We could switch this to a back 3 and might well start that way. I think Bayern will be more savvy than Mourhino was and expecting a back 3. They play that way too switching from 3 to 4 depending on the opposition and sometimes how things go. Frank has shown pretty good nous so far, so I can't see him wandering too far from the team that controlled Spuds, but we will need to be faster, more direct and more accurate. Big test for our team, and hoping we test them as we have done twice to Liverpool. 7am start here in Oz, will go to the local Chelsea pub for breakfast and company.
As it turned out he was not the only one exposed, most of that team were exposed in one way or another.
Think you are right on the money there. Davies showed what a talented youngster can do when in a team of top players bang in form. Our youngsters have to play with the experienced players well down on the quality of past years. Next season should be a better one with a year of hard graft behind them and hopefully at least 3 seriously good imports. That will still put us behind the settled Liverpool and City, so 2 years for a proper go at titles is the best we can hope for.
Agree, that’s how to break down stubborn teams who come to defend and plunder. Pure pace down both wings and movement from the target men. Sounds simple but Bayern did it with clinical style.
Have to be honest, Bayern were simply brilliant. Their pace, power, passing, tight control, teamwork and clinical finishing were something to admire. What a great insight for the young players ,who now really understand how much they have to improve.They will take lots away from this hopefully, lose a bit of the natural tendency to swagger because of being 19 or 20 and earning 100 Gs a week. Those with the passion will know, unless they make a really big step up, this is as good as it will get. The Davies, Jadon Sanchos, Haarlands and M'bappes' are ahead of any of ours in their development, largely due to the better quality of the experienced players in their teams. Frank needs to identify the incoming players and walk if he doesn't get them, the Board needs to stop the instant gratification trip and plan for the next 3 years, not 3 months. Planning is a dirty word at Chelsea , but needs to become our catchphrase or we can watch the Bayerns and Liverpools disappear into the dust.
Don’t be too despondent it took Liverpool 30 years to come back via 3 owners and shed loads of managers.
