Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City: 5 things Maurizio Sarri still needs to improve | Premier League 2018-19

The hosts exceeded expectations
The hosts exceeded expectations

#3 Play Willian and Pedro together in more fixtures

Blistering p
Blistering pace

Usually when Chelsea plays with a striker upfront (Giroud/Morata), Hazard takes up the role on the left flank, and Sarri has to choose between Willian and Pedro for a spot on the right wing.

Yesterday, it was clear and evident that playing with Willian and Pedro both in the same starting eleven gives an altogether different pace to the Chelsea side, which can terrorise most of the defenses in England and Europe.

Willian adds the much needed blistering pace to the Chelsea attack, while Pedro also being fast, is good at falling back defensively when the team needs it the most.

If Chelsea were to play with a striker, Hazard can be given an attacking midfield role or false nine position behind the striker, and in that manner, Willian and Pedro can be accommodated to form a pacy and technically strong Chelsea XI.

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