There are three coaches competing for the top of the Premier League: Thomas Tuchel, with the Chelsea; Jurgen Klopp, with the Liverpool; and Pep Guardiola with the Manchester City. However, the victor so far is Tuchel, who maintains the lead with 25 points in 10 games, based on the strength of his defense and the record of his goal on zeroes.
Since Tuchel led his first game with Chelsea on January 27, 46 games have elapsed in which he has kept his goal unbeaten at 28. That is, 60% of the German coach’s management has been without a single goal against .
Chelsea have won eight of 10 Premier League games this season (a loss) and have the best goalscoring deficit at +23, although their offense is second best with 26 goals to Liverpool’s 29. Still, the balance is in his low zone with the great level of his goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, and from sides like Reece James and Ben Chilwell, who are even being scorers.
“Do not confuse patience with falling asleep. It is not an easy task, but I am very happy with the off-the-ball performance and our excellent counterattacks. The effort without the ball, the concentration, the hunger and the discipline of the whole team has been brilliant. That is what makes me happy and what has been key, “said Tuchel after scoring 0-3 at Newcastle this weekend just with two goals from the right-back, James.
To contrast, while Tuchel has kept his gate intact in 28 of 46 games since January, Pep Guardiola he’s done it at just 19 out of 46 as well, while Klopp at just 17 out of 38. Chelsea’s white balances include Manchester United, Tottenham and to Arsenal in the local tournament, as well as Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Porto and Manchester City in the Champions League, of which they were winners in May.
A key piece is the Senegalese goalkeeper, Mendy, who also maintains a record of 11 goals without a goal in 15 games played in the Champions League. Thanks to his outstanding performances, the 1.97 meter tall goalkeeper was included in the nomination of 30 final elements heading to the Ballon d’Or 2021, a position of honor for the first time in history for an African goalkeeper.
In addition, 12 of Chelsea’s 26 annotations this season in the Premier have been the work of defenders, which translates into 48%. In fact, after his double against Newcastle, Reece James took the podium as the best scorer of the team with four, followed by Chilwell (left back), Romelu Lukaku and Mason Mount with three.
In total, Chelsea have 15 scorers in the Premier so far this 2021-22 season. This means a record for the 10 games that have been played, since at the level of the five major leagues in Europe, only the Hoffenheim from Germany he comes close with 12 scorers in that span. Counting Champions and local cups, there are 17 different players who have scored for the Blues.
In 14 of Chelsea’s last 24 goals, a defender has intervened, either scoring or assisting. Ben Chilwell is the best example, since he started the season as a substitute for Marcos Alonso on the left wing, but is now on a roll after having scored in three of the last five games he has played.
“We must be focused on ourselves. There is a long way to go and we know what we need to constantly produce in order to have results. It is never the time to be happy with the loss of points from other teams, ”Coach Tuchel told the BBC after the victory against Newcastle, which coincided with a defeat for Manchester City (0-2 against Crystal Palace) and a draw. Liverpool (2-2 against Brighton) to give Chelsea the lead.
Chelsea’s next two games seem affordable to continue these streaks: against Malmo (in the Champions League) and Burnley (Premier). However, your most difficult tests will be after the date FIFA November when it corresponds to collide with Leicester City, Juventus and Manchester United.
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