Using Chelsea as a case study.
Maurizio Sarri has had little time to adapt the squad to his tactics. But his effect on Chelsea is most visible when the players are on international duty.
Managers change players. They change how they see the game and how they act in response to it.
Effect of International break
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. That is why international matches during breaks are often so sluggish overall. Players are fresh out of one set of tactics and have to suddenly adjust to a new system for two matches. Some players can hit that switch, some cannot.
There is often a notion that some players simply do not look the same in their national team kit. Raheem Sterling, for example, is a fantastic player for Pep Guardiola, but without Guardiola’s tactics, the scoring is just not there.
In the weirdest way, one of the most exciting parts of this break is seeing how shackled and lumbering the Chelsea players look. Not because they are bad, but one can see how they are trying to do what Maurizio Sarri has taught them. Their bodies have become hardwired to look for runs, passes, and space that their international teams ask them not to look for. It might be the clearest sign yet that Sarrismo is taking hold at Stamford Bridge.
N’Golo Kante was the first to showcase this phenomenon this break. In his more defensive role for France he looked like an island. He stayed welded to the back line with acres of space around him that he was not allowed to utilize. Kante played that exact role at the World Cup so it was not surprising, but after seeing what he can do with more freedom, it was a sad sight.
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Your thoughts please..
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That is why many successful national teams base their style on one team, and pick players to suit that.
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Not a surprise to me. They've looked good in this season's highlights and both had good games for under 21s last week.
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That's a good way to go, I remember adopting the Barca style and did very well a few years back.
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