Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic has told manager Graham Potter which formation he feels the club should be adopting moving forward. After missing their previous defeat to Tottenham due to illness, the 28-year-old was reinstated into Potter’s line-up against Leeds United for Saturday’s 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Kovacic was one of three changes to the side that lost in north London, with defenders Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana coming in for the injured Thiago Silva and Reece James. This saw the under-fire manager revert to a back-three system, something that pleased the Croatian.
Speaking to the club website after the game, Kovacic said: “We prepared the goal well in training because we know that Wesley is good in the air. I think the formation worked really well.
