Yeah it's pretty clear that Tuchel expected Utd to sit deep, as did everyone, and then Ziyech and Giroud make sense. I think if Hudson-Odoi hadn't had to come off, the change would have been James for Ziyech and Hudson Odoi to right-sided attacker.
Fair point, plus they had a pretty gruelling game earlier last week with two tough upcoming games this week.
He has pretty awful since returning from injury. I don't think he's had a single good performance under Tuchel yet.
Yeah but I think Tuchel's hands were a bit tied by CHO's minor knock - he described the sub as being partly tactical and partly due to injury. Had CHO been deemed able to continue, I'd have expected Ziyech to come off.
Tuchel's priority has been to fix our awful team structure and give us a stable platform to build on - the lack of time on the training pitch has also probably hampered him from implementing some of his favoured attacking concepts.
Much ado about nothing probably. I'd not be surprised if he starts against Liverpool given how high they tend to play. People in Chelsea circles were spazzing out about Alonso and Emerson being on the bench but what they don't realise is Emerson is the first backup at wide CB whilst Alonso is backup at LWB. Meanwhile we had about 4 alternatives on the bench to play centre forward.
Honestly, that two LB's on the bench nonsense had me in stitches. It's the same people moaning about the same thing every week.
Saw some twit trying to argue that Reece James could just step in and play wide CB because he's done so previously at youth level. Galaxy brain level stuff, that.
Well he played there for England too recently, didn't he? At least for a portion of a game, and did quite well I seem to remember.
Emerson played LCB under Tuchel against Barnsley. Especially given the limited training time, it seems pretty unlikely that players in or around the first XI are being asked to learn multiple positions, so it makes sense to have a backup focus on that role.
There is a section of the fanbase who still aren't over the fact that Lampard was let go, and despite that having nothing to do with Tuchel, he's the one they're intent on taking it out on. I'm noticing this really strange micro-analysis of every single decision he makes.
yeh this obsession on social media to criticise every Tuchel decision they dont agree with by comparing him to Lampard is nauseating. Anyone with half a brain can see Tuchel is the superior of the 2 when it comes to tactics and in game management. By all accounts Lampard's man management was woeful, too
ankle knock supposedly. But tbf, i dont think hes good enough for us to start if we want to win the league. Good squad player, however. But I can actually see him leaving this summer
On the Shed End there's a handful of posters who genuinely believe nothing's changed and Lampard would have got the same results bar Atletico.
When those pop up, I just keep scrolling. Honestly I think Twitter is full of mentally challenged people. I dare not click on the comments about anything Chelsea related. They think of themselves as Chelsea fans too. It is bizarre.
You should get a good price for him. 20 million or more if you're lucky.
For me it's the opposite and i challenge.
Obviously true, although Chelsea's average has a clear pre/post manager change side to it*. So at least the momentum is right. Still, two games don't say an awful lot, and I'm looking forward to the game at Anfield to see more.This needs to be improved for both teams
I keep hearing that Mendy "ain't that good" yet he keeps on keeping clean sheets.
Most games were link that. Tuchel also said they control 80m of the pitch well but the last 20m needs work.
Without a doubt, that shot from McTomimay (I think) just inside the box would be an almost certain goal.
Knee jerk much? He's taken over Chelsea mid-season under quite a bit of pressure for short term results, so he started out pragmatic, gave his team a defensively solid foundation to get some stability right away that will afford him the breathing room to gradually implement his philosophy.
Ah, a Daily Mail writer appears!
Ah, a Daily Mail reader appears!
Some people also think Guardiola is boring. I believe many fans simply want a return to the more improvised days of football when the game was simpler and more indivdualistic. I get that point to some extent although I think nostalgia plays a huge role in it. However, modern football is much more entertaining when you enjoy the little details. How high the opponent presses, how the players position themselves across the pitch, how they free themselves from tight situations, which runs they make, etc. The focus has shifted away from highlights and games are often decided in the center of the pitch and not in the boxes. I enjoy it but I also get people who prefer the simpler and "rawer" version of the game that took place before ~2008/09.
.Stop shouting!
TUCHEL WAS A DIFFICULT PERSONALITY
