Chelsea FC (The Blues) | Special Thread

Chelsea FC (The Blues) | Special Thread

*ANTONIO CONTE’S SWITCH TO 3-4-3 HAS SEEN CHELSEA SCORE 16 GOALS WITHOUT REPLY WITH EVERTON THE LATEST VICTIMS… SPORTSMAIL ANALYSES THE SYSTEM PUTTING OPPONENTS TO THE SWORD*

When Antonio Conte made a substitution of seemingly little substance with Chelsea 3-0 down at Arsenal in late September, few would have predicted it was a fresh start for his team to build title ambitions on.

Marcos Alonso replaced Cesc Fabregas after 55 minutes at the Emirates and the Blues switched to three at the back. Little changed there but fast-forward six weeks and Chelsea are the Premier League’s form side and a point off the top spot.

It is a remarkable turnaround. Ronald Koeman said of Conte’s 3-4-3 after watching his Everton side get torn apart on Saturday: ’I’ve never seen a team so strong playing this system. This system is very difficult to play against.’
Nobody has found a way to stop them since the switch. Five games, 16 goals and none conceded. Add to that the transformative effects it has had on players who looked fragile and vulnerable and the new record looks all the more impressive.

Conte’s new-look Chelsea have steamrollered every opponent comfortably in the Premier League so far.

Here, we take a look at just how he has got it to work.

Goalkeeper and defence

Conte might have sold himself as a back-four man when arriving at Chelsea in the summer but it was no secret that much of his past success at Juventus and with Italy had come with a three-man backline.

The switch, which started in the second half at Arsenal, has seen David Luiz emerge as the leader between Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta.

The £32million summer signing provides confident distribution from the back and has shown none of the defensive frailties many worried would plague Chelsea in the Brazilian’s return this summer. He made Romelu Lukaku look powerless on Saturday.
Luiz’s contribution of pace and strength make him difficult to get around and the two men flanking him have both proved comfortable in covering wide and inside when required.

Azpilicueta, combining his experience from full-back roles on both sides of the pitch, has the perfect awareness to know when to go and when to stay on the right while Cahill’s return to form on the left side after 18 miserable months has been surprising and impressive in equal measure.

The England centre back seems to have more confidence in the added protection the revamped system offers and has comfortably adapted into the new requirements asked of him.
Thibaut Courtois has shown none of his early-season frailties either and is now two-clear on six in the Premier League clean sheets table.

John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic, at the minute, look like spare parts.


Midfield

With the wing backs being the key men in this set-up, Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses have emerged as the surprises to transform Chelsea’s fortunes. Both have been excellent.

Former Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland man Alonso looks right at home back in the Premier League.

The 25-year-old says playing in Serie A gave him a ‘defensive masterclass’ — add that to his comfort on the ball and Chelsea have an underrated talent on their hands.
The protection and width offered by the Spaniard allow Eden Hazard the freedom to drive forward and inside and having their star man closer to the opponents’ goal means more danger from Chelsea.

Moses, meanwhile, has emerged from a series of unremarkable loans to become a permanent first-team fixture at Stamford Bridge. His energy down the right — and guidance in defence from Azpilicueta — make him an impressive box-to-box wide man.

With so much going on out wide, the obvious place to get at Chelsea would appear to be through the centre of midfield — reduced to only two men from a previous three.
But Ngolo Kante’s engine provides the work of two players while Nemanja Matic is providing the sort of spider-esque performances that looked long beyond him in the last days of Jose Mourinho’s reign in London.

Kante could yet become the first player to be a key man in back-to-back Premier League title wins at two different clubs.

The chest-out, chin-up stride of long-legged Serbian star Matic appears to be back and he is now second in the Premier League assists table on five.

Cesc Fabregas and Oscar cannot offer the same tenacity as Matic and Kante — who were the Premier League’s top tacklers in the previous two seasons — in the central roles and therefore find themselves out of the picture.
Attack

Premier League top scorer Diego Costa has been in fine form all season but now finds himself with additional support and is rarely left isolated.

It allows the nine-goal frontman to pick his moments, unleashing his power when it can be at its most effective rather than aimless charges at a packed defence.

Hazard, as always, is Chelsea’s key. He has scored in their last four league games and set up Costa’s stunner away at Southampton, too.

With little requirement on the Belgian to track back and cover full backs forward runs, an action he has always looked well off the pace at anyway, the focus is on causing damage to the opponents’ defence and the swaggering, dropped shoulder runs of Chelsea’s most-recent title-winning season are back.
Aside from the stark improvements in the likes of Cahill, Matic and Moses, Hazard is enjoying the most-transformative effects of Conte’s switch-up.

The front three is completed by Pedro. The former Barcelona man has spent long periods in English football looking lost: plenty of energy but rarely targeted right and useless going backwards.

Now, he looks like the £21m man Chelsea thought they had signed last season. He found a way back into the team as Willian took time out on compassionate leave and has become a real force from the right-hand side.

The Spain international’s sweet touch and turn past Ashley Williams, as well as is assist for Hazard’s second on Saturday gave the impression of a player full of confidence and Pedro’s goal was much deserved for one of his finest Premier League performances.
 
My comments on Ntuzu 's post:

- Ile mechi ya Arsenal na fact kwamba baada tu ya kumtoa Fab na kumuingiza Alonso, then switching to 3-4-3 nadhani ndiyo inayomuadhibu Fab mpaka leo. Najaribu kuwaza kama Fab angehamia anakocheza Pedro kama kusingekuwa na tofauti/similar effect.

- Marcos Alonso: Bado ninaamini kwamba tunaweza kumpata a better player than him. Hapa namuwazia mtu kama Danny Rose (Tottenham) au Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool). Bado huyu jamaa hajafit vigezo vya a first eleven Chelsea player. Tunahitaji dogo mwenye speed and smart. V. Moses clone.

- Bado ninalia na Pedro kunyimwa pasi. Kwa bahati, pasi aliyopewa Hazard (ya goli la kwanza dhidi ya Everton) ilizaa matunda lakini mara nyingi Costa anampa pasi Hazard nyakati ambazo Pedro yupo free zaidi. Sijajua hasa ni kwa nini but hii naona ni weakness of the front three.

- Defence: Hii nilishaiongelea kwenye comments za juu. Defenders walioko benchi hakuna hata mmoja ambaye anaweza kuingia na kucheza kwa kiwango kilekile au zaidi ya hao waliopo ndani. Hili litakuwa tatizo kama tukipata majeruhi ama kwa mechi ambayo mmoja wao atakuwa amefikisha kadi tano za njano.
 
My comments on Ntuzu 's post:

- Ile mechi ya Arsenal na fact kwamba baada tu ya kumtoa Fab na kumuingiza Alonso, then switching to 3-4-3 nadhani ndiyo inayomuadhibu Fab mpaka leo. Najaribu kuwaza kama Fab angehamia anakocheza Pedro kama kusingekuwa na tofauti/similar effect.

- Marcos Alonso: Bado ninaamini kwamba tunaweza kumpata a better player than him. Hapa namuwazia mtu kama Danny Rose (Tottenham) au Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool). Bado huyu jamaa hajafit vigezo vya a first eleven Chelsea player. Tunahitaji dogo mwenye speed and smart. V. Moses clone.

- Bado ninalia na Pedro kunyimwa pasi. Kwa bahati, pasi aliyopewa Hazard (ya goli la kwanza dhidi ya Everton) ilizaa matunda lakini mara nyingi Costa anampa pasi Hazard nyakati ambazo Pedro yupo free zaidi. Sijajua hasa ni kwa nini but hii naona ni weakness of the front three.

- Defence: Hii nilishaiongelea kwenye comments za juu. Defenders walioko benchi hakuna hata mmoja ambaye anaweza kuingia na kucheza kwa kiwango kilekile au zaidi ya hao waliopo ndani. Hili litakuwa tatizo kama tukipata majeruhi ama kwa mechi ambayo mmoja wao atakuwa amefikisha kadi tano za njano.
Koute zouma anaweza akafiti katika postion ya luiz endapo ikatokea amepata kadi tano za njano ....ni mtazamo
 
Mentor mi nafikiri Faby atakuja kutumika ktk game zijazo na pia ukiangalia huyu Faby amechoka kaka. Kacheza sn yani karibu miaka 14 yuko uwanjani anakimbia tu tena wakati mwingine kwa kiwango kile kile na kasi ile ile.

Tukija ktk swala Alonso anachofanya Conte ni kucheza na akili za watu. Kweli tunacheza mfumo Wa 3-4-3 lkn timu inapokua inashambuliwa ni kweli tunakua ktk hii back line ya wachezaji Wa 3 na ni aina gani hao ya hao wachezaji alionao ktk hii back line ya 3?

Conte mjanja sn tena sn. Anatumia uwezo Wa wachezaji binafsi kutengeneza huu mfumo na hii ndio inayowapa tabu sn timu pinzani tunapokutana nazo.

Kwa mfano Alonso ni beki Wa kushoto kwa asili lkn huyu beki amepewa Uhuru Wa kuweza kupanda mbele sn na kurudi nyuma km alivyo Moses ktk upande wake. Na pia huyu Alonso anachezeshwa huu upande km timu ikiwa inashambuliwa Basi huku nyuma kuna kua na wachezaji watano wanaosimama km mabeki akiwemo Alonso Cahill Luiz na Azp na Moses. Hii inafanya ngome ya chelsea kua ngumu sn. Na wakati huo huo huyu Azp amekua akitulia nyuma na hapandi mbele hovyo hovyo km ilivyokua zamani na ukiomuona mbele ni Mara moja moja sn sema huyu jamaa amekua huru pia kuingilia mipira ktk maeneo ya kati na kutibua mipira Mara kadhaa na ata ktk eneo LA kati pia. Kwahiyo unakuta Luiz anakua huru sn na kupunguziwa kz sn kitu ambacho Terry km anasimama hapo kati ataweza kucheza vzr tu. Na ata Ivanovic maana huu mfumo unawapunguzia baadhi ya wachezaji majukumu sn.

Tukija ktk upande Wa Moses hapa Conte alitumia akili sn maana angeliweza kumuweka Oscar au Faby lkn huyu jamaa aliweka mtu ambae anaweza kukaa na mipira na kudrive na Mwenye kazi sasa niambie hapo km mbele Yake kuna kua na MTU km Pedro na Costa na Hazard alafu na huyu mwingine anakuja kwa kifupi inakua ni hatari sn.....

Kuna shida naona kati ya Costa na Pedro lkn nafurahi kuona Pedro na Hazard na walivyo huru baada ya kupunguziwa majukumu ya ukabaji na kubaki kushambulia tu. Wamefanya mabeki wowote kupata shida sn ktk kuwakaba.

Kwa kifupi tu huu mfumo unafanya wachezaji wanakua wametapakaa kila kona. Wakiwa wanashambuliwa wanakua wengi na wakiwa wanashambulia wanakua wengi pia. Kwahiyo Conte anatumia uwezo binafsi Wa wachezaji kutengeneza huo mfumo.
 
mpaka mfumo ungunduliwe solution ligi itakuwa inaenda mwishoni
Tena ata km wakigundua watakua na kz ya kupambana na uwezo Wa mchezaji mmoja mmoja maana tunakoendea Matic au Kante mmoja wao hapo atapewa acheze na Willian. Sasa Willian akiwa kati hapo akawa ana tiririka na mipira kuja nayo mbele timu pinzani lazima ziumie.
 
Kwa kiwango cha sasa cha chelsea naanza kuifananisha na buyern murnich ya mwaka 2010_2013 ilikuwa ni timu ambayo imekamilika kila idara .
Nadhani kwa chelsea hii wapinzani wanakazi ya ziada sana kuikabili..
 
Mentor mi nafikiri Faby atakuja kutumika ktk game zijazo na pia ukiangalia huyu Faby amechoka kaka. Kacheza sn yani karibu miaka 14 yuko uwanjani anakimbia tu tena wakati mwingine kwa kiwango kile kile na kasi ile ile.

Tukija ktk swala Alonso anachofanya Conte ni kucheza na akili za watu. Kweli tunacheza mfumo Wa 3-4-3 lkn timu inapokua inashambuliwa ni kweli tunakua ktk hii back line ya wachezaji Wa 3 na ni aina gani hao ya hao wachezaji alionao ktk hii back line ya 3?

Conte mjanja sn tena sn. Anatumia uwezo Wa wachezaji binafsi kutengeneza huu mfumo na hii ndio inayowapa tabu sn timu pinzani tunapokutana nazo.

Kwa mfano Alonso ni beki Wa kushoto kwa asili lkn huyu beki amepewa Uhuru Wa kuweza kupanda mbele sn na kurudi nyuma km alivyo Moses ktk upande wake. Na pia huyu Alonso anachezeshwa huu upande km timu ikiwa inashambuliwa Basi huku nyuma kuna kua na wachezaji watano wanaosimama km mabeki akiwemo Alonso Cahill Luiz na Azp na Moses. Hii inafanya ngome ya chelsea kua ngumu sn. Na wakati huo huo huyu Azp amekua akitulia nyuma na hapandi mbele hovyo hovyo km ilivyokua zamani na ukiomuona mbele ni Mara moja moja sn sema huyu jamaa amekua huru pia kuingilia mipira ktk maeneo ya kati na kutibua mipira Mara kadhaa na ata ktk eneo LA kati pia. Kwahiyo unakuta Luiz anakua huru sn na kupunguziwa kz sn kitu ambacho Terry km anasimama hapo kati ataweza kucheza vzr tu. Na ata Ivanovic maana huu mfumo unawapunguzia baadhi ya wachezaji majukumu sn.

Tukija ktk upande Wa Moses hapa Conte alitumia akili sn maana angeliweza kumuweka Oscar au Faby lkn huyu jamaa aliweka mtu ambae anaweza kukaa na mipira na kudrive na Mwenye kazi sasa niambie hapo km mbele Yake kuna kua na MTU km Pedro na Costa na Hazard alafu na huyu mwingine anakuja kwa kifupi inakua ni hatari sn.....

Kuna shida naona kati ya Costa na Pedro lkn nafurahi kuona Pedro na Hazard na walivyo huru baada ya kupunguziwa majukumu ya ukabaji na kubaki kushambulia tu. Wamefanya mabeki wowote kupata shida sn ktk kuwakaba.

Kwa kifupi tu huu mfumo unafanya wachezaji wanakua wametapakaa kila kona. Wakiwa wanashambuliwa wanakua wengi na wakiwa wanashambulia wanakua wengi pia. Kwahiyo Conte anatumia uwezo binafsi Wa wachezaji kutengeneza huo mfumo.
mule mule
 
Basi jibu umepata kuwa chelsea is the best
We hujielewi kabisa, liver kakufunga kwako isitoshe kakuzidi point sasa unataka afanye nini kwa sasa uamini ni bora zaidi yako? yuko robo fainali ligi cup wewe ushatolewa, narudia tena liver ni timu bora kwa sasa kuliko timu yoyote epl
 
Kwa kiwango cha sasa cha chelsea naanza kuifananisha na buyern murnich ya mwaka 2010_2013 ilikuwa ni timu ambayo imekamilika kila idara .
Nadhani kwa chelsea hii wapinzani wanakazi ya ziada sana kuikabili..
Baada ya game yetu na Man Utd mchambuzi mgeni Wa siku hiyo Wa kituo cha super sport kocha Martnez alisema wazi kabisa kua kwa style hii Chelsea itakua bingwa maana wanacheza huku wakiwa relaxed kila upande na mpira unamilikiwa kisawasawa.

Kwahiyo kwa sasa timu iko vzr sn ukiangalia na sasambu sasambu LA juzi kwa Everton yani timu inaleta raha sn......

Sasambu lilipigwa km ngoma ya singeli bhana.... Yani kila walivyofurukuta wale watoto kibra ilikua inawahusu tu..... Na kocha wao alichanganyikiwa sn alimziea mpaki mabasi na ma- D7

Mpaki mabasi wanae huko ManU

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