A tactical scene in the Chelsea vs. Tottenham match

This tactical scene happened yesterday in the Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham!

Chelsea coach Mariska spoke before the match about the importance of set pieces

and that they are a phase of play that cannot be separated from the phases of open play, and that all phases of play are interconnected!

The beauty of this scene is that Tottenham, with Thomas Frank, always play long throw-ins inside the penalty area

and take advantage of the physical momentum created by Van de Beek and Romero to create scoring opportunities from this play.

Mariska came up with the perfect tactic to counter this idea.

Mariska decided to center three players up front

: Garnacho, João Pedro, and Justo. Why did he do that?

1 – To reduce Tottenham’s density in the penalty area and force three Tottenham players to retreat far from the play itself.

The result was that Chelsea defended with six players, including the goalkeeper, against five Tottenham players, giving them a numerical advantage.

2 – To have Koke watch Qudus on the edge of the area to prevent him from getting the ball again, in addition to relying on Sanchez as a free player to come out and get the ball.

In addition, to have Enzo Fernandez free to lead the offensive transition, which is very important!

Because Chelsea’s front three are fixed, Tottenham’s front three are completely away from the ball, and this separates Tottenham’s block into two halves, meaning there is a large space between the lines.

Then, when Enzo leads the transition as a free player, he runs into the space alone and enters to create a 4vs3 situation for Chelsea.

This gives Chelsea a numerical advantage and a better chance of scoring from the counterattack.

What’s really impressive is that Mariska was able to stop all of Tottenham’s chances from throw-ins and turn them into real chances for Chelsea from counterattacks.

He’s a genius.

Chelsea played a magnificent game against Tottenham in the derby today, to the extent that it was a one-sided match.

But honestly, there’s nothing more magnificent than the scene in front of you!

Imagine with me that Chelsea’s only goal that won them the match started with Kaissedo, who intercepted the ball and then passed it to Neto, who made a mistake.

Do you think Kaissedo would stay quiet?

Caicedo put perfect pressure on two of his opponents, stole the ball again from Van de Ven, entered the penalty area,

and created a one-on-one opportunity out of nowhere for João Pedro, who scored the winning goal!

I want you to imagine with me that Caicedo has contributed to five goals with Chelsea this year, and he is an outspoken pivot player.

He does everything with the ball and without it, carrying it in the literal sense!

Caicedo, who was criticized two years ago because he was bought for €133 million, has been embarrassing everyone for two seasons

Barcelona and proving that he is worth every penny paid for him. Lucky Chelsea, indeed.

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