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Chelsea kept theory first clean sheet of the Premier League season.
I went into detail how Xabi's off ball shape and player application made that happen. The tactics Xabi used to make Chelsea score and the rotations that Xabi is building little by little in possession.
On my YouTube channel. Link below👇
Should we be scared?
🚨 Alonso on low possession stats :
"What I want is to win the game. I want that we are better with the ball. I think that we can do better and we were not at our best. It's not that significant. The possession can be 60, it can be 40, 30 as long as you create chances and you have chances to score goals and win games. That's the most important" (@BobbyVincentFL)
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This could be huge, with Pedro out, having Emegha available for minutes to give us something different could be key
Pace in behind, nuisance to deal with his height - can help when going long to gain territory and stretching vertically to open space between the lines for receivers
Xabi Alonso: “Emegha is IN the squad.
“He has special qualities and now he is fully fit. Gradually we want to see him, and maybe tomorrow he will have the chance to play.” #CFC
If we cant at least compete and try to win the games that Joao Pedro doesnt play with the strikers available as back ups. We failed to back up Joao Pedro reliably and it means selling Jackson was a mistake.
Its that simple imo because the club had control of Jackson and the situation. He went for preseason and everything so dont tell him he wasn't willing.
Wait a minute. They are going to use Chelsea as a turn around match aren't they...
🚨 BREAKING: Michael Carrick set to be given time to turn things in around. Expected to be in charge for Chelsea.
Training is taking place as usual.
#MUFC now looking for a response at Stamford Bridge.
🚨 BREAKING: Michael Carrick set to be given time to turn things in around. Expected to be in charge for Chelsea.
Training is taking place as usual.
#MUFC now looking for a response at Stamford Bridge.
Everything indeed works out for good. You might have said Kane stayed too long at Spurs and missed his chance to win trophies but he consistently showed year on year that hes the best Striker in the world and needed an elite platform and got it. Master at finishing and craftsman forward. He could write a book on how to position yourself in the box and how to score whilst using his incredible passing range when he drops deep. About time it came for him. Happy for Harry. Congratulations 👏
Harry Kane wowwww
This is actually now done on Merit?
I would not have believed it in my wildest dreams that Kane would win it.
We shouldn't have lost against Spurs. Spurs did play well. They didnt threaten much though. We defended well but we self destructed. Anyways the table shows were right in the areas of where were meant to be. And we just need to look forward and also realise were still not title challengers anyways. It helps so it doesnt look worse
Rewatching and im not sure how people think Palmer was poor because he had so little of the ball and the times hes got it. Hes had a shot on goal. Created 2 Rogers shots on goal including a beautifully deft one that Rogers tested Kinsky with. He was poor in the challenges thag he made to Fernandes and the other yellow yes but not poor in the game. He didnt get enough of the ball to do damage.
Now, the issue later on was that as Spurs controlled the game, Chelsea started going long. Then the players started doing this for no reason.
They are in a good position to work the ball out of a tight area and attack, and instead they just bail and think Rogers is going to work wonders and hold up the ball every time with inaccurate balls like this.
So rewatching. Definitely Alonso did infact intend on Chelses to play short and build up from the back. Infact,the first 20 minutes. Most of the build up was short. Balls were funneled through the wide areas with the Fullbacks. Hato received the ball here first from Penders but he doesnt make anything of it. Should have been composed enough to control the ball and play out with the space he had.
2nd Josh receives the ball and does drive with and brings Chelsea out of pressure and finds Palmer who goes direct to Neto.
The directness definitely came after trying to build up first. Then attack the space like Neto did but. Chelsea started to also go long but it was ao off. Not really even Penders like that but others. Clearances were wild without direction from the defenders and midfielders. Didn't give Rogers and co a fighting chance to get the ball too
So rewatching. Definitely Alonso did infact intend on Chelses to play short and build up from the back. Infact,the first 20 minutes. Most of the build up was short. Balls were funneled through the wide areas with the Fullbacks. Hato received the ball here first from Penders but he doesnt make anything of it. Should have been composed enough to control the ball and play out with the space he had.
2nd Josh receives the ball and does drive with and brings Chelsea out of pressure and finds Palmer who goes direct to Neto.
The directness definitely came after trying to build up first. Then attack the space like Neto did but. Chelsea started to also go long but it was ao off. Not really even Penders like that but others. Clearances were wild without direction from the defenders and midfielders. Didn't give Rogers and co a fighting chance to get the ball too
