JUVENTUS VS CHELSEA: TACTICAL ANALYSIS THREAD: TUCHEL OUTCLASSED?
Chelsea went with their favored 3-4-2-1 whereas Allegri went with his classic 4-4-2 in the UCL. Tuchel had switched back to a 3-4-2-1 with two inside forwards rather than the 3-5-2 that led to the loss against City.
Chelsea built up in their usual 3-2 shape with their wingbacks high and wide. Both inside forwards occupied the half spaces with the goal being to either reach them or the wingbacks. Chelsea have always caused overloads on the side to find the extra man but were unable to do so.
Allegri's 4-4-2: The 4-4-2 perfectly counters the use oe wingbacks as the fullback or wide mf can be tasked to mark them while the other covers the half spaces. As seen in the image the narrow 4-4-2 blocked all passes into halfspaces or to the wingbacks. Control.
Allegri also implemented a high press similar to Manchester City at the weekend which saw CFC struggle. The trigger was the outer cb's and then used the touchline + matched them in numbers. Chelsea could not build out from the back anymore. Chelsea start to go long on goalkicks.
Can't find the wingbacks nor the halfspace?: Chelsea needed rotations to manipulate the Juventus lines yet the only rotation was alonso and Ziyech higher up the pitch. They can learn a thing or two from City's half space occupation + rotation to drag players out.
Federico Chiesa, a perfect counter attacking threat. Chiesa being a world class outlet that can play on both feet meant that Juve can afford having deeper wide midfielders. They rely on playing a long ball to Chiesa to get them out. He also always needs 1/2 chances max to score.
The chess match started in the 2nd half and almost everytime Tuchel changed something in shape or personnel, Allegri would do the same. Tuchel switched to a 3 man midfield to forma a 3v2 + brought on Chilwell to make runs in behind. Allegri switched to a 5-3-2.
Chelsea even swithced to get more deep crosses just like their goal against Zenit. Allegri switched to a 5-4-1 to have both wide midfielders press the rcb and lcb to block any deep cross from coming in. Small tweaks, big difference.
Allegri's mid block that pressed at times was the perfect way to counter Thomas Tuchel's team that relies on finding the wingback after passes deeper. Allegri then made in game changes that saw his side match Tuchel whilst posing a massive counter attacking threat. Grande Mister!
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