Chelsea star Tosin explains what has impressed him most about Enzo Maresca

Chelsea are opening to look creaseless nether Enzo Maresca with Saturday's 3-0 triumph distant to West Ham their astir emphatic triumph for immoderate clip - and defender Tosin says their show was down to the caput coach's attraction for detail

Towering Tosin toasted a cleanable expanse successful his archetypal Chelsea commencement by hailing two-goal Nicolas Jackson – for his antiaircraft contribution.

The 6ft 5in centre back, a escaped transportation from Fulham, was parachuted into the starting XI connected Saturday alongside Levi Colwill and constricted a dire West Ham to hardly a whimper.

At the different extremity Jackson scored doubly and provided the assistance for Cole Palmer to marque it 3-0 successful an accumulation of fast-break football.

And portion Tosin people took top pleasance from not conceding, helium reckoned the cardinal was however Senegal striker Jackson defended from the front. “It was a apical show from each of us,” Tosin said. “We’re precise pleased to get that cleanable sheet. Even Nico mentioned that it’s large to get a cleanable sheet.

“It starts up beforehand and goes each the mode backmost to Rob [Sanchez, the goalkeeper] and vice versa for the goals. Nico scored 2 fantastic goals but not conscionable that. He worked precise hard for the team. That’s the astir important thing.”

Irrespective of West Ham’s alarming performance, determination was a wide consciousness that things are coming unneurotic nicely for caput manager Enzo Maresca.

Imperfections stay and amended teams volition apt radiance a airy connected immoderate weaknesses. But they already look similar a fluid portion with the extent of options disposable arsenic a blessing and a curse.

Saturday’s substitutes, astatine a outgo of £220m, included Pedro Neto and Christopher Nkunku, truthful if a guardant is retired of signifier they tin easy beryllium replaced by a subordinate of akin calibre.

Maresca’s top situation volition stay keeping truthful galore players with justifiable claims to commencement blessed passim the season.

Yet for Tosin the erstwhile Leicester boss’ top spot rests successful leaving nary chromatic unturned erstwhile preparing for games.

“He gives america each azygous item we request to beryllium capable to spell into the crippled and enactment a show successful to get the points,” the defender said.

Maresca whitethorn person made immoderate large decisions during pre-season – not slightest shunting a fig of experienced, high-earning stars to 1 broadside – but a consciousness of harmony seems to person rapidly settled in.

Whether it lasts is different happening but adjacent Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, the co-owners who person fallen out, volition person been pleased sitting alongside each different successful the directors’ box.

With Palmer again attracting adjacent attraction from opponents, wingers Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke positive Jackson were afforded acres of abstraction to thrive against a hapless, shapeless Hammers defence.

This was a notable show of ruthlessness from Jackson, who past play continuously recovered himself successful large positions lone for the finishing to fto him down.

Maresca stressed that helium volition not go overly upset if Jackson misses a accidental erstwhile the remainder of his crippled is apical level.

And it should not beryllium underestimated that West Ham’s inexplicably precocious defence, hardly blessed with pace, were optimal opponents for Jackson to dazzle.

But Tosin added: “He’s got a bully all-round crippled to beryllium honest. But with the shot astatine his feet and erstwhile helium tin crook and commencement moving behind, he’s precise bully astatine dribbling the ball.

“[The precocious line] is easier for astir strikers. They get much clip and space. Most strikers similar that and you saw that with Nico being 1 v 1 with their centre defenders a batch and helium thrived connected that.”

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