How Maresca Masterminded Chelsea's Big Win Vs The Champions.

The Fallout.

An evening game at the bridge, Blue vs Red, an array of narratives to play out. My belly was always going to be full and after 96 minutes of football believe me, I was stuffed. An 18-year-old Brazilian wonderkid scoring a 95^th minute winner, sorry but Liverpool extending to three games lost on the bounce, and one hell of a tactical battle… wowzers. I feel this game was incredibly informative and both managers would have learnt a lot, and I expect this to have one hell of a ripple effect (great podcast) on the rest of the season.

So what did I notice and what did I learn? Chelsea’s out-of-possession structure led to an implementation of an aggressive press, utilising the speed of Gusto, Neto and Garnacho in particular led to Liverpool struggling to play out. I also think this was down to a failure from the Merseyside club. There are a multitude of reasons why I think Liverpool have struggled to control games and progress comfortably through their first third across this season.