Arsenal put in a virtuoso display
to destroy Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium yesterday. With the help of Albert Dzodzegbe, l take a look at the five talking points of the encounter.
First half blitz: Sanchez,
Walcott and Ozil all scored for Arsenal before the interval in what was an
amazing performance by the home side. After the break, it was all about damage
limitation on the side of Chelsea: this was highly unexpected in such a high
profile game.
Superb Arsenal defending: one of
the hallmark’s we have come to know of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal is their ball
possession ability, but this game showed us a new facet of Arsenal’s play. They
recovered the ball really well to nullify any threat posed by Chelsea, and
therefore limited the Blue’s attacking prowess.
Anaemic Chelsea: right from the
word go, Chelsea lacked any intensity and inspiration. Their play was insipid.
Whilst they could not keep Arsenal’s forward of speedsters at bay. The lack of
aggression on the part of Chelsea made the ever superb N’golo Kante looked very
poor throughout the game, especially the first period.
Sweet retribution for Wenger: it
has been 5 years since Arsenal has beat Chelsea, so Wenger came into this game
with a lot of pressure on his shoulders. 3 goals at the break is more than what
any gunner would have dreamt of, but it is a really sweet way for premier
league millennial to get his revenge on his London rivals.
Conte under the spotlight: after
success with Juventus, and the Italian national team at the Euros 2016, Conte’s
qualities are not in doubt. But his inability to counter the play of Arsenal
from a tactically viewpoint left many wondering. Much can be said of how
unsuitable this Chelsea team is to Conte’s style, but the Italian knew this
before accepting the job. The former Juventus boss has to tactically respond to
the damage caused.
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