The Croatian midfielder has become indispensable for the coach.
His place in the starting XI was not a guaranteed one under Frank Lampard, but Mateo Kovacic has become a key player for Thomas Tuchel.
With an exception of the FA Cup game with Barnsley, the Croat started every Chelsea match under the German coach.
WhoScored released a stats comparison between Kovacic under Tuchel and Kovacic under Lampard.
It shows that the current version of the player outperforms the one that we saw under Lampard in five key metrics:
Key passes per 90 min: 1.5 vs 0.8
Dribble per 90 min: 3.3 vs 1.6
Tackles and interceptions per 90 min: 3.3 vs 2.9
Passes per game: 109.3 vs 71.9
Pass success rate: 91.8% vs 91.6%
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