chelsea played liverpool in the premier league . in this post i am not going to elaborate about the game since i had been doing that for a long time .liverpool started the game with 4-3-3 formation while chelsea started the game with 3-4-3 or you can say 5-2-3 formation . we all know as to how liverpool operated they like to play on the counter attack . the same can be said about chelsea they too like to play counter attack because if the opposition sits back then chelsea just dont have the cohesion to open opposition up . people might be thinking that touchel is good coach but a coach who sits back and who cannot tell as to what his team is lacking in their last move and what should they had done or when his team just struggles in the final third of the pitch . liverpool two goals were because of individual mistakes . stupid mistakes made by idiot players would had cost chelsea . i had said in my posts that while defending you should be able to read the game but you cannot be presumptuous . alonso just did that for the second liverpool goal . he got presumptuous that salah would like to have the ball on his stronger foot and would cut inside rather than going deep . this stupidity can cost the game . instead of writing about the whole game i would like to write some points which influence the game because they are the game changers and showed players brilliance as well as their stupidity . this is what louis van gal does .he makes notes and then tries to correct his players in the practise sessions .
as i had written chelsea were hopeless . they are coached only to play counter attacking football . they dont have the cohesion if the team is sitting back and asking them to open them up with their passing and movement . most importantly touchel i dont think understand the tempo of the game because in the first half his team was lacking the tempo and slowing the game down . alonso and others were guilty of spending time on the ball and slowing down the game. in the first there was a moment when chelsea was on the offense and kante picked the ball just 10 or 12 yards from the box and everybody thought that he would pass out wide ( i would show that in the pic .) instead he showed the presence of mind to pass that ball to havertz who wasnt expecting the pass ( which he should had been . ) what i want to say is that kante showed that creativity which is lacking in the chelsea midfield . he clearly could read the game and had havertz had the presence of mind that kante could pass the ball to him then he should had taken the ball properly in his stride and one proper touch would had led him to goal . i had already said that the coaches ideas his teaching his improvisation as to what he teaches on the practice feel is emulated in the match.
silva was very good in distributing ball from the ball for chelsea . his ability to pick out players from back to the front is an asset to any team. because of his ability liverpool had to sit somewhat deep compared to the high line that they were initially playing because of his ability to pass the ball . because of silva's ability and salah and mane not dropping back chelsea's fullback were having time and space on the ball but clearly chelsea couldnt exploit that advantage that had . alonso and other chelsea players spent too much time on the ball . chelsea should had played with cohesion and high tempo to open up liverpool defense . in the second half chelsea had the upper hand was just because they could stop liverpool in the tracks but they started the counter attack from that interception and they played at a high tempo which gave them the equalizer . but when liverpool just made sure that they had players behind the ball and slowed chelsea's tempo at that time chelsea's offense looked blunt and lakced penetration but when liverpool tried to stop chelsea in the track at that time chelsea could trouble liverpool .
as i had already said that silva's distribution from the back was very good . i want to describe one moment from the game and what should had been done exactly . alonso made a run behind the back four and silva picked him out with a pin point pass. now the ball was over alonso's head and tried to take a shot which is not wrong but he should made a better judgement call as to whether he can really get a good shot . if he is not able to take the shot then he should try to bring the ball down and while he is making run he should see as to whom he can pass the ball and should try to pass the ball to the player who can take the shot or atleast can create chance for somebody . alonso taking shot shows that the coaching is one dimensional . he knows as to when to make the runs but how should he proceed and bring that chance to frutition .
chelsea can only play on counter attack .just look at the goals that they scored and when they troubled liverpool but as soon as they were forced to make a back pass or slowed their tempo down they showed lack of cohesion and creativity on offense . the problem for liverpool is jotta who is firminiho's position . he is not able to combine that well or is not that good technically who can link or can play the no.10 role . i think he needs to shifted out wide and mane can play that role .
