Tomorrow marks easily the biggest game of the season for Chelsea as they prepare for the visit of Middlesbrough to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues are looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg loss at the Riverside in the EFL Cup semi-final.
The performance and tactics were far from what was required from Mauricio Pochettino’s side last time out, with the false nine experiment clearly not working out.
The Championship side took their chance on the break, with Cole Palmer having a rare off day as he missed a heap of chances.
When looking to pick his side for tomorrow, it can perhaps be expected therefore that the manager will look to start a natural striker in Armando Broja in the frontline.
However, those who are going to be playing around him are perhaps more difficult to predict.
Pochettino has to start Mudryk
Mykhailo Mudryk was only one of two first team players to be on a youthful bench in the first leg, and didn’t really have enough time to get involved in the losing effort.
This time though, the Ukraine international should see his pace and attacking abilities utilised from the start on that left wing.
Raheem Sterling started in that role in the last game against Middlesbrough, however had a particularly difficult evening in the North-East.
The England international performs far better on the right instead of the opposite side, where he will likely be up against Noni Madueke for a place in the side.
The youngster is one of the form players at Stamford Bridge right now, and should certainly continue his run in the team in order to not lose everything he has put in recently.
Mudryk however should absolutely be a starter tomorrow night, in a game which could determine how much longer Pochettino has in charge at Stamford Bridge.
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