{"id":1405487,"date":"2025-10-22T23:28:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1405487"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:58:18","slug":"post-match-analysis-chelsea-vs-ajax-22-10-25","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-chelsea-vs-ajax-22-10-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea vs Ajax stats and analysis: Enzo Maresca&#8217;s teenagers brush Ajax aside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Enzo Maresca&#8217;s youthful Chelsea became the first team in Champions League history to have three different teenage scorers in a single game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blues netted five against Johnny Heitinga&#8217;s Ajax, beating the Dutch outfit 5-1 and making it four wins on the bounce in all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A red card for Kenneth Taylor after just 17 minutes allowed Chelsea to take early control of the game. The Blues went on to hold 66% possession, taking 22 shots, creating five big chances and generating 3.54 Expected Goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-tactical-tweaks-from-maresca\" data-level=\"2\">Tactical tweaks from Maresca<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-chelsea-s-brazilian-wonderkid\" data-level=\"2\">Chelsea&#8217;s Brazilian wonderkid<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-gittens-finding-his-feet\" data-level=\"2\">Gittens finding his feet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-striker-solutions\" data-level=\"2\">Striker solutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tactical-tweaks-from-maresca\">Tactical tweaks from Maresca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The early red card in the game stopped us seeing the outcome of Maresca&#8217;s tweaks in an 11v11 match. But the Italian had returned to his trusted 3-2-5 set up on the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent weeks, the Blues have been setting up in a 4-3-3, shifting into a 2-3-5 on the ball. This utilises more fluid movement from the full-backs and No.8s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1405497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-267x267.jpg 267w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221555\/team_-average-positions-34.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the return of Tosin Adarabioyo saw a return to the 3-2 base, utilising the 26-year-old defender as the central centre-back in a three on the ball. Jorrel Hato pushed in from left-back, while Moises Caicedo inverted from right-back alongside Romeo Lavia to form the double pivot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This allowed Enzo Fernandez to join Facundo Buonanotte between the lines, with Estevao and Jamie Gittens holding the width on either side.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"article-page__title\">Dabble sign-up offer: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/dabble-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dabble<\/a> yet? 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chelsea-s-brazilian-wonderkid\">Chelsea&#8217;s Brazilian wonderkid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Estevao has already won the Chelsea fans hearts. The Brazilian scored the all-important winner against Liverpool before the international break, his first in the Premier League<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the 18-year-old has also now become the club&#8217;s youngest Champions League goalscorer. It&#8217;s a record that was held for just 33 minutes by Marc Guiu, who initially broke it in the same match!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brazilian has already shown he can play in a number of positions, featuring mainly on the right for Chelsea, but also having games on the left and cameos through the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1405498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36-32x40.jpg 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221602\/player_-pitch-5-stats-36.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Estevao took control in the second half. He was getting touches on the ball in wide and central areas, drifting around to combine with his teammates. The Brazilian also created chances and popped shots off in an attempt to add to his tally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maresca even stated he sees Estevao as &#8220;very similar to Cole Palmer&#8221;, currently playing more as a wide player. But then, in the future, he sees him as &#8220;more an inside player&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Palmer and Estevao possess unique technical ability in tight spaces, the ability to manipulate space without touching the ball via their body feints and quality final ball\/end product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gittens-finding-his-feet\">Gittens finding his feet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamie Gittens became the youngest Chelsea player on record to create 5+ chances in a Champions League match. It&#8217;s a record previously held by the legendary Belgian, Eden Hazard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 20-year-old winger was lively against Ajax, often facing up the opposition full-back in one-on-one scenarios, even sometimes being doubled up on. He used his ability to shift his momentum and acceleration in order to burst past and create chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1405500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37-32x40.jpg 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221609\/player_-pitch-5-stats-37.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a number of occasions, Gittens was able to cut back inside on his right foot, putting some excellent inswingers into the box which nearly resulted in multiple assists for the winger. This was possible due to the variance shown in the game, switching it up between attacking the byline and cutting back on his stronger foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named man of the match, Gittens will be hoping to use this performance to fuel him moving forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-striker-solutions\">Striker solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Joao Pedro suspended and Liam Delap injured, many were wondering who Maresca would have lead the line against Ajax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guiu impressed coming from the bench against both Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The Spaniard can occupy defenders, throw his weight around and carve out space for those behind him with his movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Tyrique George has been used as a striker under Maresca on a number of occasions. The Englishman has scored important goals for the club, including an important equaliser against Fulham last season as the Blues chased Champions League football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1405502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-320x200.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-96x60.jpg 96w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/22221743\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-19-2-40x25.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guiu and George both played a half each, given the chance to showcse their qualities and what they can bring to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guiu scored the opener with smart centre-forward play. He was stood in an offside position for a set-piece, allowing him to claim space in the penalty area. But he got back onside ready for the nod back across from Wesley Fofana, too tap home. Intellegent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George was able to latch onto a ball quickly after coming on, striking it goalwards first time. It took a deflection on the way through but ended up in the back of the net. Snap shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estevao was even given minutes upfront towards the end, as George moved over to the right. And the young Brazilian stayed central, allowing him to drift a bit more and get involved all over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall it was a strong performance for plenty of Chelsea&#8217;s youngsters. And they&#8217;ll now be looking ahead to Sunderland at the weekend with the hope of making it five wins on the bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/champions-league-tips\/\"><strong>Champions League predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/champions-league-outright-odds-qualification\/\"><strong>Champions League outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enzo Maresca&#8217;s youthful Chelsea became the first team in Champions League history to have three different teenage scorers in a single game. The Blues netted five against Johnny Heitinga&#8217;s Ajax, beating the Dutch outfit 5-1 and making it four wins on the bounce in all competitions. A red card for Kenneth Taylor after just 17&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3107,"featured_media":1405503,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[],"class_list":["post-1405487","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chelsea vs Ajax stats and analysis: Enzo Maresca&#039;s teenagers brush Ajax aside | Squawka | EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-chelsea-vs-ajax-22-10-25\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chelsea vs Ajax stats and analysis: Enzo Maresca&#039;s teenagers brush Ajax aside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Enzo Maresca&#8217;s youthful Chelsea became the first team in Champions League history to have three different teenage scorers in a single game. 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