Everton 3-1 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019-20

Everton FC beat Chelsea against the odds to spring right out of the bottom three
Everton FC beat Chelsea against the odds to spring right out of the bottom three

#2 Everton's midfield tactically cancels out their counterparts

N'Golo Kante was awarded absolutely no space to work within Everton's half
N'Golo Kante was awarded absolutely no space to work within Everton's half

Ferguson came in and simplified the level of football, not preferring to play out from the back, plying with intensity and engulfing the opposition in midfield.

Chelsea had no time to churn out attacks on a repeated basis, as they were made to work their way through and insert an extra creative edge. Although the Toffees only had just over 25% of the ball in the opening 45 minutes, Kurt Zouma and Christensen were significantly called into action.

One thing brilliantly charted out was the role to the front two. Every time Kante or Kovacic picked up the ball from deeper positions, the hard-working Calvert-Lewin swarmed around them and forced them with little time.

This in turn, provided the Everton midfield a better way of organising themselves as a pack. Every single time the ball was knocked around, the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson and Morgan Schneiderlin led the press and choked Chelsea down.

This ultimately, created a numerical advantage for the hosts. And although Chelsea enjoyed a major portion of the ball, they never really managed to fabricate a series of attacks.

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