1) Use counter-attacks

Pepe

Playing a possession game could play into Chelsea’s hands. Lampard likes to exploit gaps in behind defences when teams lose the ball.


Teams who have had success at Stamford Bridge have used those same counter-attacking methods against the Blues this season. They find it hard to break down teams who don’t play a high line, and they are vulnerable to being exploited when they are robbed of possession.

With the likes of Gabriel Martinelli and Nicolas Pepe, Arteta should use their speed on the counter-attack to create chances.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.