TITUS MAXWELL

Chelsea lined up in their normal 4-3-3 formation with Jorginho, Kante and Kovacic in charge of the midfield. This was a more 3-3-4 during the attacking mode with Ngolo Kante or Kovacic running through the spaces. Arsenal on the other hand lined up in a 4-2-3-1 with Lacazatte  being the only striker up front. Bellerin mostly played in the midfield when Xhaka dropped to the left back position where Saka always supported in the attack.  David Luiz's tackle on Tammy Abrahams. Picture: VegasOdds.com David Luiz got a red card on the 25th minute after an attempt to intercept Tammy Abrahams. So Xhaka was forced to drop to the Centre back position and then Arsenal shifted to 4-4-1 . In the build up phase, Bellerin patnered Lucas Torreira in the midfield. Chelsea's Game play: Frank Lampard used Ngolo Kante as a box-to-box midfielder. Mostly, Kante tried to make late runs inside the box. Hudson Odoi whipped crosses in the box for Tammy Abrahams and tried to l...

It is the only big match this weekend when Liverpool who sit 14 points clear on top of the table will welcome Manchester United who are 5th on the table. Up to date, Liverpool have the 3rd longest EPL unbeaten runs after Arsene Wengers Invincibles and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.  Courtesy: TechRadar. Manchester United is the toughest side Jurgen Klopp has played against in the competition. Jurgen Klopp won once in his last 11 matches versus the red side of Manchester. The hosts are expecting Joel Matip and Fabinho to start from the bench. Dejan Lovren, Nabby Keita, James Milner and Nathaniel Clyne are the long absentees in the Red's squard. However, we should expect the squard that faced Totenham last weekend. Possible line-up: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez,Van Dijk, Robertson, Chamberlain, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane. Ole Gunnar's men will miss the midfield duo, Pogba and McTominay, L.Shaw, E. Baily and Fosu-Mensah. Red Devil'...

Tottenham Hotspurs lined up in a 3-4-1-2 with Serge Aurier and Danny Rose playing as wingbacks. Winks and Eriksen were patnered in the midfield while Ali linked them with the attackers-Lucas Moura and Son Heung-Min. On the other hand, Liverpool lined up in their normal 4-3-3. Up front, the trio was the same too (Mane, Firmino and Salah). Roberto Firmino celebrating after scoring against Spurs. Source: LFC Globe. The intentions were clear at the start of the game. Spurs were to defend and break Liverpool's passing lanes. Jose Mourinho came up with this tactic to prevent Liverpool from making the Central Overloads. Here are the reasons why Jose Mourinho used the 3-4-1-2 formation: 1. Have an extra defender. People have been criticizing Jose on his ugly football. His philosophy is clear, "To win not to play."  Mourinho is a fan of Catenaccio which is a defensive football tactic. This extra defender is to act as the last man, sweeper and another defens...

After losing 2-1 to Manchester United in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola came up with a different tactic with his Manchester City squard back to the Old Trafford. Man United lined up in their normal 4-2-3-1 on paper but later shifted to 4-4-2 without possession.  Source: Bitter and Blue. On the other hand, their neighbours (Manchester City) lined up in their usual 4-3-3 formation and their shape changed every time in the game. Pep played without number 9 in this game. His main idea was to get one extra midfield player. Man United Expectations. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knew Man City would play with a high defensive line which is always their style of play. So, Man United looked forward to hit City on Counter-attacks like during their EPL clash. This is what Ole Gunnar did:  Build-up the play from the back. It was one of the things United did in order to hit City on counter attacks. During this phase, Man United were using a 3-4-3 formation with fast-...