In the previous summer, Chelsea had made several heavyweight signings, including Kay Havertz, Thiago Silva, Timo Werner, Ben Chilveel and Eduard Mendy all making important contributions on the way to the champions league. Hakim Ziyech alone still seems to be out of tune with the team's playing, and because of his mediocre performance, it is rumored that he will be purged by Thomas Tuchel. But the Moroccan's performance this season is finally getting better, proving himself with performance, becoming the new darling of Stamford Bridge.
In the previous summer, Hakim Ziyech was Lampard's first roll call acquisition. Lampard saw his ability to pass long passes and straight blocks, and thought the team could build a new offensive system around him. In the Eredivisie, Hakim Ziyech's offensive statistics are quite impressive, in Twente, where he has 34 goals and 30 assists in 76 games, and at Ajax, he has scored 49 goals and 81 assists in 165 games. This made him selected for the best team in the Eredivisie four times, and also won the league's best name three times, which is so high that he conquered the entire Eredivisie competition.
In his first few games since his move to Chelsea, Hakim Ziyech has played at a decent level, scoring goals and assists at the beginning of the season, including two games against Burnley and Sheffield United, which were won by his deadly passes. Lampard's side used crosses as their main offensive weapon; Hakim Ziyech's strengths coincided with Lampard's tactics. However, after several highlight moments, Hakim Ziyech was injured against Leeds United, leaving him on a full month's sideline. However, during his injury, Lampard's record plummeted by losing his main player, making him desperately need Hakim Ziyeh to come back to save himself, and also making a hasty comeback without being in shape, which affected his performance. In the end, Hakim Ziyech was unable to save Lampard and was replaced by German coach Thomas Tuchel.
Thomas Tuchel's style of play is different from Lampard's, he does not need a core attacker who loves feet and can cross, Thomas Tuchel pays attention to organization on the offensive end, and also pursues the efficiency of counter-attack, and the players generally do not have much time to play. Hakim Ziyech also had problems with the emergence of a new system, except for the occasional long-range shot and counter-attack goal, the overall performance was not ideal, and the appearance was also behind Mason Mount and Timo Werner.
Fortunately, after a season of adaptation, Thomas Tuchel finally found his manual. Thomas Tuchel took his position slightly inward, taking on the role of shadow striker, working as a reaper behind the center. At the same time, he can also pull back the organization, with his long pass to turn the back attack, to make up for the lack of Gioginho and Kan long pass ability behind him; he can also pull the edge independently, take turns with Mason Mount, and can also play with the full-back. In this season, he played 32 games for the team, delivering eight goals and five assists; the participation in the goal has been higher than the six goals and four assists in 39 games last season.
From the departure of the fans to the gradual recognition of fans, Hakim Ziyeh has gradually gone straight at Stamford Bridge. I believe that with his long-term skills and unique signature long-range shooting, he will certainly be able to do something in the Blues.