Despite rolling out a ballsy 3-4-3 diamond formation without an actual defensive midfielder, Guardiola’s Manchester City creating next to nothing in the Champions League final Chelsea defended like...

Chelsea approached the match with a positive attitude from the start and dominated Leicester’s 5-4-1 defensive block Chelsea’s asymmetric 3-4-3 system offered strong movement through midfield and...

Leicester City have won their first FA Cup, thanks to a phenomenal strike from Youri Tielemans The goal rightly takes the plaudits, but their effective pressing scheme and flexible defensive...

Pep Guardiola loves an experiment, but even this was more audacious than normal Manchester City traded total control to find ideas past Europe’s most challenging defensive block Chelsea had also...

Failing to put the tie to bed in the first leg, Chelsea hoped their visitors would not conjure up their black magic in Europe once more But while chances aplenty went begging, the home team showed...

In a slow and methodical FA Cup semi-final, deep buildups and counterpressing came to the forefront Though neither team had dominated the shot count, Chelsea were more efficient in bypassing...

The first encounter between Marcelo Bielsa and Thomas Tuchel did not live up to expectation Leeds United’s aggressive pressing and Chelsea’s unorthodox shape in the first half, led to limited...

Facing off with a direct rival to their top-four aspirations, Chelsea looked to carry on their hot streak in a crucial matchup But it turned out they had little to fear Thanks to their usual stable...

Chelsea’s attacking game plan sought to outplay the Liverpool pressure and beat their offside trap to release their forwards behind Liverpool’s defense This was relatively successful in the first...

Neither team was able to find the cutting edge to score in this match, but that was down to good defensive schemes as much as anything else United were proactive in preventing Chelsea dominance in...