of the future.

In the meantime, the team’s attack can still become extremely potent in a 4-2-3-1 with Havertz leading the line. The German international won’t need to play creator and finisher any longer with so much skill and pace surrounding him.

He already ranks in the 94th percentile with 46.14 touches per match, but now these touches will hopefully be closer to the net in more favorable scoring positions. Chelsea’s inability to score consistently has been its biggest problem throughout the season so far, with the team averaging an abysmal 1.1 goals per game in the Premier League.

We must see tangible improvements in attack during the second half of the year considering how much money has been spent on the Blues’ new-look front line.