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Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by DammyOlu123(m): 8:46pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
FBS: I know, right?! I didn't just want to get into a pointless argument. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Greatihex(m): 8:52pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Emaprince:na why hazard na still their grandmaster for counter. He knows when to release quickly and when not to. Yet, they will say he is visionless and hold the ball alot. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Greatihex(m): 8:57pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
This win dey sweet me die. Mourinho no understand this formation at all. His team had no answer to it. Kai! Well, you can't really blame him so much for losing, their fixtures were not of any help. Four big matches within 14 days. Eeeyyaaaa |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by gwng: 8:58pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Chelsea 4 - 0 Manchester United (highlights) http://www.kwallon.com/2016/10/chelsea-4-0-manchester-united-highlights/ |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by DammyOlu123(m): 9:38pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Mourinho is such a sore loser. As if any Chelsea fan gives 2 shits about him right now... Oh, sorry donjaznet https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2033759/jose-mourinho-told-antonio-conte-not-to-humiliate-him-after-chelseas-4-0-win-over-manchester-united/ |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by ariano10(m): 9:48pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
up hazard
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Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by donjazet(m): 10:02pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
DammyOlu123: I believe I made it abundantly clear few days ago that I would support Chelsea. I was and still am very happy with the result and what conte is doing right now. A club is always greater than any individual. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by FBS: 10:09pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Greatihex:No, he does NOT release the ball quickly enough and sometimes kills a move by holding on to the ball far longer than necessary. Very annoying. He can become and will be a better player by making quicker decisions on the ball. However, he is not totally visionless. That will be untrue. The win today was down to the team, not just Hazard. EVERY SINGLE PLAYER worked very hard. The team won. 5 Likes |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by coded01: 10:17pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Hazard scored against Man Utd... Suddenly he is world's best... |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by donjazet(m): 10:17pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Antonio Conte's switch to a 3-4-3 formation has been a huge success for Chelsea, with their 4-0 win over Manchester United further evidence of the strengths of their new system. Peter Smith takes a look at the impact of the change and why it's working for Chelsea… "I have to solve the situation," Antonio Conte said, after seeing his Chelsea side blown away 3-0 at Arsenal at the end of September. "In every game, we are conceding two goals minimum. Two at the back, three at the back, four at the back, I don't care. I just have to solve this." As it turned out, he was already well on the way to doing just that. Midway through the second half at the Emirates, three goals behind and with nothing to lose, Conte switched from a 4-1-4-1 formation to 3-4-3. Chelsea haven't looked back since. After shipping nine goals in their four previous games - including damaging Premier League defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal - Conte's side have put together three clean sheets, and secured wins over Hull City, Leicester City and, emphatically on Sunday, Manchester United. The new system has given their defence a new-found solidity, with Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante protecting Gary Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta and David Luiz, while, in attack, Eden Hazard has been relieved of his defensive duties, freeing him up to combine with Diego Costa in central areas. Since the change in formation, Chelsea are scoring more and creating more openings, while facing fewer dangerous shots and shutting out the opposition at the other end. Impact of Chelsea's formation switch First six PL games Last three PL games Goals/game 1.67 3 Shots/game 16.67 17.3 Goals conceded/game 1.5 0 Shots on target faced/game 2.83 2.3 Passes/game 551.3 518.3 Passing Acc avg 86.1% 82.44% Chances created/game 12.67 1 Big chances created/game 1.17 2.3 It's a system Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville likes - but one he feels Conte has been forced to turn to, given the players he has in his squad. Indeed, the 3-4-3 appears to bolster areas where Chelsea are weak and maximise their strengths. "I used to think 3-4-3 was the hardest system to play against," Neville told Sky Sports. "But Conte has probably gone to that system out of necessity. The minute he signed David Luiz, he probably had to go to a back three - because it had been proven in the previous time David Luiz was at Chelsea he couldn't play with John Terry and he couldn't play with Gary Cahill. I used to think 3-4-3 was the hardest system to play against. Gary Neville "Conte has to get David Luiz into the team because he signed him for such a big fee [£30m] but David Luiz looks like he needs players alongside him. I think that helps Cahill as well, who hasn't had the best last few weeks. "It also gets Kante and Matic together in midfield in front of them. If you've got a back three and those two in front, they have extra protection. And, most importantly, it gives Hazard the free reign not to have to come back and defend. And he's a massive threat." Chelsea's average positions against Liverpool and Man Utd highlights their formation switch Chelsea's average positions against Liverpool and Man Utd highlights their formation switch Neville also explained the difficulties of switching to a three-at-the-back system. With so many players affected by the change, it takes time to perfect. Fortunately for Chelsea, time is something they have this season, with no European competition involvement. While Pep Guardiola's Manchester City - aiming to bounce back from a midweek thrashing at Barcelona - looked shaky earlier on Sunday in their first outing with three in defence, Conte has been rigorously drilling his players in their new formation. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte gives his reaction to Sky Sports after his side won 4-0 against Man Utd "I expect a tactical game," Conte had said before kick-off. "We worked this week to prepare for this game very well, also on the tactical aspect. This is a big game but we are ready because we worked very well this week." Afterwards he said his players deserved their big win for their commitment to his sessions at their Cobham training base. Conte won three Serie A titles and two Italian cups playing three in defence with Juventus and was expected to adopt the tactic as soon as he arrived in west London. He began with a traditional four-man backline but, given Chelsea's success since their switch, Neville believes the players will be right behind the Italian's favoured approach. "When a new manager comes in, the players have got to trust the manager," he said. "The only way you can do that is by getting a result in a big game and to see the training ground work coming to fruition. Utd thrashed on Jose return Jose Mourinho endured a nightmare return to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-0 "Even though he's an experienced manager, Conte will go home on Sunday night knowing that's a big moment. A big obstacle overcome. His players can trust him a lot more and there will be a bond getting closer together about the work they're doing." Of course, tactics and formations aren't everything. Thierry Henry praised the discipline of Victor Moses, operating in an unfamiliar right wing-back role, and lauded the ability of goalscorer Hazard. The Sky Sports pundit also praised the work rate of Chelsea's players, some of whom he suggested may have been out to prove a point against their former boss Jose Mourinho. Running stats: Chelsea v Man Utd Team Distance covered Sprints Chelsea 115.88km 495 Man Utd 107.34km 504 The Blues certainly put in the hard yards. They out-ran their visitors by a remarkable 8.54km and Conte's cries of "Go, go, go!" as he urged his forwards to close down Manchester United's defenders late on in the game illustrated their approach. But there's no question Conte's tactical intervention has had an impact at Chelsea. The Italian has previously been quoted as saying: "My preferred system is the one that permits my team to win". He appears to have found the right formula for now. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by raumdeuter: 10:20pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Chelseafan1: 2/3 goals from open play in the Champions league in is entire career 1 Like |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by DammyOlu123(m): 10:27pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
donjazet: Lool. Yessir. Was pulling your legs o. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by ariano10(m): 10:30pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
man u fans today
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Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by coded01: 10:53pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Few months ago... Pogba this Pogba that! Even Chelsea fans no sleep cos of Pogba! 3 Likes
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Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by airmark(m): 11:05pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
coded01: where did you go? Is this the mumu way of announcing your return ? Oya, crawl back into the hole. 1 Like |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by coded01: 11:09pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
airmark: Honestly I now observed you have a personal problem with Busquet... |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by RaeMystix: 11:18pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
airmark: So you are the one who banned me recently. Pls i beg you.What did i do to warrant that ban .Biko?. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by barackohandso(m): 11:31pm On Oct 23, 2016 |
Up Chelsea |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by hensben(m): 12:04am On Oct 24, 2016 |
airmark:when I was saying mou tantrums coupled with injury affected hazard last season they refuse to believe due to hatred and sentiment. With this new formation watch hazard score 16 goals this season. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Nobody: 12:14am On Oct 24, 2016 |
hensben:Only 16? E small o. 1 Like |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by airmark(m): 12:29am On Oct 24, 2016 |
coded01: I asked one question you were telling me a different thing. welcome back RaeMystix: May be anti-spam banned you. Not me. hensben: if he had not played well penultimate season then i would have joined them. I knew what he could do. I had wanted him to even go to spain where he would shut many people's mouths. Same goes for matic , with good manager, who is good in players' management i knew these guys would get back to shapes. That was why i did nt fault david luiz deal, because i believe conte would talk sense to him and work on his poor positioning and other lapses. For now he is not doing badly. The team's formation lifts the defensive burden from hazard somehow, not everyone is built like kante and that energy gained could be used to render better attacks, assists, score goals and lift the team. The confidence will gradually build up. Barring injury problems i see a formidable team in the making. 1 Like |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Greatihex(m): 12:31am On Oct 24, 2016 |
FBS:what you don't understand is that in such situation, he prefers to hold unto possession than pass the ball when there is no likelihood of the ball getting to the Player on the run. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by RaeMystix: 12:57am On Oct 24, 2016 |
airmark: oh. May the lord forgive Anti-spam oh, cos i do not remember using a curse/foreign word. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by bigkesh(m): 1:51am On Oct 24, 2016 |
Oh....I need Barca I need Bayern Too easy I wish the FA would allow us 'train' with United every weekend |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by raumdeuter: 3:47am On Oct 24, 2016 |
So key question, Did Mourinho take the team to a level they didnt deserve when they won the league or the players took Mourinho to a level he did not deserve or belong to based on his current skills |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by raumdeuter: 3:50am On Oct 24, 2016 |
Nihilist hope you had a great weekend I have some questions coming in the next few days and I see nateevs has started asking some already |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Spy360(m): 5:17am On Oct 24, 2016 |
raumdeuter:Nothing wrong with the players. As a team transits old patterns may no longer be effective. Conte saw this and changed system from 4-1-4-1 to 3-4-3. This suits the players now at his disposal, he even introduced Moses who was hitherto a fringe player into the set up. Jose went to United with the system system that failed at Chelsea. He got Ibra as a like replacement for Drogba. But Ibra is no Drogba, besides he is aging. Jose could tweak his system to accomodate the calibre of players he has. That's how you know good managers. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Chelseafan1: 5:41am On Oct 24, 2016 |
raumdeuter:MOTM performance against a big EPL team yesterday.... Good day. |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Chelseafan1: 5:42am On Oct 24, 2016 |
barackohandso:Dmcdad, come and see who I am seeing, him and coded01 been plan this return |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by raumdeuter: 5:45am On Oct 24, 2016 |
Chelseafan1: Basically a local Champion Hazard sees EPL opposition he turns to a tiger, He sees European opposition and becomes a cat 1 Like |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Chelseafan1: 5:54am On Oct 24, 2016 |
raumdeuter: Lool, it is no more he shines ONLY against EPL minnows, You can't be more correct, he is a local champion, we love him like that. MOTM performance against a Mourinho team no easy |
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Champions Of Europe 2021 by Ibime(m): 6:08am On Oct 24, 2016 |
hensben: bykebyke: First they compare him to Neymar and co, then they ask him to score only 16. 16 is his level. 1 Like |
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