Bringing Jorginho in his luggage, Sarris arrival will definitely change the Chelsea midfield and how they play together.
Here we wont talk too much about Sarris style of play, you can find more in-depth analysis of the Italian manager in David Selinis piece, but well concentrate on how Kante could play in the new plan.
Jorginho and the Sarri 4-3-3
Used to playing with Jorginho in Napoli, there is no doubt that Sarri will use the Italian (born in Brazil) as much as he can it’s already the case in pre-season games. The relatively young midfielder is an important player in the Italian coachs gameplan: placed as real number 6 , Jorginho is both able to gather the ball and provide breaking vertical passes.
The latter skill is one of the most important parts of the Sarri ball style, a mix of short passes to move the opponent block and vertical breaking passes to bring pace and speed in attack, reducing the chances of opposition adjusting defensively.
The passnetwork below show how Jorginho can be important in passes transmissions and also how he has “the volume” to plays as a deep-lying playmaker (often going very deep, alongside his center backs).
What about Kante?
Being one of the best midfielders in these last seasons, N’golo Kante will probably go up a notch. While some argue, with reason, that the French midfielder (3.3 tackles, 2.5 interceptions per game) will assume the role of stalwart Allan (2.8 tackles, 0.7 interceptions per game) in Napoli, there are some clues that might let us think that Kante can bring more than that.
Firstly, Kante is not only a ball gathering player. Though it
