THREAD: Why Lampard should modify Chelsea's offensive structure

In this thread, I will briefly cover Chelsea's current offensive spacing and explain why I believe it to be poor, as well as offering a potential solution

*I am not claiming to know better than Lampard, this is just my personal opinion*

The current structure:
Lampard has preferred a 4-3-3 since Chelsea's 3-0 win over Burnley. The preferred midfield trio has been Mount and Havertz with Kanté at the base.

The midfield three is reminiscent of Manchester City's during the 17/18 season. However, to facilitate attacking 8s in a midfield three, two conditions should be met for both offensive and defensive balance.

The first condition is a sound structure in place which can nullify the opponent's threat in transition

Going back to the Manchester City example, their structure involved the use of inverted fullbacks and their defensive midfielder which created a 2-3 shape.

Chelsea don't have a sound structure in place, as they only have Kanté along with their centre backs staying back.

This is problematic because the structure itself is poor regardless of player profiles, and Kanté is not nearly as proficient at defending transitions as Fernandinho, and he is much more isolated than Fernandinho ever was.

The second condition is adequate offensive spacing in order to facilitate the attacking 8s during offensive organisation.

Ideally, a top team such as Chelsea should have five players in the attacking third, each occupying a vertical lane.

In 17/18, Manchester City achieved this in the following fashion:

The current Liverpool team occupies each lane like this:

Currently, Chelsea's offensive spacing tends to look something like this (obviously depending on personnel used):

Based on the player profiles at Lampard's disposal, I would suggest the following structure:

Personally, I wouldn't use a 4-3-3, but realistically Lampard is likely to stick to it, so the above structure is what I would recommend within that general shape.

To conclude, it is not possible to have optimal offensive spacing while using attacking fullbacks, attacking 8s, and inverted wingers in the same system. This also leaves the team exposed in transition. A structural change would aid Chelsea both offensively and defensively.