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The link up play from Alonso and Hazard is starting to look good. Moses seems to have developed a good understanding with Dave and Willian/Pedro.
Can't see Cesc creeping back in the team at this rate. Matic looked good, even if it was only against Man Utd...
Who to drop from the back 3 once Zouma is match fit?
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To be fair to ManU, they came with the idea of defending in depth and trying to sneak an away goal on the counter. They would have been happy with a 0-0 but clearly hoped to be able to snatch a win. This strategy went out of the window in the first minute, forcing them to come out and exposing them at the back. At the same time, Chelsea's 3-4-3 gave them strength at the back , particularly early in the second half when soaking up what pressure ManU could bring to the game, as well as outlets at the front.
Although it has been said that Chelsea's goals all came on the counter attack with ManU dominating possession, it is difficult to see how Pedro's goal can be considered a counter attacking goal as ManU hadn't touched the ball before it went into the net. Similarly, Cahill's goal came from a corner, not the epitome of a counter attacking move. Hazard and Kante scored after carefully created build ups.
There was some counter attcking but none resulted in goals.
ManU's 56% posssion was clearly only "overwhelming" if you are a Brexiteer.