Aubameyang

Analysing Aubameyang's style of play, where he scores from, the runs he makes, and how he might fit in a Tuchel team and this Chelsea squad.

The quality of his delivery was on show last weekend against [Leicester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leicester-city/), when he provided a wicked ball across the six-yard box for Sterling to finish into an empty net towards the back post. What keeps Sterling, Havertz and Mount in the team is their relentlessness off the ball as well as on it. [Wesley Fofana](https://theathletic.com/football/player/wesley-fofana-B3xBiMo59OK63V81/)’s arrival in defence will free [Reece James](https://theathletic.com/football/player/reece-james-GKa1YfGdueMrjfBr/) to play in his favoured advanced right-wing back role. This is particularly interesting when considering that it may well be Havertz who would make way for Aubameyang in the starting XI, with the [Germany](https://theathletic.com/football/team/germany/) international failing to find the back of the net this season. On a bad day, their forward line could be guilty of getting on top of each other by picking up the same positions. The link-up between Sterling and Aubameyang in particular will be interesting. Sterling is not a centre-forward by trade, but has honed his ability to arrive late into the box. Aubameyang operated more as a central striker in Xavi’s 4-3-3 during his time in Spain, often flanked by the pace and trickery of Ferran Torres and Ousmane Dembele. That aspect of his game could heavily benefit Chelsea when you consider their strength in wide areas from both sides. Notably, Aubameyang has very rarely played in a 3-4-2-1 system so would need to adapt to the new formation. The trio overlap in terms of their skillset in and out of possession, with good positional interchange giving them freedom to attack. The story of Chelsea’s season so far has been their ability to get into threatening positions, create good opportunities, but fail to convert.