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

Wolverhampton 0 - 0 Chelsea

1 Shots on Target 1
3 Shots off Target 7
4 Corners 9
9 Fouls 7
2 Offsides 4
1 Saves 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
37% Possession 63%












Cards
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30' Trevoh Chalobah
33' Antonio Rudiger





球場: Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
觀眾: 30,631
開賽: 14:00 Sun, 19 Dec 2021
主裁: David Coote




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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/12/20/
the-debrief--a-clean-sheet-on-the-road-in-difficult-circumstances

The Debrief: A clean sheet on the road in difficult circumstances

20 Dec 2021


With a match featuring just one shot on target for both sides, perhaps a
0-0 stalemate did not come as a surprise, and it certainly felt it was
heading that way from early proceedings at a misty Molineux on Sunday.
Here we take a look at the key themes from yesterday's draw…


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== Tough conditions ==


The Blues arrived at Molineux with several players out through both
Covid-19 and also injury, and also had difficult weather conditions to
contend with as the mist circulated around the ground.


https://i.imgur.com/KUkFf2y.jpg
Misty Molineux


Chelsea's depleted squad was epitomised by our bench, with just six
substitutions named – two of which were goalkeepers. A lack of cutting
edge was evident throughout the game and Thomas Tuchel would have loved to
have had a recognised striker on the bench to bring on in search of an
opener.


Tuchel admitted that his side were lacklustre in the first half and
perhaps lucky not to be behind given Wolves had a goal disallowed early
on. Yet a clean sheet and a point gained with so few players available
could be crucial come the end of the season.


== The heartbeat ==


It was yet another commanding Chelsea performance from Thiago Silva
yesterday, whose ability to control the tempo of the game from the centre
of defence again shone through.


The Brazilian attempted the most passes on the pitch with 123,
successfully completing 118 of these, and also made the joint-most
clearances on the pitch with five – three of which were with his head.


https://i.imgur.com/Ztm3JVS.png
Thiago passed the ball to Azpilicueta 35 times, the highest combination on
the pitch


Thiago has become a huge influence at Cobham for the younger players
coming through the ranks and has perhaps had to play a few more games than
both him and Tuchel anticipated at the start of the season.


Given his record of winning a trophy at club level in every season since
2012, the 37-year-old will again be crucial to mounting a challenge for
any silverware at Chelsea this season.


== A tough nut to crack ==


Whilst Thiago's effortless defending ensured Edouard Mendy had only one
save to make, a Leander Dendoncker header, the same could be said at the
other end of the pitch as Wolves played a similar system to Thomas
Tuchel's side.


https://i.imgur.com/JmZa17t.jpg
A tight affair at Molineux


With England international Conor Coady sandwiched between Romain Saiss and
Max Kilman, Wolves were also resolute and compact in their shape and
limited the Blues to just eight shots – six of which were blocked.


It is a pattern that has been constant throughout Bruno Lage's first
campaign in charge of a Premier League side. Wolves now have seven clean
sheets, only two fewer than Chelsea.


https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1472661765414608900

8 - Wolves have scored just 13 goals in the Premier League this season yet
sit 8th in the table, the highest position any side has been on Christmas
Day in top-flight history having netted as few as 13 goals at that stage.
Economical.


Whilst they are solid at the back, Wolves are also finding it hard to find
the back of their opponents net, scoring just 13 goals, a number only
worsened by Norwich City with eight goals. This was evident in the second
half of this one, with the hosts failing to conjure up a shot of any kind
after the break.


Wolves games have now averaged just 1.5 goals per fixture, with just 27
goals across their 18 tussles so far, the lowest in the division by some
margin.


== Fitting back in seamlessly ==


A return to the side for N'Golo Kante yesterday was another positive to
take. The midfielder had missed just under a month of action with a knee
injury, and whilst Tuchel admitted the plan was never for Kante to
complete the full 90 minutes, the Frenchman stepped up when called upon
and produced an ever-impressive performance.


https://i.imgur.com/KKsbNsp.png
N'Golo was at the heart of things


Kante has only made 37 appearances under Tuchel's 57 game stewardship so
far, and a return to the team ahead of our hectic Christmas schedule is
most welcome for the Bavarian given recent injury and illness trouble in
the centre of the pitch.


== Saul's most impressive Blues outing ==


Loanee Saul Niguez was a half-time substitute at Molineux after Trevoh
Chalobah was forced off through injury. The Spaniard played a deeper role
in the centre, which allowed Kante to progress through midfield to attack,
and in his 45-minute cameo completed just four less passes than Kante's
55, who played the full 90 minutes.


https://i.imgur.com/gADpcu9.jpg
Saul impressed from the bench


34 of these passes were in the middle third of the pitch as we searched
for the winning goal in the second half. The 27-year-old has only
completed 90 minutes once in a Chelsea shirt, but he did himself no harm
in weaving his way into Tuchel's thinking for the upcoming matches with
his confident and assured display on Sunday.

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When it comes to a crisis, still keep on running.

You believe in power. It's mental power.


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