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Chelsea 3-1 Manchester City
xG: 2.99-1.44
Possession avg. time (sec): 13-16
Entrances in final third: 44-35
Entrances in oppositions& #39; box: 18-14
Graphic: Shots
xG: 2.99-1.44
Possession avg. time (sec): 13-16
Entrances in final third: 44-35
Entrances in oppositions& #39; box: 18-14
Graphic: Shots
So, the first thing I notice while (re) watching this game is Chelsea& #39;s plan to avoid Bronze and Stokes to be involved in the build up. If the CBs have the ball, Chelsea waits. If the ball goes wide, it& #39;s engage time.
They *really* went on hard on Bronze.
If we check the ground challenges / tackles for Chelsea, there& #39;s a huge concentration on where Man City& #39;s RB or LB would have the ball
This is a great example of selective pressing by Chelsea and defensive positioning on oponent& #39;s build-up.
- Ji patrols Walsh, the first pass on the MF.
- Kerr doesn& #39;t press to win the ball, but to cut the easy pass to Bronze
- Keeper forced to go long, possession lost
- Ji patrols Walsh, the first pass on the MF.
- Kerr doesn& #39;t press to win the ball, but to cut the easy pass to Bronze
- Keeper forced to go long, possession lost
Another example. Cuthbert waits a bit to create a false sense of security on the pass to Bronze, but engages quickly and wins the ball. This is a absolutely brilliant by Chelsea.
But Chelsea won the game scoring, so, what was the plan?
Leupolz was playing as a 6, Ji had more liberty to float around, Harder dropped to occupy spaces and fight the ball, Cuthbert tucked so Andersson made a 3-1-5-1 at times
Leupolz was playing as a 6, Ji had more liberty to float around, Harder dropped to occupy spaces and fight the ball, Cuthbert tucked so Andersson made a 3-1-5-1 at times
Man City also wanted to cut the circuits of Chelsea from the back but Chelsea wasn& #39;t afraid to go long. Between Harder and Kerr there& #39;s enough to win aerial duels, then Ji and Cuthbert won the second ball quickly to seize spaces.
Again, Chelsea not afraid of go long (this is literally a long pass and not a ball pumped forward just because), Ji floats around near the aerial duel to get the ball and drive forward
Ji moved around the midfield with a duel role: Fight and patrol Walsh when in defense, so she cannot operate. And then, look for the opportunity to move the ball forward, specially after a duel.
How to summarise Chelsea against City? The second goal. Keeper going long, precisely, Ji moving the ball forward, Fran Kirby exploiting spaces, low cross, goal. Perfect move, only took 3 passes.
Third goal wasn& #39;t really different. Lavelle press *WAY* too high, as if she was the main striker, creating massive holes in midfield since the rest had to push a bit forward. Cuthbert is absolutely alone and just had to see the run for the third. But look who& #39;s Ji pointing out
This is it for now for this game, probably in a bit I& #39;ll do something similar with Goteborg - Uppsala. Hope you enjoyed it with a monday without much WoSo
