Chelsea vs Aston Villa Tactical Analysis

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Building up vs a narrow setup: Chelsea have struggled previously against sides that clogged the center and denied passing lanes to their midfield pivots, particularly Jorginho. Earlier in the season, Leeds found great success by restricting supply to the central mids, restricting all 3 (Mount, Jorginho, Gallagher) to less than 25 completed passes each. Villa set up in a narrow 4-3-3, looking to deny central access. One of Brighton's key strengths under Potter was the variety in their build up - they could progress centrally or wide, play short or go long.

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This was not, by any means, a good performance. Villa accumulated 1.7 xG to our 1.0. They had 23 touches in our pen. area, almost twice as many (12) as we had in theirs. Without Kepa's heroics, we would have left with our first loss under Potter. However, everything illustrated above are small steps towards developing an identity. The side's willingness to adapt from game to game, despite dealing with multiple key absentees & a hectic calendar will see us stumble here and there, but steady progress made is encouraging for the short, medium & long term.

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