Carabao Cup 2018-19, Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (4-2 on penalties): 5 Hits and Flops

Chelsea players celebrate after N'Golo Kante's goal
Chelsea players celebrate after N'Golo Kante's goal

#3 Hit - Danny Rose

Danny Rose in action
Danny Rose in action

Ben Davies was the left-back who started the game. But, he was taken off after he complained about his hamstring, paving way for Danny Rose.

The English full-back did exceptionally well in both defensive and attacking part of the game.

Clearly, Maurizio Sarri has passed on the instructions to cut the creativity from the full-backs, but the English International did well on plenty of instances to cause disruption to Chelsea's defence. His excellent cross in the second half was headed into the net by Fernando Llorente.

He had a task cut out and nullified N'Golo Kante, Cesar Azipilicueta, and Willian throughout the game.

The 28-year-old was Tottenham's best player, especially in the second half when Pochettino changed some tactics to take the game to opponents half.

If he puts up performances like this, there is no reason why Pochettino would be even looking at Ben Davies who has struggled lately.

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