Last night gave Enzo Maresca another reminder that he has quality coming out of his ears as far as his Chelsea squad goes.
The Blues booked their place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a 5-0 win against Barrow at Stamford Bridge.
Maresca was notably still not 100% happy, with him seen to be having a go at the pressing of his forwards despite being multiple goals up.
Pedro Neto scored his first goal for the club as he impressed in his first real opportunity to start a game in his preferred role on the right.
It was Christopher Nkunku who took the headlines though, with his superb hat-trick showing he was a serious threat in front of goal.
Enzo Maresca has to find a way to start Christopher Nkunku
His goals made it six for the season, despite being restricted to just one Premier League start so far in the face of seriously good form from players around him.
Nicolas Jackson has seemed to lock down the striker position at the moment, with him proving a lot of doubters wrong so far this season.
However, Maresca is going to find it impossible soon to not start the Frenchman due to how well he is playing when given the chance to feature.
It was the France international who made the difference in the Premier League game against Bournemouth off the bench. Gary Cahill described him as ‘strong’ as he found the net in the final minutes.
Finding a place for Nkunku is the issue though, with him clearly operating at his best when he features in a central role.
Cole Palmer is undroppable at Chelsea though, meaning he may need to somewhat sacrifice playing at 100% to do the best job possible for the team.
The most likely option at this stage looks to feature off the left, with that role being taken in the last two games by Jadon Sancho.
The headache for Maresca is no doubt a positive one, and one Chelsea fans may not be used to seeing with the goals flowing for a range of their attackers right now.
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