Jump to content
Search In
  • More options...
Find results that contain...
Find results in...

2015 What the 2015 Capital One Cup Final taught us


Dec
 Share

Recommended Posts

chelsea.jpg

 

The Capital One Cup bought Jose Mourinho his first success back at Chelsea with a 2-0 victory over city rivals Tottenham Hotspur. However the game had some interesting talking points to it which can be translated into Football Manager Handheld 2015

 

Terry proves that nothing can better experience

At 34 years old Chelsea captain John Terry put in a man of the match performance for Chelsea as they lifted the cup. The defender may not be the youngest player out there but is proving his quality even in the big games and showing that while wonderkids are great sometimes a bit of wisdom and know how is the key to victory.

 

Possession can mean nothing if the team cannot get shots on targets

While Tottenham enjoyed 57% of possession they ended up losing the game and therefore came out with nothing. This proves that possession means nothing at the end of the day and direct balls can be as effective if not more than short passes. Shots on targets for instance were quite even at 14 of Chelsea's to 13 of Tottenham's and thus proves while Tottenham may have enjoyed more of the ball more chances went at them than they produced.

 

Tottenham's lack of luck shows how easily a game of football can go against a team

At the end of the day many things can decide a football game and it is better to just brush off and forget about it. Every team will have this eventually and it is better to focus on the next game then dwell when this happens. As it turns out this was Tottenham's game and while it cost them a cup this time sometimes two deflections cannot be helped. Though it must be noted in this case Chelsea had to craft chances in dangerous areas for this to happen, where as Tottenham didn't do this as much.

 

Zouma shows that playing out of position isn't always a hindrance

When Mourinho announced 3 central defenders would be playing in the final due to the absence of Matic there was a lot of speculation how the central defensive midfielder position would be filled. Kurt Zouma stepped up to this role and put in a solid game and helped nullify Tottenham's dynamic duo of Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane. A prime example of if your tactic is right for the game and the player is good enough sometimes they can play out of position and do a good job.

 

A good defence prevails over a good attack

Tottenham's attack may be on amazing form at the moment scoring in each of their 14 games; apart from the latest, but it is Chelsea's organised attack and quick counters to create prime chances that stopped Spurs scoring for the second game in a row. While it may not be as pretty to watch a well drilled defence often has more chance of winning than a great attack as not conceding can result in at least a draw where as a high scoring loss is still a loss and 1 less point in a league title chase.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice read and I agree with all of it. I think especially with the NME its a case of go game by game tweaking for each opponent! I normally start with a very basic tactic with balanced mentality and go from there! So if my team concede early I'll give it 5 minutes to see how the players react then maybe change up a role where we look weak and keep an eye on any weaknessess in their back line

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...