Chelsea 2 - 1 Watford - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea 2 - 1 Watford

Kenedy - Havertz 11' 87' Dan Gosling
Reece James - Barkley 90+1'

8 Shots on Target 3
11 Shots off Target 5
3 Corners 3
9 Fouls 9
0 Offsides 2
2 Saves 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
72% Possession 28%









球場: Stamford Bridge, London
觀眾: 32,089
開賽: 16:00 Sun, 22 May 2022
主裁: Mike Dean




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Debrief: Patient trio make their mark as Blues end season with a win

23 May 2022


Chelsea brought the curtain down on the 2021/22 season with a 2-1 win over
Watford by a rotated side and the statistics show some of the players who
came into the team played key roles in the game.


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


The Blues took an early lead at Stamford Bridge through Kai Havertz's
close-range finish after Kenedy drove the ball across goal, but it briefly
looked like we would have to settle for a draw when Dan Gosling equalised
for the Hornets with four minutes of normal time remaining.


https://i.imgur.com/52oFWSS.jpg


However, substitute Ross Barkley stepped up to head in the winning goal
from Reece James' chipped ball to the back post. Coming in added time of
the last game, it was the midfielder's first Chelsea goal of the season
and set a new club record, as he became the 21st different player to find
the net for the Blues during the campaign.


== Making an impact ==


Before Sunday's match Barkley, Saul Niguez and Kenedy had a combined 14
Premier League appearances to their name in 2021/22, but all three played
their part in our final-day win over Watford.


Barkley's came from the bench, meaning he had just 28 minutes plus
stoppages to make his mark, but he was clearly determined to do so from
the moment he stepped onto the pitch. No doubt aware he was one of only
three senior outfield players without a goal to his name this season, our
No18 pushed forward constantly and welcomed any invitation to correct that
fact.


https://i.imgur.com/Pwn1RwP.jpg


Only Mason Mount and Havertz (both five, the highest of anyone) attempted
more than Barkley's three shots, but the 28-year-old stood out by the fact
that all three of his found the target, including the winner. His three
shots on target was the most of any player, and as many as the entire
Watford team combined, despite only being on the pitch for a third of the
game.


Saul and Kenedy had more time to work with. They were both in the starting
line-up, Saul lasting the full match and Kenedy being substituted after an
hour of his only Premier League appearance of the season.


https://i.imgur.com/j61ItCf.jpg


Saul seemed similarly determined to get his name on the scoresheet,
matching Barkley's three shots, with all three coming from outside the
penalty area and two finding the target, while Kenedy played the role of
provider and only James provided more than his two key passes, in addition
to getting the assist for the opening goal.


== Pushing forward ==


The changes in personnel Thomas Tuchel made to his side for this last game
of the season also influenced a subtle change to our shape.


Saul sat quite deep as the more withdrawn of our midfielders, happy to let
N'Golo Kante provide the majority of the forward running, while allowing
James and the more attacking option of Kenedy on the left to operate even
higher up the pitch than we usually see our wing-backs.


https://i.imgur.com/erctI8U.jpg


However, those two wide men often went for the underlap towards dangerous
areas, allowing Mount and Hakim Ziyech to try and provide balls into the
box from the flanks, as shown by those two recording four crosses each,
the highest number by any Chelsea player.


We tried to use that attacking width to our advantage, with only 26 per
cent of our attacks coming down the centre of the pitch, while the cover
of Saul also allowed Thiago Silva to roam more in possession. That
resulted in the Brazilian defender having a 107 touches (second only to
Cesar Azpilicueta's 120) while maintaining an impressive 98 per cent pass
completion rate.


https://i.imgur.com/O9KjcRp.jpg


== Meeting the threat ==


The other side of that coin seemed to be that Watford targeted the space
behind the attack-minded Kenedy as an area they could exploit, with 49 per
cent of their attacks focused down our left flank.


However, with the help of Saul, Kenedy was able to answer most of the
questions asked of him defensively by the Hornets. Nobody matched the
Spaniard's 10 attempted tackles and only Kante equalled the six by our
left wing-back. Saul's eight successful tackles was also the most of
anyone, Kenedy in joint-second with five, alongside Watford defender
Christian Kabasele.

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