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Chelsea v Leeds (PL) Sat 4th Mar 2023 15:00 GMT

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Three much needed points

Good in parts but very scrappy in final 20 mins

The subs suggest a manager who was desperate for a result

Back three were generally solid though KK makes for nervous viewing

Quality delivery and finish for the goal

We will need to be a lot better on Tuesday to progress

 
Good strategy for Dortmund really, get it in the mixer for one of the big lads, if scoring from open play isn’t an option.

 
charierre said:
Three much needed points

Good in parts but very scrappy in final 20 mins

The subs suggest a manager who was desperate for a result

Back three were generally solid though KK makes for nervous viewing

Quality delivery and finish for the goal

We will need to be a lot better on Tuesday to progress
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I actually think it inadvertently improves us going forward as it gives James and Chilwell more freedom and allows Fofana to utilitize his best attribute in possesion (dribbling) knowing there's cover behind him.

Even more so next season with Gusto in the mix as it gives us a chance to effectively play two rightbacks in the build up.

Really hope this formation is returning for the foreseeable and not just a one off panic due to recent results and no Silva.

 
Argo said:
I actually think it inadvertently improves us going forward as it gives James and Chilwell more freedom and allows Fofana to utilitize his best attribute in possesion (dribbling) knowing there's cover behind him.

Even more so next season with Gusto in the mix as it gives us a chance to effectively play two rightbacks in the build up.

Really hope this formation is returning for the foreseeable and not just a one off panic due to recent results and no Silva.
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It does make us more solid, we did have more shape until the subs. It does though leave a question mark around some of the signings.

 
charierre said:
It does make us more solid, we did have more shape until the subs. It does though leave a question mark around some of the signings.
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The wingers are basically going to have to do what Trossard did at Brighton , namely learn how to play wing back !

 
Sexyfootball said:
The wingers are basically going to have to do what Trossard did at Brighton , namely learn how to play wing back !
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For me with James and Chilwell fit I feel the total opposite.

Wide wingers would compliment those two more I feel.

 
Under Tuchel we could also win 1:0 and by not scoring from open play, his legacy lives on while Potter is still here.

 
Argo said:
For me with James and Chilwell fit I feel the total opposite.

Wide wingers would compliment those two more I feel.
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Who are they aiming crosses at in the middle though, if we are essentially playing a 3-4-3 instead of 3-4-2-1 ?

The two poor sods playing box-to-box central midfield will be knackered inside half an hour if they expected to get into the box alongside our lone striker !

I can only see a big role for wingers in 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3.

 
Sexyfootball said:
Who are they aiming crosses at in the middle though, if we are essentially playing a 3-4-3 instead of 3-4-2-1 ?

The two poor sods playing box-to-box central midfield will be knackered inside half an hour if they expected to get into the box alongside our lone striker !

I can only see a big role for wingers in 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3.
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When we had that great run under TT James and Chilwell were getting in and around the box a lot.

And I'm not really a fan of crossing I feel it's a low reward game even if you have De Bruyne or Beckham, I'd rather see them cut inside take on their man and then try and combine with the other players.

 
A win. Hooray! We pretty much resorted to end to end chaos ball and our superior quality got us the win. 

Some excellent displays today. Chilwell the stand-out. 

Leeds are going down I think. Which is fantastic. They looked all over the shop.

 
Leeds were so close to an equaliser at the end. They missed 2 really good chances. Potter got the win which was crucial and sometimes you need that luck. But he’s going to have to be better thank today to really improve things. 

 
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