Switching to this formation next season? Tuchel reveals possible Chelsea’s formation ahead of next season
Thomas Tuchel has used a three-man defense for the most of his time at Chelsea, primarily a 3-4-2-1 style.
While his strategies helped him win the Champions League last season, this season has been more up and down.
Tuchel was asked if he would keep his three-man defense, and he confirmed that the tactics were not the issue.
He said: “I don’t think it’s a problem of structure that we have because we delivered on a very high level with performances.
“We’re looking in every direction but I think the structure suits our players very well like Thiago Silva and our midfielders in the build-up, as well as Reece James and Ben Chilwell because they have a bit more freedom to attack on the sides.
“There were some reasons to play this structure and the way we played it was very successful, on a high level very stable so actually it’s not the plan to change it but maybe we are forced to. It’s no problem to adapt or find solutions but the problem is that we are simply forced to be passive and this is what we don’t like.”