Chelsea 1 Salzburg 1: What we learned about Potter's Chelsea
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Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw with Salzburg in game that was most notable for being Graham Potter's debut as Chelsea manager.
Jon Mackenzie takes a look at what we can learn about Potter's Chelsea from the game.
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i love jon’s late night videos because I can watch them right after the game when I’m drunk, then inevitably forget and re-watch them in the morning the day after.
As he talks my memory starts to kick in again and it feels like I knew all Jon’s points anyway and for a brief second I feel like the smartest tactical analyst on earth.
😭😭😭
Agree.
This is how the football gods wanted Havertz to play, behind a striker
He wasn't even playing behind the striker. He played half 9 half 10 which is supposedly his best "position". Man is questionable. He's not good at anything particular.
@@limofootball new Dele
a lot said Tuchel was a genius, yet he cannot see this obvious thing and keep his fake no.10 golden boy Mount, while he have one of the best no 10 in the world today in Kai Havertz. 🤦♂
@@TheDarkKnightRacist best no 10 is Fernandes
@@TheDarkKnightRacist Bro he's just not as good irl as he is in FM
Cucurella was immense. He played as a CB, LB & LM to help free Sterling. Kova did amazing too covering the vacated spaces. Sterling deserves to have the freedom obviously, and I actually think it helped Cucurella and Kova to also shine. I love the new system and the way it allows player’s to play in their more natural position. Now we build on the players confidence. A few games of Kai playing a 9 that drops to a 10 to help create overloads he will be firing. Kai was mostly on the right to allow Sterling 1v1 on the left, which isn’t Reece’s natural game. Another thing that I took particular interest in was that Reece wouldn’t tuck in unless absolutely necessary. I assume to pin them back and/or have a head start to the counter or build up phase. Complete opposite to Tuchel. In fact this was completely different. Tuchel’s system was 3 x CB, 2 x WB, 2 x CDM, 2 x ACM and 1 ST for most games. Potter we see more 1 x CB, 2 x LB/RB, 1 x CDM, 2 x CM, 2 x Wingers, 2 x ST. 1 striker coming to the ball more often then not, while the other ghosts behind at the back post and punches the line. I could go on. Reece was the most important piece to the puzzle to allow Potter to quickly change to a back 4 if needed. Both Mount and Kai could take up the space on the right wing. Having players that can do this makes the opposition manager think twice about changing formation with a sub as they know Potter can counter it, or not.
If cucurella and kova were amazing, you must think Salzburg are an amazing team..
Full time: 1-1
Glad I’m not the only one pleased with what I saw structurally.
@@littleboy1273 😂😂
Potter should have brought back Weasley, Granger, Snape, Black, the Defence against the Dark Arts teacher, etc, etc. Winning team.
Sorry to tell you this but black and snape are dead.
@@drex5160 use a deathly hallow
Hahahaha funny.
Why?
Scary Potter?
@@Cillian-wwweeee Graham Potter and the Half Boehly Prince
There were lots of positives to take from the match for chelsea.
True, lot of positives.
Classic potter scoreline
Also a classic Chelsea scoreline 😐
Classic numpty comment.
Also Classic Potter winning the XG battle.
@@hermankermit-warm1121 It's the truth, you clearly can't handle it.
I think was a mistake not starting koulibaly this game. I understand why azpi did play buy I think Koulibaly line breaking passes was needed today. Chelsea relied on crossing to create chances way to often, I hope with potter having alittle more time working with the squad that changes
This exact system with koulibaly and fofana jn place of silva and azpi respectively should work excellently
I think its hard for koulibaly because potter like cucurella as lcb. Now chillwell competition for left wing back is not with cucu, but with sterling. Potter like attacking wing back and sterling can be used like trossard
Also at Napoli, he used to make a lot of progressive carries/runs, so I'm sure he could do what Potter wants from his wide CBs.
The only reason he played is because he wanted the captain to start his first game
@@mwenyasikazwe9811 good point
Interesting to watch some of the younger players at RB Salzburg. Obviously, those who are considered to have huge potential will be moved on to Leipzig and those who aren't quite up to that level will be sold off to Leeds (sorry, Leeds fans).
sold off to leeds lol
An upgrade is an upgrade, can't complain about that
what did Aaronson do to you 💀😭
they are european top club academy
no need to be sorry, I think that's a good thing honestly 🤷🏻♂️
It's crazy how many Chelsea fans I saw being extremely negative about this performance. There were so many positives about this game as shown in this video. Very excited to see how this team evolves under Potter.
Yeah the reactions were negative. I think people are still upset with tuchel’s sacking. For me not getting the win was disappointing but going back to watch some of the game we actually played quite well considering our recent form.
First time I've been to a live game in ages, because of illness, and I agree with you. Lots of positives. James was superb. Mason Mount didn't stop running and one mistake aside Silva was excellent. Strange team selection. No much pace at the back, but I'm sure there was a reason.
Chelsea submitted the formation 4-2-3-1 with Azpi and Silva as pair CB which is very old combination, scary stuff. But yeah they played as back 3 with Cucu.
For me it was an asymmetrical formation where Sterling looks more like an attacking left midfielder and James as a natural right wing back. Cucu as a left CB that also travelling quite high, seems like having 2 LWB.
Some distinct difference between Tuchel and Potter is: 1. Potter was more direct and less build from the back than Tuchel 2. Potter formation looks like having 2 units; defending unit and attacking unit as I saw that Havertz and Auba not dropping too deep and Sterling was more of a attacking unit rather than wingback that does defend & attack, while in Tuchel's everyone is as one unit like Pep once described.
Also in the last 80 after Salzburg scores, I think it's quite disappointing that Chelsea only had 1 attacking pattern; cross into penalty box
Ok
Didn't watch the game but nice analysis.
Yeah. Hopefully the attacking improves over the next couple of weeks with time off.
@@cadenbrown8985 Useless comment.
I saw Kova would shift on the left to cover the space left by Cucu when he drops to a back three or when sterling didnt track back as a wingback. Jorgi was the only midfielder for the match which caused imbalance in the midfield
Mount run his socks off, trying to cover two positions, which he did successfully, for the most part.
That midfield was all over the place
I saw Kova would shift on the left to cover the space left by Cucu when he drops to a back three or when sterling didnt track back as a wingback. Jorgi was the only midfielder for the match
Same problems as ever
The actual play of the team was more like a 4 3 3
Good to see Mount actually in midfield again. I love him, but he’s not a forward and playing him there doesn’t get the best out of him.
I’d like to see Chilwell as the LWB with Sterling up front alongside Aubameyang or Broja.
i want to see cucarella LCB and chilwell at LWB, both would be able to cover MAD amounts of ground and understand when to attack/defend between them - we saw it yesterday when we conceded, cucu was roaming and jorginho had to fill in his LWB defensive position, he obviously got absolutely left in the dust as he had no idea what to do. get chilwell on the pitch.
I have a feeling that Havertz will come good for Potter and I ha be a feeling that Auba is not really interested in the club.
I have a feeling this is just what you want to be true
You seem to forget that he's still wearing a mask after the robbery to his home. The player commented on how difficult it is to play with a mask.
Idk where you’re getting this feeling from. Third season now and he has yet to come good once. Only time I’ve ever seen him come good was his goal against Newcastle last season and obv the ucl final goal was great but quite lucky. He is so average to poor at every aspect of the game. He will not come good unfortunately. I’m a chelsea fan
You’re clever about what you said about Auba
Hi guys, I’m a huge fan of your page, and I really enjoy your analysis and videos, I was wondering if you guys can do an analysis of the Sporting Lisbon vs Tottenham game a couple of days ago. I would like to hear your analysis of Sportings’ playing style and how they tactically outclassed a really star studded side like Tottenham.
No
they don’t cover clubs that aren’t in the prem top 6 or a high rep european club
I can see the pure hate for Tottenham as a Blue myself by both the responses 😁😁
Thanks for that. Love these kind of videos!
Please tell me where you guys got those jersey posters in the background
Salzburg defended well and their gk was class. Unlucky not to win
Chelsea had poor finishing. They had so many chances where they couldve have gone up but just got let down by their finishing. Haverts is honestly a let down. When he and Werner joined I thought he would really trasnform into his full potential but he just shrunk tbh.
They defended well and their gk was class it was unlucky
@@VpKing People keep saying Brighton have a job scoring, I wonder who their last manager was. It could be a pattern going on here.
@@trevorsaunders580 Chelsea have been poor at finishing for a couple years now. Nothing Potter can do about and certainly not in 7 days lol.
Sterling as a wing back.... give it a few months and he will be doing an unsanctioned interview with sky italia saying he isnt happy with his situation
Definitely...especially if it screws up his England chances...
Actually after game he said that he enjoyed that role 😅
Why an earth would it be Sky Italia? You couldn’t think of an English media outlet? Try again
@@jimbob-robob with a month to go, I don’t think it’s going to worry him too much especially if he still keeps managing to score. He will get picked regardless.
@@CMJames you’re out of your depth. Go home
We need one on sporting vs spurs
Marcus Edwards is so good
It was an Amorim masterclass, that sweet 5-2-3
That won't get the clicks -- but rest assured, we will get FC Sheriff v. United post-match analysis tomorrow.
Please no
No one cares
Lol why is everyone so worried even tuchels first game was a draw, potter just used a senior team just like tuchel.
In context ,Tuchel did better.
He came on Tuesday and had only one session, played the game next day Wednesday night....
But Potter had 5 days to prepare for salsburg.
He even know this players cos he was in this league as well.
Tuchel is far far better.
@@wisdomnzube4121 end of the day it’s only 1 game and any conclusion is short sighted
@@shorx9199
We will see
Things I learned:
- 17 attempts, only 4 on target. - Auba did not get any useful passes.
- Only Sterling can can shoot. (Maybe Auba too)
- Havertz and Ziyech are still clueless
- We need Kanté more than ever
Auba received multiple good passes. Sterling fed him from the left wing, shot blocked. Great over the top ball by J5, he whiffed his shot.
The best match break downerer on YT.
Why are so much of our fans so difficult? Always complaining, lacking understanding, impatient, some of you really need to up your intelligence. It's a process, for things to be right it takes time. You can't judge the manager and how players play in a new system in just one game maybe not until next season. Some of you need to stop being so emotional and grow up.
They're fake fans bro... I'm sick of them already...1 match with Tuchel they not judge him...but Potter? They negatively judge him...wtf
They are dumb, honestly I don't make fun of other clubs now just some little banters. I have come to know there are more dumb fans in our fanbase than others. Half of them were ranting tt to be sacked cause our attacker weren't improving we play defensive football etc etc. After him being sacked they are acting like it was the worst decision ever and put blame solely on boehly. Now they will do everything in their power to slander Potter. 🤣🤣clueless people.
@@utsavbasu1048 they never watch Brighton under Potter that's why they said like that...such a clueless fans...
@@onamiofficial I don't think they watch Chelsea games either, they must be associated with betting or something.
Just a random question: Who is the player represented by Mainz 05 #4 Jersey in the background?
Jurgen Klopp or someone else 😬
It’s a real win for people who like their Grahams potted but aren’t Tu keen on their chels
Brilliant
Underrated comment
Whose Mainz jersey is that?
Excellent stuff
i think if he gets his line up right .. especially defense we should can get all 6 from milan . our forwards have to be tapped in thou.
Seiwald, Capaldo and Dedic are great
the formation at the front was interesting, still they need training and getting used to it
The athletic isn't ad free any more?? The ad at the end seems to suggest it is but they're introducing them, might be worth an update.
Hopefully chillwell gets the game time he deserves:(
He won't it's the chelasea way to buy players and waste them lol
He will bro... Potter is not that bad coach...
@@onamiofficial he played sterling as a rwb he's never played that position successfully lol
@@chinortega3 we play 4231 LOL
@@onamiofficial according to your owner, you guys should play 4-4-3 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣
We created more than enough chances to win the game. Tactics looked good, only questionable decision by Potter was playing Azpi, but its his first game in charge and he'll learn. Our intensity seemed to drop off after we scored, which has been a problem for us this season.
I think they had plenty of moments to make good chances, needed a bit more quality/decision making in the final third which isn't surprising seeing as Tuchel had managed to drain almost every ounce of confidence from the entire attacking line in under 6 months, which also coincides with the breakdown of his marriage, so just overall sad times.
Jorginho not able to get back quickly enough. What a surprise
Kante would be great
Carrick wasnt quick but he was able to cover the midfield and protect the defense because of his top notch reading game ability.
on the surface you could say the same problems are still there. bad finishing, the team failed to react to a conceded goal, defensive errors that cost us everything... but tbh we looked much better than in the past 6 months or so. we had salzburg by the balls for 75 minutes. then we fell apart admittedly and it's a shame that thiago of all people made the costly mistake. but then again, the game could and should have been 4-0 by that point. I am hopeful that potter is the right man to solve our problems. if the attackers start scoring consistently it's over, which would be boring and it's not necessarily what I want to see. I like back-and-forth games that are not one-sided. I just wish our players took half of the good chances they are getting. we would win a lot of games by 3-1, 4-2, etc.
while I was very frustrated after the game ended, potter got me excited. hopefully the progress comes soon and hard!
Going with Azpi made no logical sense, plus he cost Chelsea the win.
Thiago silva and Jorginho did
Potter showed no balls playing Azpi and J5 just bc they're captains.
@@limofootball agree, but could do what ETH did w United- try them and prove they aren’t good enough anymore. ETH played Maguire and Shaw for that first game in charge and they haven’t seen the light of day since
I'll explain. First off I'm not defending the decision, I think Azpi is in decline and lesser played the better. Now having said that, this is Potter's first game and Azpi is not only experienced but also suitable for both full back and a traditional wide center back in back 3. Potter's back 3 requires the wide centre backs to be comfortable hugging the touchline as that is how his team builds up. Cucurella does it pretty well. Most of the general centre backs don't fit that role. Under Tuchel the wide centre backs were narrower so didn't necessarily need that trait. Potter probably saw in Azpi an experienced player who fits that role and also is the captain of the team. So played it safe and started him.
Again, not saying it was right or wrong. Just making logical sense of it. Potter will adapt to the squad as time goes on and vice-versa. But for now it is what it is.
That's what I was thinking, playing a back 3 with Azpi as RCB is stupid. It would be maybe ok as a back 4 but back 3 is brain dead in my mind.
I think 3-4-1-2 or 3-4-2-1 is the best when playing with a back 3..I suggest you chock the midfield and allow the wing backs opportunity to roam..so that you don't get caught out exactly what happened in the game kolibaly or chaloba should have started chiwell should have started thus formation would have forced salzburg to go long which would have made the game easier for Reese James and chillwel and allowed Sterling to roam..I wish Potter would see this message
Conte won the league with this formation
And Tuchel won UCL with this formation
Sterling need to be allowed to have a free role just like in city
It's like this guys have forgotten who he was or you play a 3-4-3
Sterling and cucu are attack minded to play center back and wing back and that was where they were punished
Lovely graphics
We like John
Havertz in the right position, Crosses coming in quickly, Sterling really playing well again, Loftus Cheek making an impact and Aubameyang some good runs, Silva made one mistake all game but it cost us.. Ziyech was the only poor performance.. Overall it was a good performance from the team and we just have to give credit to a very hard working, organised & quality opponent ..
Ziyech missed so many opportunities 🤦🏼♂️😩
Washed player. Same with loftus cheek. How is that lanky donkey still getting minutes for Chelsea??
Ziyech should score 😫
Like moving back to Ajax?
Has to leave.
Honestly
Quick request to the video editor: can you spend a few more seconds on the formation when whoever's presenting says "this is how the teams set up"? I know you have plenty of time showing the board through each video, but it's impossible to digest the teams in the 1-2 seconds they flash on screen before cutting back to Jon or JJ.
You could just pause the video
I thought you would mention jorginho and his role. He is the only reason why we are one directional in attack. That is from flanks all the time. J5 should learn the pattern of Andreas pirlo, fabregas in Conte's regime. Stay in pivot , scan before the pass comes. Lay the pass to either Kai or mount who can drive forward from middle.
Most teams has found us out. Just place a man in front of j5. All he does is back pass cos he can't drible nor quickly swarve and pass.
Potter Debuted with his famous 90 mins Scoreline from Brighton & Hove 🤣time to get some popcorn and watch this Chelsea side.
Goals came from defending mistakes by both sides - nothing to do with the coaching. Two good finishes came from these mistakes and the forwards had some unimpeded time to pick out their shot. The issue for Chelsea is 17 shots with only 4 on goal, two of those from Ziyech late in the game. I think Salzburg managed 4 shots with 2-3 of them on target, much better percentages. Thus is Chelsea’s “MO” since Lampard times. So much effort goes into chance creations, and not enough figured out on how to get clear chances and goal conversions.
We shouldn’t read too much into what Potter did for this game - he’s still figuring out what he’s got and how to use them.
This channel defeats those so-called 'Pundits' at ESPN FC by a faaaaaaar margin.
Good work Guys !
Who on earth watches ESPN
why does john always wobble the players when moving them on the board?
Potter is great if love draws
You are fast
Really dissapointing not to get 3 points but that was the most attractive football I'v seen Chelsea play in a long time. Give these guys time to get used to the new system and style and I feel we may be onto something.
FINAALLY, a manager that play Havertz where he plays best, a no. 10, no more Tuchel's golden boy Mount playing around as a fake no 10 wannabe.
if you want to see a a huge different, just look at how many Chelsea players in the opponent penalty box everytime Chelsea attack, and compare that with Tuchel's tactics which has no one in the box.
Love this channel but definitely wasn’t a back 3 today. Was a back 4-2-3-1 but Reece was told to push up and Cucu stay back during attacking phase. J5 would hold, Kova would push up, and Mount would tuck in a bit but still mainly be wide. Potter was trying to overload numbers on the right side and leave Sterling in 1v1 chances. Issue was Sterling wouldn’t take advantage of it, kept slowing down instead of attacking with speed, only wanted to cut inside when the defender was giving him every chance to beat him down the touchline and get a good cross in. Sterling would be better if he was on the right trying to do that using his change of pace to get cross and cut backs into the box
I think it was a 3atb
Potter confirmed it was a 3 atb in his post match presser. But yea they were switching between 3 and 4 for different phases of play
@@FletonFoSho anytime we defended Reece would drop into the back 4 while Sterling would stay up high. If it was a back 3 either both of them would stay high or both would drop
@@OneGoodCrusader in the pre match he listed us as a 4-2-3-1 on the team sheet
The starting formation from my initial look was a back 3. With Cucurella playing a hybrid role of being centre back and a fullback, like he did at Brighton on instances. Sterling was the left wing back, rarely tucked in. During build up you could see the wide centre backs (Cucurella and Azpi) in back 3 spreading which is again the same as Potter's Brighton. In Tuchel's system the wider center backs tucked in more, even in buildup. Mid today was a diamond with Jorgi sitting middle, Kova left, Mount right, and Havertz at tip. Again same as Brighton's 3-5-1-1/3-6-1.
I'll watch the game again later to make sure, but I've seen enough Brighton to recognize how Potter intends to shape his team. Sometimes he shifts multiple times in a single game so that can make it confusing for the viewers, with every other person coming with different interpretation. But that is Potter's perk.
Are we getting a Juve 1-2 Benfica video?
The thumbnail makes potter look very much like abromovic
Nice video bro, I hope you're right. I on the other hand don't think he has what it takes..
This is the best kai has looked all season
Team selection has problems
Nkunku at havertz position
Kante at mount position
Where the heck is Chillwell
Whats calvin harris doing in the cover
Dont be short sighted. The fact a video can cone out abiut potters influence and its not been 1 month of him at the club. This is encouraging. With time i rhinl sterling in this new wide position is terrifying
It's a shame that potters first game wasn't a win, but boy did they deserve it. Absolutely dominated Salzburg, it was simply Ziyechs finishing at the end that let them down as well as a mistake (uncharacteristically) from Silva
If you watch Chelsea week-in and week-out, you know that we've been dominating teams statistically for some time - we just can't finish. This was the case here. I don't want to take anything away from our opponents, but scoring against us isn't difficult. Chelsea are all possession for no good end. Really the same old same old. We have fundamental issues in the front line.
@@MaterLacrymarum difference was in this match Chelsea actually looked like they knew how to attack and create chances, under Tuchel they looked liked lost puppies in the final third. But if you WATCHED Chelsea week in week out you'd have known
@@jdodger1091 We didn't have any more shots in total than in a Tuchel game. If you read stats, you'd know it. We looked the same.
Chilwell > Cucu anyday in that LWB position
If you actually watched the game you’d know that Cucurella didn’t play as a LWB.
Man we need to be comfortably beating teams like Salzburg at home respectfully
I mean Salzburg aren't a terrible team & they have a great young manager who's got a lot of potential but I get what you mean
@@butteranium yeah Salzburg are good but after the loss vs dinamo..this was a must win game at home
@@prashanthk2463 true but it's Potter's first game, even Tuchel in his first in charge vs Wolves, they drew 0-0
@@butteranium no I completely agree.. it's the situation that made it a must win.. cos we now have to play Milan back to back.
@@prashanthk2463 agreed, now playing Milan back-to-back is probably the worst scenario for Chelsea atm
Will Alex return?
How were Chelsea sleeping on Okafor? They rather got Auba? lol
That he only draws games 0-0 or 1-1 🤣🤣🤣
Too many side pass back pass...no one in this team take on opponent head on one on one... except kova and sterling.... because we play from sideways and most of the time cross comes from side we are very predictable....we definitely need a player like hazard who can take players in midfield move the ball forward and Fabregas who can cross pass from anywhere in the field... Right now we are too predictable...
Just remember, if you ever feel like you’re incompetent in your job, just remember that Ziyech is a professional footballer
Scathing..😂😂😂
Easy to be incompetent, when you play 5 mins per match
Where is City's game analysis?
Welcome to Chelsea Benjamin Sesko!
Sesko already sign a contract with Leipzig next season, LOL.
@@TheDarkKnightRacist you're dreaming. He signed with Chelsea.
on a different note, graham potter looks like sebastian vettel with that haircut
WITHOUT N'GOLO KANTE CHELSEA IS NOTHING
Well you better get used to that because he's leaving on a free at the end of the year.🤡
So Chelsea fans do you think Mendy comes back straight into the team for PL games when fit? I don't think he is good with the ball at his fit and Kepa did a decent job playing as a sweeper keeper last night
Happy to give Kepa a chance
@@Michael-yz4mc Cheers Michael. I hope Potter gives Kepa a run in the side
He went with azpi and he costed him the points
The Athletic made a liar out of Joe Devine saying "best of all it's all ad-free" in the ad read at the end of the video.
The refree played advantage play for the team that committed the foul and even went back to give a yellow. WTF?!🤦🏻♂️
Sterling wont last at chelsea. If potter prefer this system. Unless he will be the striker
The more i watch European games the more I think all this money talk has made us severely overestimate the Premier League
Don't be daft man, see how many English clubs are in the quarters and semis again and then judge. A few bad losses don't mean a thing! 🤣 don't be so reactionary, you're forgetting the last few seasons very quickly 🤣🤣
last few seasons english teams have made it to the semis and finals, the only team doing great from la liga has been real madrid, and bayern from bundesliga
Nah premier league teams are still dominant
@@FirstLast-ur6xt Delusional. It's just City and Liverpool that have some consistency in the last 5 seasons and they are in fact examples of what Spanish and German football is about. The rest are just insanely overrated because combined they maybe got to the semis like 4-5 times in 13 years spending over 3 billion on it while they were frequently not even in the UCL after new year. The truth even is that Tottenham rather fluked it and that Chelsea is only consistent at being inconsistent.
But are the english clubs winning? A La Liga club Bundesliga club and a Serie A club won all the major European Competitions last season. The prem is very fun to watch but in finals they loose their cool and have no team spirit. A few teams in the prem have that sort of mindset (Man City who are coached my Pep who was involved in La Liga and Bundesliga and Liverpool who are coached by Klop who once again also was a coach in the Bundesliga). U heard it from me first the final in the UCL will be PSG vs Man City
Despite what all the comments from what seem to be African fans it was a good game and showed good signs for the future ahead
Salzburg worked their butts off, I think it was a hard game to play for Chelsea
No way! someone who recognises that Salzburg are no mugs, that might mean you're not a little englander who thinks prem football is the only football in the world, why are you here?🤣
@@hermankermit-warm1121 Tbf I’m Austrian, so just as biased, but watching the game that was what I thought
@@jahnvansohn9906 🤣🤣🤣, that's classic! I'm interested, Sesko, I've only seen him play maybe 4 times, would you say he's up there with the young forwards you've had at the club in the last 5/7 years? To me he seems quite intelligent for a young player and always manages to pose a threat, which I like.
@@hermankermit-warm1121 I would have last season, but this year he hasn’t been so good. He’s really the second choice striker at the moment. We’ll see, he is a physical freak(so tall and rapid), but he has to pick up some form to be in the same bracket as his predecessors.
@@jahnvansohn9906 Oh ok, thanks for that, I haven't actually seen him apart from last night at all this season - is there a reason for that you think? Your midfield really impressed me too, especially considering the experience we put up against them, and to find a way to not loose it after going one down was really something - I didn't pay much attention to the three you have in there because I was too interested in what we were doing - are they usually this good or like most young players do they dip quite a bit? Seems strange that you have three really young guys in a club famed for it's talent spotting but I haven't heard much at all about them.
all i can say is chelsea played like brighton.
He had 5 days to prepare for this game with the players he know just a little extent.
Yet couldn't beat Salsburg...
Sterling played as a wingback under Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool too.
It's easy to beat Chelsea just play a block. We just don't have the ability to break teams down
Havertz is peforming really bad lately. No matter what position we deploy him, he is struggling. He needs to improve.
He needs to be benched. Infuriates me to see him starting every week when he is terrible week after week. He is holding this team back 100%
Tbf, he's being played out of position.
Is that Graham Potter or is that Roman Abramovich calling himself "Graham Potter" ?
I think I learned that Potters Chelsea will be a different managers Chelsea in a season or two. I think they will play nice football and win absolutely nothing. An expensive and flashy trinket.
Chelsea need to start to play through the middle instead of only relying on crosses. We’ve been doing it for two seasons in a row and it haven’t reaped a lot of rewards. If Potter doesn’t see or address this issue (tuchel didn’t see this issue as well which was a surprise because anybody who watch Chelsea can see it) we’ll be suffering the same issues.
It’ll be a complete waste spending all that money on great players like lukaku and auba if we can’t play through the middle. I literally can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a through ball through the middle that led to a goal for Chelsea.
Teams don’t play through the middle because quite frankly there isn’t space to. It’s not got nothing to do with attacking tactics and everything to do with teams setting up to not allow penetration through middle
@@newrecruit100 You’re speaking nonsense respectfully. All you have to do is watch any top team in every single top flight league and you see that they all play balls in the middle especially against teams that sit back and defend deep. (Not all the time obviously but there’s always moments in every game that space opens up)
Not saying that they need to get rid of crosses in the box but theres ALWAYS SPACE. We may not see it but it’s there. A decent midfielder or a decent center forward will see it and should exploit it.
Chelsea have been playing wide for the past 2-3 season yet still we have goal scoring problem. We can’t continue to play the same and expect the same results.
@@akhilmontrose we can't play through the middle because a majority of our players literally are not able to, there is no creative outlet in this team
@@akhilmontrose except they don’t. Lool
At City, they’re creativity comes De Bruyne or Cancelo. Both like to flood crosses in at the back post. Liverpool their full backs are at heart of the creativity and guess where they are positioned? Why would teams sit back and play a low block to only allow spaces in the middle. The point is that the gaps between midfield and defense is small. Being compact. Which is why teams resort to going wide.
@@armaanbraich67 I agree with you
The Athletic is not ad free any more
They never played 4-2-3-1 it was always a 3-4-3 at times it was 3-5-2.
In defence it become back 4
@@sabagisara it was always 5 re-watch pls
It looked like a 4 3 3 to me
Hey Tifo, I know its a long shot, can you make a video about PSG vs Maccabi Haifa 3 - 1? Haifa controlled the first half despite the MASSIVE gap between them, an analysis of it can be very interesting💚
Square peck in round hole 🕳 I think 1433 will be better
If our players could actually shoot(seems only Sterling can) this game would have been buried just like under Tuchel.
love bald Alex
It’s one game…?
Chelsea are just waiting for a high profile managers to be available again....this guy potter are just temporary filling up the position 🤣🤣
You are so clueless😭