Sunday 1 October 2017

MY TAKE ON THE GAME BETWEEN CHELSEA VS MAN CITY .

when i watch the game at times i am frustrated and see the lack of technique . let me tell you with players who had played the game long enough and coached then they would understand the importance of pass . most of the time i see players missing to see a pass and passing the ball with outside  of the boot which is sometimes difficult to control . when you pass the ball it should be easy for the player to recive it and he should be able to pass it without having to make two touches or adjust for the angle . second is that at time i had seen players dropping back collecting the ball and passing the ball back . at evey inch of the pitch different angles are created and different possibilities are created . secondly you should be aware on the pitch as to whether you are pressed or not . if you are not then you should use the ball and many a times i had seen that even when not pressed players pass the ball back . instead keep the ball and use it .
yesterday man city played chelsea at stamford bridge . chelsea didnt had luiz so rudiger came into his place . chelsea started the game with 3 -5-2 formation . while man city started with a hybrid formation i would explain that . city started with 4-3-3 but made it would be different when they had the ball . if there was one reason as to why chelsea had success last season then with costa and hazard pedro's off the ball running and his ability to stretch the defense had been a very big factor in chelsea title winning season . in whichever games pedro hadnt played chelsea struggled to create space as well as stretch the defense and were not able to hold the ball upfield longer . his ability to stretch the offense was the main reason that he would distract the defense and create spaces for hazard and costa to work . chelsea didnt start him and obviously struggled .
the game started with chelsea sitting back and trying to absorb pressure and hitting on the counter . chelsea had hazard and moratta upfront . city had 4 at the back with delph in the left back position but he would move inside in the midfield when city had the ball and  this obviously had a plan first off city had sterling and sane upfront in the wide positions . their job was to stretch the defense so that players like silva and de bruyne could exploit the spaces and create chances . city used jesus in the middle and his job was to keep the three central defenders occupied . i think when pep must had thought about the game then at that time he must had taken into  consideration that chelsea were not going to give any space infront of the goal and the central area of the pitch was going to be water tight and so it would be better to exploit the space that is on the left and right of these central defenders ( will show in pic ) . another advantage of moving delph inside was that he would get an extra body in the midfield and would be able to move the ball easily secondly and secondly he could directly pass the ball from back to front to the wide players sane and sterling . city had all the joy with possession they were stretching the defense and sane and sterling were doing an excellent job of harrassing the fullbacks . now city were having all the possession but the trouble was that chelsea were able to keep city at bay . there are reasons for that . first off city had too many players in the middle and chelsea were not ready to concede space over there . secondly city were not able to move the ball inside which they should be . third and the most important one is that city were not able to bring jesus in the game . i would give you the stats for that . gaurdiola for me while watching the game failed to notice this for me ( his one touch and he set up a goal for de bruyne ) . city has to bring jesus in the game they had to mix things . city were just too much one dimensional for me and they should had brought jesus more in the game . they have one of the best players in the game that is david silva who is joy to watch for me . his touch his ability to pass the ball and pass with deft touch is simply exquisite ( he reminds me of me ) . when i watch the game at times i am frustrated and see the lack of technique . let me tell you with players who had played the game long enough and coached then they would understand the importance of pass . most of the time i see players missing to see a pass and passing the ball with outside  of the boot which is sometimes difficult to control . when you pass the ball it should be easy for the player to recive it and he should be able to pass it without having to make two touches or adjust for the angle . second is that at time i had seen players dropping back collecting the ball and passing the ball back . at evey inch of the pitch different angles are created and different possibilities are created . secondly you should be aware on the pitch as to whether you are pressed or not . if you are not then you should use the ball and many a times i had seen that even when not pressed players pass the ball back . instead keep the ball and use it .
yesterday man city played chelsea at stamford bridge . chelsea didnt had luiz so rudiger came into his place . chelsea started the game with 3 -5-2 formation . while man city started with a hybrid formation i would explain that . city started with 4-3-3 but made it would be different when they had the ball . if there was one reason as to why chelsea had success last season then with costa and hazard pedro's off the ball running and his ability to stretch the defense had been a very big factor in chelsea title winning season . in whichever games pedro hadnt played chelsea struggled to create space as well as stretch the defense and were not able to hold the ball upfield longer . his ability to stretch the offense was the main reason that he would distract the defense and create spaces for hazard and costa to work . chelsea didnt start him and obviously struggled .
the game started with chelsea sitting back and trying to absorb pressure and hitting on the counter . chelsea had hazard and moratta upfront . city had 4 at the back with delph in the left back position but he would move inside in the midfield when city had the ball and  this obviously had a plan first off city had sterling and sane upfront in the wide positions . their job was to stretch the defense so that players like silva and de bruyne could exploit the spaces and create chances . city used jesus in the middle and his job was to keep the three central defenders occupied . i think when pep must had thought about the game then at that time he must had taken into  consideration that chelsea were not going to give any space infront of the goal and the central area of the pitch was going to be water tight and so it would be better to exploit the space that is on the left and right of these central defenders ( will show in pic ) . another advantage of moving delph inside was that he would get an extra body in the midfield and would be able to move the ball easily secondly and secondly he could directly pass the ball from back to front to the wide players sane and sterling . city had all the joy with possession they were stretching the defense and sane and sterling were doing an excellent job of harrassing the fullbacks . now city were having all the possession but the trouble was that chelsea were able to keep city at bay . there are reasons for that . first off city had too many players in the middle and chelsea were not ready to concede space over there . secondly city were not able to move the ball inside which they should be . third and the most important one is that city were not able to bring jesus in the game . i would give you the stats for that . gaurdiola for me while watching the game failed to notice this for me ( his one touch and he set up a goal for de bruyne ) . city has to bring jesus in the game they had to mix things . city were just too much one dimensional for me and they should had brought jesus more in the game . they have one of the best players in the game that is david silva who is joy to watch for me . his touch his ability to pass the ball and pass with deft touch is simply exquisite ( he reminds me of me ) . 
chelsea were playing on the counter attack . conte does like to play from the back . he likes the opposition  to come and close them down so that they can play around them and exploit them . as i had mentoined that chelsea missed pedro . chelsea had three in the middle with bakiyoko and kante on either side of fabregas . fabreagas was in the team just so that he could dictate the play . city were well aware of that so the player that they pressed mostly was fabregas who they didnt allowed time on the because they know the quality of ball that he can produce . the trouble with chelsea was that they were not able to keep the ball . chelsea earlier tried to play through costa and they do the same with moratta . moratta has a different game he likes to take on players and is good in one on one situations . the trouble with chelsea was that chelsea didnt had the numbers and city had pinned them back and by the time they would try to arrive they were in the process of getting pressed and lossing possession . moratta left the game early and willian replaced him . even though morattta gives a pivot to work around . for me willian was a welcome change because you cannot press him since he is good in one on one position . with willian chelsea could hold the ball longer and bring the players around but then they got mixed up in the roles . they could done something with the game when batshuyayi was bought but missed the chance . the trouble with chelsea was that they were not able to keep the ball long enough and trouble city plus they could not move the ball properly instead got trapped in one dimension to move the ball forward and really  didnt showed quality with the ball .
chelsea were playing on the counter attack . conte does like to play from the back . he likes the opposition  to come and close them down so that they can play around them and exploit them . as i had mentoined that chelsea missed pedro . chelsea had three in the middle with bakiyoko and kante on either side of fabregas . fabreagas was in the team just so that he could dictate the play . city were well aware of that so the player that they pressed mostly was fabregas who they didnt allowed time on the because they know the quality of ball that he can produce . the trouble with chelsea was that they were not able to keep the ball . chelsea earlier tried to play through costa and they do the same with moratta . moratta has a different game he likes to take on players and is good in one on one situations . the trouble with chelsea was that chelsea didnt had the numbers and city had pinned them back and by the time they would try to arrive they were in the process of getting pressed and lossing possession . moratta left the game early and willian replaced him . even though morattta gives a pivot to work around . for me willian was a welcome change because you cannot press him since he is good in one on one position . with willian chelsea could hold the ball longer and bring the players around but then they got mixed up in the roles . they could done something with the game when batshuyayi was bought but missed the chance . the trouble with chelsea was that they were not able to keep the ball long enough and trouble city plus they could not move the ball properly instead got trapped in one dimension to move the ball forward and really  didnt showed quality with the ball . 

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