Chelsea now have a lot to prove after two back-to-back defeats by Manchester City in Premier League and by Juventus in the Champions League. Thomas Tuchel was outwitted twice, and despite having one of the most vigorous teams in Europe now, his tactics for both games had some cracks that...
The 6th gameweek of the 2021-22 Premier League season featured a mouth-watering clash between defending champions Manchester City and reigning European champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Both of them have been regarded as the title contenders with Chelsea having supremely transformed under the tutelage of Thomas Tuchel. Pep Guardiola was...
Saturday saw a massive Premier League clash between Chelsea and Man City at Stamford Bridge. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG timelines * defensive duels * average positions and much more! We...
Thomas Tuchel, to date, has had Pep Guardiola’s number in their battles as Chelsea and Man City coach respectively. Towards the latter stages of last season, the two clubs faced each other three times in the span of five weeks, with a collective score of 4-1 in Chelsea’s favour. Tuchel’s...
Saturday evening's kick-off saw a London derby between Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League. Chelsea ran out 3-0 winners. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG timelines * defensive duels * average...
After winning the 2020/21 Champions League edition as well as the Super Cup, Chelsea didn’t settle for a minute. Thomas Tuchel’s goal seems even bigger – winning the Premier League title too. The Blues’ squad was good enough to try to achieve that, but it seems like “trying” isn’t the...
The 3rd game week of the 2021-22 Premier League season saw the 2019-20 Champions, Liverpool, host reigning European Champions Chelsea in a mouth-watering clash. Both came into this game on the back of impressive victories in their opening two games especially Chelsea who breezed past Arsenal without having to play...
The Saturday evening kick-off in the Premier League saw Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool draw 1-1 with Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in the heavyweight clash of the gameweek. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG timelines...
Sunday's final game in the Premier League saw Chelsea see off Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG timelines * defensive duels * average positions and much more!...
UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea got their Premier League season underway with a convincing 3-0 win over Crystal Palace at the weekend. We've broken down all the key stats for you - who impressed for Chelsea? Do Palace have big worries already? Was Trevor Chalobah as good as everyone said...
The transfer window season is well underway now - even Chelsea have awoken from their slumber. £222m of spending last season has preceded a few months in pursuit of Erling Haaland this summer. No sign of making an actual signing in sight until news broke that Sevilla and Chelsea had...
Who Is Armando Broja? Armando Broja is a 19-year-old forward at Chelsea, who is expected to push to feature in the first team this season. After a breakout season with Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands (Broja scored 11 goals and made three assists in all competitions), it has been made...
Daniel Farke and Norwich City’s return to the Premier League at the first attempt made for impressive viewing. His side played some magnificent football, spearheaded by possibly the greatest individual Championship season of all time produced by now-Aston Villa winger; Emiliano Buendía. They scored the second-highest number of goals in...
The UEFA Champions League 2020/21 came to an end with two of the best English teams – Manchester City and Chelsea playing the final in Porto. No team has won the Champions League in its first appearance in the final since 2000, and this trend continued, with Chelsea coming out...
So here it is - the final of this season's UEFA Champions League, an all-English final for only the third time in the competition's history, with Manchester City facing Chelsea. This is the first time City have made it to the final of the Champions League, while it will be...
Just three days after meeting in the FA Cup final, where Leicester City defeated Chelsea to win their first-ever FA Cup, these two teams faced each other in a pivotal clash in the Premier League. Both these teams are striving to reach the top four and thereby attain a place...
The 2021 FA Cup final clash featured two potential top-4 candidates of the 2020-21 Premier League season, Chelsea and Leicester City. While Leicester City beat Southampton to clinch their ticket to Wembley, Chelsea overcame Manchester City last month for the first time to make it into the finals. Both the...
Our latest video by RDF Tactics breaks down Chelsea's away win over Manchester City in the Premier League over the weekend, based on Harshal Patel's analysis. Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola are two of the best tacticians around, and this match showcased their ability to adapt and react to each...
The Champions League semi-finals saw both Manchester City and Chelsea come through comfortably to make it an all-English final at the end of the month in the premier European club competition. This, in turn, raised the spotlight on the following weekend’s league game between these two sides, which was now...
For the second time in two weeks, Man City and Chelsea will face up against each other, but this time in the Premier League. Their last Premier League outing ended in a 3-1 victory to the Sky Blues - only thanks to an injury-time goal from Callum Hudson-Odoi did Chelsea...
