Desperate for victory.
Chelsea
host
Arsenal (name)
The team played 4231 with T. Silva, Colwill, Cucurella, Gusto at the back, Enzo Fernández, Caicedo at the back, Gallagher at the attacking midfield, Mudryk, Sterling on the wings, and Palmer at the front.
Arsenal (name)
Lined up in 433 with defenders Saliba, Gabriel, Ben White, Zinchenko, midfielders Jorginho, Rice, Ødegaard, and forwards Martinelli, Saka and Jesus.
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Both teams are in full force, and the game is underway.
Chelsea
Looked very strong and pressed hard straight away and could be seen throughout the
Chelsea
's midfield operated very well, with an instant, dense contraction for the press.
Arsenal (name)
It's hard to hold onto the ball in the middle of the field.
Chelsea
Quickly releases the ball to the front court for a fast break immediately after forcing the ball in the middle of the field, threatening multiple times
Arsenal (name)
The game was very unfavorable for the Gunners from the start.
Arsenal (name)
Putting Jorginho out there looks like it's going to stabilize things with him in possession in the middle of the field and then push Rice forward for the distribution and insertion of a shot as the
Arsenal (name)
After Xhaka's departure, the tactic of the midfield moving forward into half-space to control the ball and enhance the destructive power of the wingers was weakened drastically, which really affected
Arsenal (name)
With the offense this season, it seems like Arteta is starting to want Rice to press opponents forward
still
Chelsea
The entire midfield's ferocious destructive power mashed up the
Arsenal (name)
They were robbed in the middle of the field before they could organize themselves, and then immediately started a fast attack, the ball was passed to Sterling on the right side for him to charge, which is exactly where Zinchenko had to go up to the back to distribute the ball, which made it impossible for Zinchenko to enter the middle of the field and have to chase back all the time, and Sterling was in great shape and pressed the ball. Zinchenko.
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Chelsea
Under the onslaught of Sterling's offense, with 10 minutes to go, Sterling played a quick pass down the right side, and when Mudryk grabbed the ball in the center, the ball hit Saliba's hand, and the referee acknowledged the VAR and awarded a 12-yard penalty, which was scored by Palmer.
Chelsea
Got off to an excellent start.
Arsenal (name)
Haven't been able to organize a smooth advance, they had to pass the ball quickly to the side as soon as possible right in the middle, as a result of which the two teams naturally formed a high-speed counter-attacking battle, but on the whole
Arsenal (name)
Only 3 in the midfield.
Chelsea
In front of goal it's all pullbacks and then high-speed counter-attacks, and in midfield the pressure is far greater than the
Arsenal (name)
Although
Arsenal (name)
Relying on Rice and Martinelli had threatening shots on goal, but the
Chelsea
Not to be outdone, Palmer also came close to breaking through from 17 yards outright at the 29:00 mark
Arsenal (name)
Throughout the first half it was clear that they couldn't find a way to attack, with Jesus in the middle being completely guarded and T.Silva, his old Brazilian captain, completely staring him down and bumping him around, and Saka in the
Chelsea
The team has to keep retreating to the center of the field to get the ball under the onslaught of the attack, and before their teammates can get to the ball, they are already under pressure, and they can't even get to the ball.
Chelsea
Totally overpowered by high activity
Arsenal (name)
Right after the first half, Arteta removed Zinchenko, who had been completely overpowered by Sterling, and replaced him with Kenyo Tomoyasu at halftime.
However, in the case of
Arsenal (name)
Before the attack could be properly sorted out, something bad happened in the 47th minute when Mudryk attacked from the left, he had been waiting for Sterling on the right to charge into the box ready to grab the ball, but Mudryk failed to deliver a good pass and it ended up dropping towards the goal by accident, while
Arsenal (name)
Goalkeeper Raya was also a bit careless, he stood a bit too far out, as a result, when the ball fell accidentally, he had no time to get back to the center of the goal, and the ball ended up falling directly into the goal, letting
Chelsea
take a 2-0 lead
With a 2-0 advantage, and the situation on the field
Chelsea
With the advantage of midfield pressure, the game was about to end prematurely when Raya missed another pass, almost giving Palmer a third goal.
no more than
Arsenal (name)
The fight continues, and Kenyo Tomoyasu's defense improves as he starts to hold Sterling and slowly breaks up the fight.
Chelsea
After the strongest point of attack.
Arsenal (name)
before there was enough time to be able to get the center field formation to push forward and start to take on the
Chelsea
give rise to a number of threats
