Chelsea could use long throws in the future as Enzo Maresca looks at ways to evolve (Photo by Chelsea Football Club/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Chelsea may end up reverting to long throws in the future as they prepare to take on Sunderland, who have the second most launches in the box this season.

Only Brentford have thrown the ball inside the 18-yard box more in the Premier League than the Black Cats this term as they travel to Stamford Bridge this afternoon. The Blues conceded a late goal away at Brentford last month via a long throw-in and head coach Enzo Maresca has been showing his players the clip of that goal to remind them how not to deal with the danger.

“Absolutely, but we review [clips] not only this week because we play against Sunderland, also we faced teams already after Brentford that they were going with the long throw-ins,” Maresca said on Friday morning. “It's something that now again everyone, almost every team is doing that so we need to learn how to deal with that.”

The Chelsea head coach worked as an assistant...