Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

Marcos Alonso - Havertz 5'
Ben Davies (og) 34'

6 Shots on Target 2
13 Shots off Target 3
5 Corners 1
15 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
2 Saves 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
64% Possession 36%









Cards
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Malang Sarr 62'





球場: Stamford Bridge, London
觀眾: 37,868
開賽: 19:45 Wed, 05 Jan 2022
主裁: Craig Pawson





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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/01/06/
the-debrief--new-system--same-old-chelsea-in-dominant-win

The Debrief: Something old, something new, dominant win for the Blues

06 Jan 2022


Thomas Tuchel was forced to try something different tactically against
Tottenham, but as the statistics show it was a very familiar performance
from Chelsea as we confidently brushed our opponents aside in the first
leg of our Carabao Cup semi-final.


https://i.imgur.com/aZUxzm9.png


With the number of absentees in Tuchel's squad due to injury and Covid
seeming to grow by the day at this busy time of the year, especially in
defence, our head coach opted to switch to a back four and what was in
some ways a traditional 4-4-2 formation.


The result was an excellent display of attacking football reminiscent of
our flying start to the season, as we dominated from the first to last
whistle and can count ourselves unlucky to only end the game with a 2-0
lead to take into next week's second leg, following Kai Havertz's early
opener and a Ben Davies own goal as the Spurs defence wobbled under the
pressure.


https://i.imgur.com/2USfxIG.jpg


== Attacking intent ==


Tottenham may have gone into this game unbeaten in domestic competition
since the arrival of Antonio Conte as their manager in November, but there
was only one team in it at Stamford Bridge, as we took the game by the
scruff of its neck.


There was plenty that was familiar of Chelsea under Tuchel, as we
repeatedly won the ball back high up the pitch and used those situations
to fashion quick goalscoring opportunities. That was shown perfectly less
than five minutes into the game when we opened the scoring, as Marcos
Alonso stole the ball away from Emerson Royal on the left wing and fed
Havertz in the box for his goal.


https://i.imgur.com/DgxFBsw.jpg


The fact that we were the ones making things happen shows up in the
statistics, too. We had 20 shots compared to Tottenham's five and they
were evenly shared among the team as we pushed for more goals, Hakim
Ziyech, Mason Mount, Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner having a game-high of
three each. No Spurs player managed more than one, and their whole team
only had two on target between them.


Another familiar theme for Chelsea was our willingness to be patient when
we gained possession deeper in our own half, passing the ball around and
waiting for our opportunity, having 64 per cent of the possession and an
average of 90 per cent pass completion among the whole team. Our four
defenders topped the charts for number of passes by any player, with
Alonso comfortably in first place with 102.


https://i.imgur.com/TEGRSZo.png


However, that patience didn't stop the Blues from having a go when the
opportunity opened up, wherever they were, as 42 per cent of our 20 shots
came from outside of the penalty area. Perhaps they had been inspired by
Mateo Kovacic's wonder-goal against Liverpool last time out.


== Creating the overload ==


It is perhaps no surprise given how much trouble we usually give opponents
in wide areas with our wing-backs that Tottenham struggled on the flanks
when faced with a full-back and a winger to contend with.


However, it was the way we used that increased width to our advantage, and
in different ways on the two flanks, that really opened up the game in
attacking areas.


https://i.imgur.com/u9jq1p9.jpg


Alonso continued to make the left flank his own, with very little seeming
to change in his game with the switch from wing-back to full-back,
especially when in possession. With Mason Mount ahead of him, that was
already causing Spurs plenty of difficulties, but when you factor in first
Havertz – and then Timo Werner after his introduction for his injured
compatriot at half-time – drifting out to the left to pick up the ball,
it is no surprise that is where much of our threat and the first goal came
from.


That had two results. Firstly it left Spurs outnumbered as Alonso kept
wing-back Emerson Royal busy, Mount took advantage of the space behind him
and Havertz or Werner dragged the left-sided centre-back Japhet Tanganga
wide to isolate him. No wonder then that Tanganga had a horrid game, being
caught the wrong side of Havertz for our first goal and then heading into
his team-mate Davies for our second.


That overload on the left saw 44 per cent of Chelsea's attacks take place
down that side, but also forced Tottenham to shift across in an effort to
defend against them. This allowed more space for Romelu Lukaku in the
middle, but especially Ziyech on the opposite wing, who made good use of
it cutting inside onto to his left foot to create opportunities for
himself and others.


https://i.imgur.com/YI4xKM3.png


As an example of how often those two found themselves with space, the only
person with more than Lukaku's three dribbles was Ziyech with four.
Ziyech's four key passes were also only matched by Alonso.


== Midfield marathon ==


On paper, the downside to our switch of system to a 4-4-2 for this game
should have been the loss of the extra man in midfield, but this was
somewhat mitigated by the usual desire of Mount to get back and help out
off the ball.


However, more than anything it was the performances of Saul Niguez and
Jorginho in the middle of the park which prevented us from being
outnumbered in central positions.


https://i.imgur.com/ZWzkooM.jpg


For Jorginho, it was an opportunity to stretch his legs as he was required
to cover far more ground in a midfield two, compared to his usual role as
the pivot in a three.


However, it was the significant performance of Saul which really stood out
following his early difficulties adapting to life in England following his
summer loan move from Atletico Madrid. Indeed, it was clear he grew in
confidence as the game went on and by the second half he seemed to be
determined to cover every blade of grass.


https://i.imgur.com/bMTYvNe.jpg


The Spaniard made several vital interventions to snuff out any Tottenham
threat before it began. His seven tackles were the most of any player, two
ahead of his midfield partner Jorginho in second place, while the three
interceptions each by Saul, Jorginho and Antonio Rudiger were also the
highest on the pitch.

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