Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 which quickly became a 3-1-5-1 shape with Enzo & Cucurella moving between the lines to have a 3v2 against Palace’s double pivot & a 6v5 against Palace’s back 5
Starting with the City game, Chelsea are 1-0 up yet are putting no pressure on the ball whilst the defensive line remains high 
Let’s start by looking at Chelsea’s in possession approach, Chelsea used a 3–2-5 in possession with Gusto overlapping rather than inverting as he had been doing in the Premier League whilst PSG defended in a 4-3-3
Let’s start with our wingers, Noni has the most goals with 5 (3 of which were in one game vs Wolves) whilst Sancho has the most assists out of all our wingers with 4
But to better understand Everton’s defensive game plan, I think it’s important to have a quick recap of how Spurs tried to press us & how we exploited their defence
Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 which immediately changed into a 3-2 build with Caicedo inverting into midfield from right back (4-2 build with Sanchez stepping out as a right centre back from goal kicks) 
It also helps in build up as against usual our 3-2-5 box shape some of our opponents would use a 442 with the two strikers preventing passes into our double pivot, effectively making it a 4v4 in midfield
I think to understand why he changed to a diamond shape we should first understand why he didn’t use the 3-4-3 box midfield
Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 turned 3-2-2-3 in possession, Celtic defending in a 4-3-3
Jackson is an incredible outlet, has pace to run in behind, can link up well & his little flicks into space for players to run onto are really good, but he doesn’t dominate the box well enough for me to not sign another striker 
Chelsea defended in their usual 442 mid block, the 2 strikers look to cut out passes to the double pivots whilst the wingers look to cut the passing lanes into the fullbacks
Arteta usually starts with a 4-2 build up shape that quickly morphs into a 3-2-5 with Zinchenko inverting into midfield & White tucking into defence
First let’s talk about Ten Hag’s press, United usually move one winger narrow onto a centre back to prevent central progression, in theory this is fine as a lot of other big teams do this to, but unlike other top teams they leave a fullback spare
Villa set up in a 442 with a higher defensive line in an attempt to make sure Chelsea couldn’t gain territory as easily, however they barely applied any pressure so Silva in particular could find long balls in behind, Silva with 8/8 long balls
First let’s give a quick & simple breakdown of what Poch’s in possession tactics are so everyone has a brief idea of how he sets up
Liverpool were dominant for the first 20 minutes but then Chelsea took control after that, why was this? Chelsea started the game in a 3-1 build up with Gallagher as the deepest midfielder, Liverpool’s front 3 was narrow onto our centre backs with Jota covering Gallagher 
Let’s start with the obvious problem, the lack of DM is a major problem I think everyone knows this, if they don’t get one they will ending up conceding more goals like this, Liverpool’s pressing structure is fine here until Jones ruins it
First of all there’s more than one way to play football so you may have varied opinions to what I’ve noted about the game, if there’s anything you’d disagree with or think I left out feel free to let me know & we can learn from each other!
Let’s first look at how Havertz was used at Chelsea, Kai was mainly used as a number 9 but was given license to roam across the pitch, mainly he liked to go wider to create overloads whilst other players then attacked the box
De Zerbi has turned Brighton into not just one of the most ball dominant teams in the league, but in the world, some of the underlying metrics are that of an elite team & he’s doing that with a team that’s 19th in the league for wage bills, so do his tactics back them up? 
