Saturday, September 22, 2012

Chelsea vs Stoke City Match Analysis


Chelsea Starting XI: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole; Ramires, Mikel; Mata, Oscar, Hazard; Torres
Formation: 4-2-3-1

First Half:
Formation is one people have been looking forward to with Ramires back central and Oscar in that starting midfield 3 with Hazard and Mata
10 Min
20 min
Chelsea playing with 67% possession and 6 shots (to Stoke's 3)
30 min
Possession has proven to still not be a problem (65%)
Ramires doing a fine job at holding midfielder (74% passing accuracy, 3 tackles)
Luiz being adventurous and making his way to the other penalty box which shows the dominance in possession right now
40 min
Final ball still a problem
Looks like all the defenders want a piece of the attacking action

HALF TIME: CFC 0-0 Stoke
  • People on Twitter likening Chelsea to Arsenal
  • 10 shots to Stoke's 5
  • 65% possession
  • Fox Halftime Report says faster passing in the final third and Chelsea have it

Second Half:
50 min: Oscar Yellow card; diving
Cahill and Luiz outside Stoke's box
60 min
62 Min: Moses IN Hazard OUT
Owen on for Stoke as Stoke aim to increase the attack
Great connections between Moses, Torres Mata
Moses has opened up the game as predicted
70 Min: Oscar with 90% passing and 4 shots is having a very active match
80 Min
81 Min: Lampard ON Mikel OFF
85 Min: GOAL Ashley Cole; Lifted over keeper off a Mata flick
CFC 1-0 Stoke
88 Min: Terry ON Mata OFF
93 Min: Luiz yellow card

FULL TIME: CFC 1-0 Stoke
  • Possession: CFC 60% Stoke 40%
  • Shots: CFC 16 Stoke 10
Positives
  • Oscar starts and keeps much of his same form from the Juventus match even if he didn't score
  • Moses showed abilities again and adds to width
  • Clean sheet
Negatives
  • Would like more goals from Torres or people to make runs past him for goals
MOTM: Ashley Cole
  • 94% passing accuracy
  • 1 goal
  • 3 shots
  • 2 tackles
  • Late game saving goal put Cole at MOTM today

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