Gary Cahill suits Chelsea statistically & tactically
It is often said that when building a side, you should start with the defence, but Andre Villas-Boas seems to be doing things in reverse. Chelsea barely evolved from the Jose Mourinho days to Carlo...
View ArticleManchester City 2-1 Tottenham: Mancini’s three-man defence shows first...
Manchester City turned the game around with a strong second half performance, helped by Roberto Mancini’s mid-game formation switch. Mancini named Aleksandar Kolarov on the left of midfield, with Samir...
View ArticleTottenham 2-1 Arsenal: high lines and balls in behind the defences
Tottenham recorded an important victory over their North London rivals, thanks to two identical goals towards the end of the first half. Andre Villas-Boas used Gylfi Sigurdsson rather than Lewis...
View ArticleTottenham 1-1 Chelsea: Spurs play neat passing combinations but fail to...
A fair result at White Hart Lane as Andre Villas-Boas’ starting strategy proved successful, but Jose Mourinho’s in-game changes worked better. Villas-Boas named roughly Spurs’ expected side – Kyle...
View ArticleChelsea 2-1 Manchester City: counter-attack versus possession play but both...
Two ex-Atletico strikers – Fernando Torres and Sergio Aguero – were the most prominent players in a fast-paced, exciting clash. Jose Mourinho played Gary Cahill rather than David Luiz, and left out...
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