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Man City v Chelsea

PEP

Pep's | Possession Questions

Here we look at how Man City's attempts to break down Chelsea's defence in the 2017/2018 season. Welook closely at their rotational movement, overloads in various areas and their ability to break Chelsea's defensive lines in Phase 2. You can see how our Right Sided CB steps into midfield with space ahead. This was repeated in deeper zones to exploit Hazard and Fabregas..

De Bruyne | Drops Into Full Back Area To Build

In this instance, you can see how De Bruyne drops into the the Right Full Back position to build play, allowing Sterling to play higher. This clearly draws out Fabregas as one of the 3 midfield players to create space in between the Midfield and Defensive Units..

Sterling and Sane | hug that touchline

Throughout the game, Sterling and Sane pinned Chelsea Wing Backs back forcing Chelsea to adopt a back 5. There were times when Sterling played off the pitch to draw Alonso out, creating space between himself and Cahill..

Silva | The Freedom

Many teams who play with 2 players behind the striker, often ask these players to limit their movement to either side of the pitch. Pep encourages his 2 most creative players, Silva and De Bruyne to combine closely wherever they are on the pitch, even if that means both players find themselves in wide areas together..

Fernandinho | Switching Anchor Point

Fernandinho is the central pivot, cog, anchor.. whatever you wish to call it. His role in and out of possession for City is a crucial one and his ability to switch play in one and two touches to change the point of attack, allows more creative players to exploit spaces quickly..

Purpose of possession (Creating Overloads)

Overloads are what Pep tries to create all over the pitch. Here City have switched play into Delph, as Chelsea's midfield 3 try to adjust to this quick movement of the ball. As ball is transferred, Sterling in this case (often Silva) looks to play in the hole off the back of their midfield 3 to play forward; Jesus occupies their central defenders..