Erik ten Hag on coming up against Graham Potter at Chelsea after losing to his Brighton side earlier this season:
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Brentford v Chelsea
Tactical Analysis
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CFC looked to continue their winning streak against BFC who seem to now be the recent "Can you do it on a night in Brentford?" with the way they play, although with modern principles, has elements of Stoke about them with the long throws, Setpiece play, and aggressive nature
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Tactical Analysis
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CFC looked to continue their winning streak against BFC who seem to now be the recent "Can you do it on a night in Brentford?" with the way they play, although with modern principles, has elements of Stoke about them with the long throws, Setpiece play, and aggressive nature
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Chelsea initially lined up in an interesting 3-1-4-1-1 formation(Hard to keep up with Potter these days ) with a Diamond midfield. Jorginho at the base Havertz at the top, Mount and Gallagher at either side, with Cucurella and RLC providing the width to match Brentford's 352
Brentford used long balls in behind Chelsea's backline to trouble them and used the wide channels as Villa did. They used runs from the midfielders in the wide areas to make underlapping runs into the channels for the wingbacks,
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Brentford used long balls in behind Chelsea's backline to trouble them and used the wide channels as Villa did. They used runs from the midfielders in the wide areas to make underlapping runs into the channels for the wingbacks,
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These attacking patterns are becoming more prevalent, and despite Brentford's block for most of the game when we attacked, we were able to create big situations, the reason some didn't materialize into big chances was cause of poor decision-making and precision in the final pass.
It is something that can definitely improve with time. It was a 0-0 and not without Brentford causing us a host of problems which we already touched on, but the fact that we are already trying those particular patterns regularly means we are progressing and will improve.
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It is something that can definitely improve with time. It was a 0-0 and not without Brentford causing us a host of problems which we already touched on, but the fact that we are already trying those particular patterns regularly means we are progressing and will improve.
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Chelsea and Newcastle are the only teams without an L in their last five Premier League games. π€
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Mount in an inside right role of the 3-4-3 is the way to go vs Man Utd. Lisandroβs aggressive tendencies will see him try to close that space behind Fred/Eriksen who will find it difficult to pick up Mount. Quick build-up to then expose the gap created behind Lisandro.
Not many better in the league than Mount at that.His pressing intelligence is also top.Shut down that Lisandro-Eriksen buildup like he did to Bennacer.
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Not many better in the league than Mount at that.His pressing intelligence is also top.Shut down that Lisandro-Eriksen buildup like he did to Bennacer.
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Newcastle United are prepared to bid β¬45million in order to sign Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic in the January transfer window. (TMW)
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Omari Hutchinson once again involved in every single goal for Chelsea U21s today. He bagged an assist with a beautiful reverse pass for the 1st goal & then won & scored the penalty for the 2nd goal.
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A few thoughts:
United have blistering pace up front. Rashford and Antony are rapid. We donβt have the pace on the wings or in the middle to deal with them getting in behind. We simply cannot allow their midfielders the time or space to play their attackers through.
Man United struggle to create anything when Eriksen or Bruno are shut down all game. I think Potter knows this, so I expect to see a three man midfield, whether that means 4atb or 3-5-2. I think itβs also likely with the form Kepaβs in that he comes out moving like Prime Neuer, coming wayyy out of the box to clear through balls.
These are really the key things we need to focus on to stop United from creating chances. If we can do this, I think we come away with three points, Iβm confident in our ability to score. Havertz has to be benched for Pulisic or Sterling, we cannot afford passengers on the pitch.
Potter does have a habit of embarrassing United so Iβm more confident than I usually would be. We havenβt lost at home yet this season either, hopefully it stays that way. Hopefully the Bridge is loud tomorrow, too, the boys will need it.
Also Michael Oliver please let's have one clean game.
2-0 Chelsea
COYB
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United have blistering pace up front. Rashford and Antony are rapid. We donβt have the pace on the wings or in the middle to deal with them getting in behind. We simply cannot allow their midfielders the time or space to play their attackers through.
Man United struggle to create anything when Eriksen or Bruno are shut down all game. I think Potter knows this, so I expect to see a three man midfield, whether that means 4atb or 3-5-2. I think itβs also likely with the form Kepaβs in that he comes out moving like Prime Neuer, coming wayyy out of the box to clear through balls.
These are really the key things we need to focus on to stop United from creating chances. If we can do this, I think we come away with three points, Iβm confident in our ability to score. Havertz has to be benched for Pulisic or Sterling, we cannot afford passengers on the pitch.
Potter does have a habit of embarrassing United so Iβm more confident than I usually would be. We havenβt lost at home yet this season either, hopefully it stays that way. Hopefully the Bridge is loud tomorrow, too, the boys will need it.
Also Michael Oliver please let's have one clean game.
2-0 Chelsea
COYB
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John Obi Mikel: "We always had a meeting with Roman. Once the team was not doing well, he came in and had a chat with us. Then he sits down, he has this guy, his friend, who sits with him β heβs the interpreter. And then he starts shouting and screaming in Russian!"
"And then the guy interprets what he said in English, and he starts screaming and then goes, 'You know what, you guys go back now and play football and start winning'."
"If weβre not winning, the next time Roman comes in, he flies in with his helicopter and comes to the training ground and thatβs it, we know the managerβs gone. Once he flies in with his helicopter, the manager is gone."
(Mail Sport)
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"And then the guy interprets what he said in English, and he starts screaming and then goes, 'You know what, you guys go back now and play football and start winning'."
"If weβre not winning, the next time Roman comes in, he flies in with his helicopter and comes to the training ground and thatβs it, we know the managerβs gone. Once he flies in with his helicopter, the manager is gone."
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John Obi Mikel: "We always had a meeting with Roman. Once the team was not doing well, he came in and had a chat with us. Then he sits down, he has this guy, his friend, who sits with him β heβs the interpreter. And then he starts shouting and screaming inβ¦
John Obi Mikel: "I was scared of Jose Mourinho. I was definitely scared of him. I mean, this guy, the things he did to players, but itβs just a way of him passing his message across, trying to get the best out of the players."
"I remember what Jose Mourinho did to Mohamed Salah, the guy was crying in the dressing room in the second half. I think he was having a bad game. And then obviously Mourinho came in and ripped into him. Massively ripped into him."
"Mohamed Salah was in tears. And then what happened, Jose Mourinho didnβt let him back onto the pitch the second half. He took him off. He ripped into him and then got him off."
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"I remember what Jose Mourinho did to Mohamed Salah, the guy was crying in the dressing room in the second half. I think he was having a bad game. And then obviously Mourinho came in and ripped into him. Massively ripped into him."
"Mohamed Salah was in tears. And then what happened, Jose Mourinho didnβt let him back onto the pitch the second half. He took him off. He ripped into him and then got him off."
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John Obi Mikel: "I was scared of Jose Mourinho. I was definitely scared of him. I mean, this guy, the things he did to players, but itβs just a way of him passing his message across, trying to get the best out of the players." "I remember what Jose Mourinhoβ¦
John Obi Mikel: "At Chelsea there was no place for you to be like, βI donβt wanna train todayβ. The only player I saw that did that and got away with it was Eden Hazard. Oh, he never trained."
"The worst, the most laziest football Iβve ever seen in my life. But then come the weekend, Eden Hazard produces - he was the man of the match. And he comes in with the trophy and heβs like, βcome on guys, see?β"
"I actually think when you look at Eden Hazard now, heβs lost a lot of weight. But when he was at Chelsea, the night before a game, after dinner, he sits there for like 20 minutes after, heβs eating rice puddingβ¦ he likes his food!"
"But then Eden Hazard goes to bed, wakes up in the morning and on a Saturday, 3pm, heβs there. We just let him do whatever he wants."
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"The worst, the most laziest football Iβve ever seen in my life. But then come the weekend, Eden Hazard produces - he was the man of the match. And he comes in with the trophy and heβs like, βcome on guys, see?β"
"I actually think when you look at Eden Hazard now, heβs lost a lot of weight. But when he was at Chelsea, the night before a game, after dinner, he sits there for like 20 minutes after, heβs eating rice puddingβ¦ he likes his food!"
"But then Eden Hazard goes to bed, wakes up in the morning and on a Saturday, 3pm, heβs there. We just let him do whatever he wants."
(Mail Sport)
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