Lively Dele Alli stifles Jorginho to put Chelsea’s title hopes on hold
It was left to Spurs’ Dele Alli to lay bare a tactical approach, which has punctured the optimism around Maurizio Sarri’s previously unbeaten start at Chelsea. The England midfielder had just stifled the life from Jorginho’s game, his energy rendering a player whose calm distribution is so key to his team’s approach flustered and, eventually, rather forlorn.
By the end of Saturday’s contest, the Italy international actually felt more of a hindrance to a team who have revolved around his metronomic passing in contests where they have hogged the ball. “They’ve had a new manager come in, they’ve been performing very well, and he’s a big part of them playing out from the back and dominating possession,” said Alli of his opponent. “He’s obviously a very good player and likes getting on the ball, and we knew that. We thought we could stop that. We wanted to win the ball high up the pitch, so I was as close to him as possible to make sure we won the ball up high, broke early and created the chances we did. On another day, we could have scored a lot more.”
Continue reading...from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/25/dele-alli-jorginho-spurs-chelsea
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