Hakim Ziyech is a pretty intense character both on and off the pitch, and that’s never more clear than when hearing him speak about his tactical issues at Chelsea.

According to him, he’s had problems adapting to Thomas Tuchel preferred formation. It’s certainly true that we’ve only seen the best of him when playing in an adapted 433 in the last few weeks, with so many players out.

It’s all part of a really interesting interview with the Moroccan by Chelsea TV, who manage to unlock some of the rather elusive character’s depths.

You can see the winger speaking in the clip embedded here:

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