Although Chelsea mathematically won the title on Friday it has been evident for quite some time that they were going to win it and Tottenham’s late surge merely helped keep up pretenses. It is a remarkable achievement for two main reasons: Chelsea were largely written off in transition last summer and their season has a very clear inflection point early in the season when two heavy defeat forced Antonio Conte to change his tactical approach.
In honour of Chelsea’s success, two articles that are particularly relevant: one an analysis of their 4-3-3 system and the other a look at what drives Conte, the architect of their success.
How to think like an All Black: no dickheads allowed. Quite.
Something of a deep tactical dive: the three midfielders in Massimiliano Allegri’s three midfield system
TEAM TALK
“Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.” Mia Hamm (Two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup winner and scorer of 159 international goals)
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