It’s the League Cup last this Sunday and an opportunity for Thomas Tuchel to win his first main home trophy since being in England.
However his Chelsea aspect have the very robust activity of dealing with Liverpool, who I watched annihilate Leeds United 6-0 this week with absolute ease.
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Chelsea performed very nicely themselves this week too in a 2-0 win over Lille within the Champions League. Tuchel’s aspect seemed much more fluid, sooner, with rather more high quality than now we have seen in latest matches from them, and it was a formidable efficiency.
Nonetheless, there have been many moments on this recreation when Chelsea have been uncovered on the again and a greater opposition would have punished them. A greater opposition akin to Liverpool with the tempo and high quality they’ve of their assault, and that’s my worry.
Chelsea have been very open in opposition to Lille and it was very very like a Basketball recreation on events, very finish to finish. This was nice as a result of we bought the 2 objectives and have been fortunate that Thiago Silva performed out of his pores and skin to maintain us safe on the again.
However we dedicated in numbers and the midfield typically performed excessive with out leaving anybody again. That is nice so long as we win possession again after we go looking for it, which we did in opposition to Lille. However once more, a greater opposition will play out lots higher and will beat that press at occasions, that means as soon as once more we could possibly be uncovered on the again and lack numbers.
I feel that is one thing Tuchel might want to get on prime of for Liverpool, and it’d imply beginning a midfielder who sits much more and doesn’t go dashing off up discipline over-committing, akin to Jorginho. Or play with a extra disciplined double pivot.
Tuchel is a prime coach and naturally he’ll know this already, however Chelsea will should be much more compact if they’re to raise their fourth trophy since Tuchel arrived simply over a 12 months in the past.
