During his tenure as Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel frequently employed the 3-4-3 formation.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Tuchel was a success with the method, winning the Champions League in his first year, as well as the Super Cup and Club World Cup the following year.
Tuchel’s 3-4-3 style, however, did not work for him this season, as Chelsea failed to win games. After six league games this season, the German was fired.
Chelsea has appointed Graham Potter as their new manager, and Potter could just as well adopt a 3 the back system at Chelsea.
According to GIVEMESPORT’s Dean Jones, Potter has been experimenting with two alternative formations at Cobham since taking over as Chelsea manager.
“He’s been working on a couple of different things since coming here,” the journalist told GMS. Obviously, it’s early days, but folks I’ve spoken to claim they’ve seen him work on two distinct forms in training, neither of which is especially unlike what Tuchel was doing.
“And I believe that is crucial. You don’t want to upset the apple cart at this point.”