Page 5 - Wolves 2-5 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis

#1 Frank Lampard and not Tammy Abraham, was the MoTM

Lampard won every single tactical battle off the pitch

Yes, Tammy Abraham took the match ball home, but Frank Lampard deserved a man of the match award. He's often won it while wearing the Chelsea blue on the pitch, but this time, he should have received the same, off it.

For starters, he got his line up right. Lampard knew he had to fix a wretched defense. He knew he had to install Marcos Alonso in the line-up. He did extremely well to plot a three-man back line, with Fikayo Tomori, Christensen and Rudiger. The Englishman also did brilliantly to deploy Alonso in the wing back role.

Not only did that counter Wolves' approach in the wider areas of the pitch, it also kept the game at pace in the opening 30 minutes. As a result, the home side lost focus and shipped goals rather swiftly after that.

As far as man management is concerned, Lampard ticked all boxes, highlighting the same by subbing out Rudiger for Kurt Zouma. He kept the injury in mind, along with one eye on the home fixture against Valencia in this season's Champions League opener.

Further, the Englishman's tactics in all departments, ranging from the crossing game to how Mount and Willian operated, paid massive dividends.