Neither of the midfielders takes a role of sitting deep and … They never looked like actually making anything happen and I was really disappointed with their performance. You expect 'bottom half' sides playing at Man City to play to not get a hammering but not teams with the kind of talent (and money) Chelsea have. Conte said afterwards that he did not want to allow City to have too much space. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.”. That meant that two Chelsea players were doing nothing while, in the space between the Blues' defence and midfield, City's players were left to do whatever they liked. And, as much as I love Chelsea, their defeat was exactly what they deserved. Unlike Liverpool or City, Chelsea do not press high up the pitch, rather would send one player to apply pressure which is usually Diego Costa to apply pressure and allow the rest of the side the time to fall back in shape. Surely a team with title aspirations and a team that has spent so much money on their own squad should be aiming for more than damage limitation? It was just as bad as when Mourinho was last in charge, tactics wise. Instead they just kept on playing the same way. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. The difference with what happened in that game was that Chelsea had much more of a go against Barca. In this latest edition of Tactics and Transfers, we focus on the former. Check out the great selection of films streaming now on BBC iPlayer, Stream the coverage of MMA Bellator 255 live and exclusive on BBC iPlayer. Really upsets me the way they are after him. Alex Young. Antonio Conte is the brother of Gianluca Conte (Technical Coach Inter Milan). Conte just resorted to cynical defensive tactics that Italian football can be infamous for. That is all they had - hope. After back to back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal, Conte decided to revert to the 3 at the back system which has brought him incredible success thus far. If you do that then, if you lose, you do it with your head up high. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't football a form of entertainment? The presence of the wingbacks allows the wide forward to roam around centrally and play their natural game. Neither of the midfielders takes a role of sitting deep and both are  primarily  box to box midfielders. In a league stacked with top managers, Chelsea's Antonio Conte and his side dominated the season from a tactical point of view, writes Michael Cox. Conte's Chelsea record Conte's 30 league wins in the 2016-17 campaign was a record until Manchester City produced 32 in 2017-18. #5 yes City beat Liverpool 5:0 early in the season but Liverpool also beat city 4:3 a few weeks ago by going toe to toe. I never played for a side that showed as little attacking intent as Chelsea did against City, but if things were going badly wrong in a game then I would at least get angry about it. Alciato relates an incident at the club’s training ground in May 2014, after Juventus had already been crowned champions. At the same time, they are trying to get in the Champions League for next year so also have to be careful they do not lose any more ground on the top four. It was obvious from watching the Chelsea players that Sunday was not fun for any of them. But of course when we played against the better teams, they had a better solution to make things difficult for us. Chelsea were also playing with five at the back, against three City attackers. With victory, Juventus would have finished the season with a mammoth 102 points. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. Unlike his previous clubs where he used a 3-5-2 formation at Chelsea,  the Italian decided to use a 3-4-3. The wide Centre backs move the ball ahead and give the team an extra man in midfield. Bringing Giroud on in minute 77 then Morata in the 89th was ridiculous and Chelsea fans should rightly be annoyed. Conte did nothing, though. While defending both of them take the role of the modern fullbacks and help essentially create a 5 man defense in support of the 3 Centre backs. The shape usually consists of the two wide forwards tucking into central midfield positions with the midfield and five defenders behind them very narrowly. Conte has revitalized Chelsea, but the reciprocal process of adaptation between team and coach has been slowed down by players who are less than entirely on board with the Italian’s tactical credo. During my time at AC Milan, I played many times against teams who had the same approach as Chelsea - teams who just hoped for one chance. Conte is a great football manager, although his Chelsea FC story ended and now he is having a lot of problems with Chelsea`s board. He has taken a team, that finished 10th in the table only a season before, to be on the verge of winning the title. On Sunday, Chelsea stayed deep and let City take complete control of the game. The wingbacks have been effective and important to the side both in attack and defense. Couldn’t they lay off him. T. Presumably if Chelsea had tried to attack and lost by a 4 goal margin the manager would have been criticised as naive. Chelsea could have done something similar against City, but they kept on trying to build from the back every time they were under pressure. They got their reward because they went 1-0 up and almost held on to win. Antonio Conte reveals two Chelsea transfer failures which cost the club Metro Sport Reporter Tuesday 17 Nov 2020 12:27 pm Share this article via … What next for Chelsea? It always seems to happen at Chelsea in the manager's second year - not just with Conte, but with Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti too. Chelsea "parked the bus" after scoring their only goal through Hazard from the penalty spot after Jones clumsily gave away a penalty and narrowly avoided a … They showcased intelligence and passion two things fans crave in their managers. Surely either Morata or Giroud could have played up top, freeing up Hazard? It was really frustrating to see that they didn't. So, he went defensive, if he had managed a draw it would have been lauded as a defensive masterclass. How Conte gets Chelsea to defend is vastly different to some other systems in the league. A lot of the time they were just kicking the ball away. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. Desailly warns that early Chelsea progress will be lost if the team fail to gain a greater understanding of Antonio Conte's tactical ideas. Conte had summoned his players for their regular video analysis session ahead of their weekend game. They played so many passes because Chelsea allowed them to. @alexwsyoung. On a day Conte lost someone close to him. City have been given the league title with no fuss. Luiz will either help push play forward vertically by running with the ball or drop deep and supply a long ball. Ruud Gullit was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan. They have less quality so they just try to park the bus and hope for one chance, even at 1-0 down. Every time I have seen City play against a flat midfield like Chelsea's, they have had a spare man in the middle, and Sunday was the same. It's ok for guys like Gary Neville and Alan Shearer to slag off managers like Conte & Wenger for tactics and players attitudes but they seem forget it wasn't so nice when people were doing the same to their Valencia & Newcastle teams. Antonio Conte tactics are legendary. Play long, and you are far from your own goal and you don't need to win the ball there - the opposition do. In my opinion, Chelsea had to at least have a go. Yes, unfair of the interviewers to try and reduce Conte to tears while he was clearly distressed. 5y Liam Twomey. Really dispiriting as a follower of CFC to have to watch that yesterday. This is, of course, Chelsea’s record since Conte changed to a 3-4-3 formation. Why do that when you can give the ball to Thibaut Courtois and he can clear it and try to give City a problem higher up the pitch, especially when you have got a player like Olivier Giroud to come off the bench? Last updated on 4 March 20184 March 2018.From the section Chelseacomments224. The solid spine behind allows Chelsea’s front 3 to freely exhibit their flair and talents. Conte has come about with a lot of changes as a manager ever since he has taken up this role, in comparison to the tactics employed by him in his prior stints. Proactive or reactive: the tactics of Antonio Conte Antonio Conte’s Italy have put in some intriguing performances at Euro 2016. Conte was watching that and I could not understand why he did not try to change anything that might have seen them create more chances. All in all, Conte has created a system which makes Chelsea play football that is pleasing to eye and also defensively strong. I can understand the tactics of defending deep, remaining compact and trying to counter because Man City are unbelievable at the moment and you see what happened to Arsenal. In Turin he had led a side that finished  7th in two consecutive seasons to three scudettos in a row. His side were not pressing, or trying to close City's players down. This was the defending champions playing Man C not a small lower placed team. Horrible journalism. Without speaking about Chelsea’s 2016/17 Premier League title, the Belgian forward has indirectly explained the key to Antonio Conte’s success in the Premier League – it is “a lot of tactics”. All the Chelsea players just seemed to accept that was the way they were playing that day but, when you are on the pitch, you have to change the game. At Milan, we were so good that, most of the time, we could control that - just like City did on Sunday. If the club stand behind Conte then all the players would have to work for him but right now, not all of them are going to help him and some of them will want him out. I'd be embarrassed if I was a Chelsea fan today. All these rumours about Conte's future will not help the team, either. It is nothing of the kind. Both Alonso and Moses surge ahead and help the team create an overload in the attacking areas. Unless his tactics start bringing about a significant impact in the playing style of the Blues, the chances of Chelsea to stay in the hunt remain slim, as can be observed at NetBet.co.uk, which clearly indicates the edge other side in the league have in this area. It's a disgrace. Wing backs act as wingers in possession, but as full backs without the ball. It seems football clubs can do what they want and the sheep continue to follow ! Here having a sweeper in David Luiz has been critical for Chelsea to be able to play in which Conte wishes them. Here we will speak a bit about him and more about his FC Chelsea tactics – FM18 edition of course. The new Blues boss arrived at Stamford Bridge amid claims he … Been a Chelsea fan for many years - since long, long before Roman took over in 03. Against Milan, that was to play long balls rather than trying to play through us, because that was not going to work. It is his work on the training field that has been key to Chelsea having the fantastic season that they are having. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. When people hear the name ‘Antonio Conte’, two things immediately pop into their minds: his glorious, shining hair, and the 3-5-2 formation. Conte's side showed hardly any attacking intent at Etihad Stadium - instead they were just hoping for a City mistake to let them in on a counter-attack, or hoping for someone to produce a moment of genius in front of goal. What is the point of trying to lose by as few goals as possible? Got our work cut out to finish in the top four this season. Apart from starting Danny Drinkwater instead of N'Golo Kante, who was ill, Chelsea's team on Sunday was the same one that drew with Barcelona at the end of February, and again they let the opposition dominate possession. Antonio Conte "got it right" vs. Barcelona but played like an underdog at home and drew 1-1. For the millions top teams get paid you would think they would dare to play football. While attacking, they provide the side with a width in attack, something  Chelsea had glaringly lacked over the past few years. As a City fan I felt sorry for him. Chelsea seemed to always be going backwards and, when they did get the ball, they could not go forward because there was no-one up there to pass to. The midfield pivot at Chelsea cover a lot of ground and are a significant presence in both attack and defense. Honestly, its a number games, in how many businesses could you offer shoddy service and get away with it. Antonio Conte did not feel his tactics were to blame for Chelsea failing to register a shot on target in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City. I just don't know why Conte did not change anything during the game, even though his approach clearly wasn't working and he could see where the danger was coming from. How Chelsea's tactics have changed after Antonio Conte era. You get a strange atmosphere in the dressing room when the manager is under threat - some of the players are happy with him of course but the ones who are not in the side might be thinking they might have a better chance with the next coach. Cesc Fabregas and Drinkwater were up against three high quality players in Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva and Ilkay Gundogan, and City always had one of them free. Antonio Conte’s side have always been midfield heavy and its pretty much the same at Chelsea. For most of the game, if any of their players had any possession in the City half they were on their own and it was difficult for them to keep hold of it. The main problem remains defensive stability, in some ways exacerbated by … It goes without saying that Antonio Conte has taken the premier league by storm. Chelsea's tactics in their defeat against Manchester City were terrible to watch, and it is hard to understand why Antonio Conte did not try to change things around. I have to say that from an entertainment point of view this game was a disgrace to the premier league. I can understand why some sides would have that approach - for example the teams at the bottom of the Premier League. At Chelsea he started the season playing the formation that the club had been playing for the past 4-5 years. Antonio Conte Tactics Preview In Chelsea by binbass(m): 1:53pm On Apr 29, 2016 Antonio Conte is an Italian coach who is set to become Chelsea new Manager at the beginning of next season. ... Chelsea must learn Conte's tactics - Desailly. Last season Chelsea were awful and will be relying on the tactical mastery of the Italian to turn things around. CHELSEA boss Antonio Conte’s plans for Premier League success have been revealed – a secret plot to play 4-2-4 next season. If you see tactical solutions, you have to use them. Go out as lions or get hung as a lamb. I can see why Conte picked the team he did - leaving his strikers on the bench and asking Eden Hazard to lead the line instead - because he wanted to play on the counter-attack. Since then what he has done with the team is nothing short of extraordinary. Despite defeat in France, Conte impressed during Euro 2016 with his tactical awareness and mannerisms. According to the book, with the session barely underway, captain Buffon entered the room with director general Giuseppe Marot… And, despite a resounding defeat of Leicester City… These results are impressive regardless, however, they become even more impressive when the quality of the opponents are taken into account. After all, the Blues had just suffered consecutive losses to Liverpool and Arsenal and there were even reports of Antonio Conte's job being in jeopardy. Antonio Conte talks Chelsea tactics as Italian is unveiled as Blues boss. Ahead of his Chelsea arrival, we discuss whether he … Not a cHelsea fan, just a human being. In 2016/17 Antonio Conte came to England to manage Chelsea, a very difficult job. Let take a look at how the former Juventus coach makes his team play and how it may just work out fine for Chelsea. Conte was sent to the stands for the first time in his Chelsea career during the first half of a home match against Swansea City on 29 November 2017. 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