On Wednesday evening, Chelsea hosted Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in a hotly anticipated semi-final second leg. After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Chelsea had the advantage of an away goal going into this tie. As it turned out, this away goal didn’t play a part in the...
Chelsea didn't pull any punches in the first leg, carving up Real Madrid's defensive tactics in the first 30 minutes of the match. The La Liga champions were down, but not out. Karim Benzema's fantastic goal leveled the scoreline at one, setting up for a seismic second leg. In this...
On Tuesday evening, the first of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League semi-finals between Real Madrid and Chelsea. It was eventually a draw although Chelsea arguably deserved the victory. This tactical analysis will take a deep dive into the tactics of both sides, and how it ended up as a draw. We...
The Champions League returns and it's two of Europe's super clubs facing off. Real Madrid is set to host Chelsea at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano for the first leg of the Champions League semifinal. Both teams enter the tie in good form and reasonably rested for the midweek tilt....
This weekend in the Premier League season saw a vital London derby on the cards with 5th placed West Ham hosting 4th placed Chelsea. The clash’s significance the race for the Champions League spots was huge, with both teams on 55 points before this match. Chelsea went into the game...
All the Super League drama may have distracted us from football but this weekend the EPL continues with some spectacular clashes, one of them being West Ham vs Chelsea on Saturday at 18:30 local time. This London derby, involving one of the teams involved in the Super League creation -...
The FA Cup semi-finals began with a clash between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Both sides have gone through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, and this was a chance for both managers to take a step towards another trophy as well. While this was not...
On Tuesday evening, we viewed the second leg tie between Chelsea and Porto in the UEFA Champions League, which was won by Porto, who did lose the overall tie. This tactical analysis will take a meticulous look at both side’s tactics, and how Porto managed to earn the victory. We will...
Chelsea earned a great advantage in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Porto, securing a couple of away goals and raising the hopes of qualifying to the next round. After an intense meeting with a lot of activity in front of Chelsea’s goal, they still managed...
It has been a tremendous start to the Thomas Tuchel era at Chelsea. The German has returned 21 points from a possible 27 in the Premier League so far, conceding only twice in that time. Tuchel has moved the team from a loosely-followed 4-3-3, into a far more rigid, and...
Chelsea hosted Manchester United in what was probably the biggest game of the weekend in the Premier League. A resurgent Chelsea under Thomas Tuchel were pushing for the Champions League places, having conceded just twice since the German took over, with one of those goals an own goal. Manchester United,...
Matches in the Premier League are coming thick and fast for Thomas Tuchel since he arrived as Chelsea boss, and his biggest test so far saw him match up against José Mourinho's Tottenham. Tottenham came into the game on the back of two disappointing performances and defeats at the hands...
'The King is dead, long live the King'. This traditional proclamation of the transfer of royal power, upon the death of one monarch to his successor, felt like it could have been used at Stamford Bridge last night, given the speed with which the Thomas Tuchel era is now in...
After spending a lot of money in the summer, people expected Frank Lampard to achieve better results at Chelsea than he did last season. However, things went the opposite way, and their slump over the last few weeks has now led to a managerial change at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel,...
The final game of the 2019/20 season came down to a clash between two European heavyweights, with the French and German champions looking to consolidate their domestic success with a European Cup. Bayern Munich came into the match as favourites, having won every UEFA Champions League match in their campaign...
The constraints-led approach to training design has steadily gained traction within the coaching realm in recent years. This approach is a core pillar of a larger teaching methodology known as “Nonlinear Pedagogy” which is an immensely deep and quickly developing approach. With that in mind, in this article, we will...
Thomas Tuchel’s tenure at Borussia Dortmund from 2015 – 2017 was marked by numerous ups and downs. While some in Dortmund would describe him as a tactical genius responsible for the best football the Schwarzgelben ever played, others would be more critical. However, when looking at the numbers and the tactics...
Every two years, the attention of many fans and scouts are put on the U17 World Cup, where future prospects will showcase their abilities and bring the trophy back to their home country. This year, there were predictions about the champion for the edition, which included Brazil U17, since the...
Olympique Lyon took on Paris Saint-Germain in what was expected to be a highly contested encounter between the two French giants. The visitors lead Ligue 1 with Lyon sitting in third 16 points adrift, but the outcome of this match still bears significance to the chasing pack. A win would...
This was the headline posted by Spanish publication Marca when Thomas Tuchel’s side signed the Schalke defender from the clutches of Barcelona. Thilo Kehrer is another product in a long line of defenders who have flourished when given the opportunity in the Bundesliga. The world-renowned Schalke academy has produced numerous...
