Chelsea
Playing at home against
Manchester City
The round of fixtures is a tough one, however the strongest teams are generally holding back in this round.
Chelsea
It was one of them, and Coach Tuchel adjusted the formation decisively.
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Chelsea
A 352 formation was used, with the original three center backs changed to Azpilicueta, Christensen and Rudiger, with winger James returning from suspension, midfielder M. Alonso, and Jorginho, Kovacic and Kante forming the three at the back, and Werner and Lukaku up front.
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Chelsea
The style of play was clearly a counter-attacking strategy, with two attacking midfielders, Mount and Havertz, and even back-rower Thiago Silva being withdrawn in what was undoubtedly a move to save energy. After all, next week's midweek
European crown
Chelsea
will travel to Italy to take on
Juventus, Italian football team
A win or even an unbeaten run would be crucial in the fight for first place in the group, which explains why
Chelsea
Mindset for this round.
Manchester City
There is also considerable strength in the lineup, with a 433 formation featuring center backs Dias and Laporte, wingbacks Walker and Cancelo, midfielders Rodri, B. Silva, and De Bruyne, and a forward line of Foden, Jesus, and Grealish.
Manchester City
In next week's
European crown
Also facing a challenge, they will be on the road to Grand Paris. The first round of the competition has already ended in a draw, and it would be nice to see this
European crown
A win in the match would lock up first place in the division early. Despite the removal of star center back Stones, midfielder Gundogan and strikers Ferran Torres, Mahrez and Sterling, the basic playing force is maintained.
The proceedings were uneventful.
Manchester City
Good ball control.
Chelsea
Not daring to press on. Even if
Chelsea
It's a tight defense at center back.
Manchester City
was still able to mount a constant penetration attack and was almost always in control of the
Chelsea
half of the field. But
Chelsea
The counterattacks were also sharp, with M. Alonso passing frequently in the midfield, and Werner and Lukaku having a number of chances.
However, the accident happened in 28 minutes.
Chelsea
Right back James was suddenly injured and was unable to hold on to the game, leaving Tuchel with no choice but to bring on T.Silva.This pushed Azpilicueta into the right back position, but the unknown extent of James's injury means that Azpilicueta may need to play in next week's
European crown
The game was played at right guard, which definitely increased the pressure on him.
James is really unlucky, his previous red card was quite unjustified, and now he is unlucky to be injured again, saying goodbye to this game in less than 30 minutes, and it looks like he will be going into another recuperation period.
Since then.
Manchester City
Completely in control of the game, they kept pressing and made quick cuts into the backfield through the wings, exchanging high-speed ground balls directly into the box. After coming in from the left, direct ground ball crosses were missed by the central striker and quickly grabbed by the wingers on the other side. This is all because of the
Chelsea
Having to rely on M. Alonso to pass the ball forward on offense late in the game, the openings on that side of the field also became larger, and the
Chelsea
's three midfielders didn't move up and were effectively unable to create a possession advantage up front, so the
Chelsea
of the attack becomes shorter.
Manchester City
The possession of the ball becomes longer and the backline gets tired over a long period of time.
Under continuous pressure, the
Manchester City
The deadlock was broken in the 52nd minute when Cancelo fired a shot from just outside the box from a corner play which struck the foot of Jesus, who turned and fired a hard shot from 15 yards which deflected off Jorginho's leg and rolled into the goal.
Chelsea
Did the best I could, actually.
Manchester City
never really organized himself to finish the goal until the end.
Chelsea
The defense was pretty good, and leaning on Lukaku's pressure, the
Manchester City
Must leave enough men and distance in the middle of the field to not be able to form a wave of offense to rush into the
Chelsea
Prohibited Area.
Tuchel's 60th minute substitution, nonetheless, for Havertz while removing Kante was a sure sign that Kante must stay in next week's
European crown
As with keeping average usage throughout the season, Tuchel didn't want to take any chances in this game, even if he might lose, and he opted to stick with Kovacic and Jorginho until the end of the game.
second half (of sporting competition)
Manchester City
There's still a lot of opportunity left.
Chelsea
attempted to tie the game, but the center and backfield did take on the
Manchester City
The offense defended pretty hard. But both Rudiger and T. Silva blocked the
Manchester City
's obligatory shot, Christensen's performance wasn't bad at all.
Manchester City
Never found a goal.
