Previous article "In the same three-centre-back formation, what is the difference between Conte and Tuchel' managers?" "Talking about some similarities and differences between Conte and Tuchel's two-way Chelsea three-centre-back formation in terms of personnel and mobility, this article will talk about the offensive end.
In attack, there are also obvious differences in the way the two Chelsea play in the wing-back position, let's talk about Conte's. In addition to playing counter-attacks, Conte's attack relies heavily on the front insertion of two wing-backs, with Marcos Alonso and Victor Mosees harvesting and one-man impact, becoming the team's weapon to break the goal. Marcos Alonso was able to combine long passes from David Luiz or Fabregas with his excellent height and air superiority, scoring goals with his superior shooting skills and cutting ability, making him the most goal-scoring "knife guard" in the Premier League in 2016-18. Victor Moses is less capable of shooting, so he is responsible for blasting on the right with his strength and shape, taking out space and letting Marcos Alonso on the left do the harvesting work.
Thomas Tuchel's use of wingbacks is similar, first of all he pays more attention to the use of the ball and the ability to organize on both sides, Reese James and Ben Chilwell do not necessarily have to hand over the cross every time they attack, but can return to organize and help the team maintain the ball; when necessary, he can fall to the bottom or seek to get up. Compared to Marcos Alonso's directness, Ben Chilwell's style of play is more team-oriented, and he does not play more often than Marcos Alonso, but the cross landing point and timing are obviously better; Rees James has no less impact than Victor Moses, but he rarely "hard" opponents in a single body, and more often assists with crosses. It can be seen that Thomas Tuchel's use of the wing-back attack is not as direct as Conte's.
In terms of the configuration of the three in the front, Conte basically uses Hazard, Diego Costa and Pedro (reserve is Willian) as the main axis of attack. Hazard can carry a sudden ability to shoot and make balls, which is a very complete offensive system; Diego Costa can also create space and shooting opportunities with his own strength; Pedro also has a "plug-in" for opening the bow with his left and right feet, Costa and Pedro's responsibilities and the pressing of the frontcourt, and the two can also make up for Hazard's lack of hard work. To put it simply, Conte is more talented in the use of the front trident, giving Hazard great freedom, and the two around him also have their own ability to "find opportunities", but the attack is mainly around "Hazard".
Thomas Tuchel pays more attention to the team, and no player can have a "free-run gold medal", and Mason Mount and Timo Werner, who have a lot of running, are deeply pleasing to Thomas Tuchel. Offensively, Thomas Tuchel does not have a well-established style of play, but plays cards according to the characteristics of different offensive players. For example, when using Mason Mount and Kay Havertz, the attack is more focused on the middle of the pass and organization; Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic have the ability to explode and counterattack; Romelu Lukaku has an excellent physical advantage and can create space with his position; Andoy is the bottom-line cross type. Thomas Tuchel can create different attacking combinations according to different players, which is more varied than Conte (of course, this is also because Chelsea do not have a dominant attacker like Eden Hazard).
The three-centre-back system of the two men has its own merits, but the same thing is that they both succeeded in bringing great success to Chelsea. There are many managers who can use the three centre-backs, but there are not many who can succeed in this way; so Chelsea and this formation really have an indissoluble fate.