Let’s talk about Premier League for the first time today: Chelsea vs Bournemouth !
There is no Kante, no Ziyech, no Loftus-Cheek, no 7252... Today Chelsea does not have at least 7 main players.
Compared with before the break, Chelsea still has neither this nor that, and it is difficult to attract the interest of fans.
However, don't ignore it, Bournemouth also has serious injuries.
Bournemouth injured a lot of people, including 5 main players, and the impact will be relatively large. Xiaojiu made a picture for everyone to take a look at.
The absence of these five people will have two impacts on tonight's game:
The first less obvious impact is the decline in goalkeeper ability.
The goalkeeper currently used by Bournemouth is Travers. He was actually the main goalkeeper when Bournemouth finished English Championship runner-up last season. He is very good in the English Championship.
But in the Premier League, the level was not enough. In a total of 8 appearances, he faced 43 shots on target and only made 21 saves, with a save rate of only 48.8%!
The main goalkeeper with the lowest save rate in the Premier League is Southampton's Bazunu, who also has a 55.9%!
That's why Travers was benched.
And what is the save rate of Neto, who replaced him as the main player? 83.9%! Among the main goalkeepers in the Premier League, he is also the first.
Neto is not here tonight, so there is a hidden danger in the goalkeeper position.
The second more obvious impact is the decline in Bournemouth's ability to play the ball in the backcourt.
Lerma is the core player and passes the most passes in the team.
People like assist king Tavernier and captain Kelly also shoulder a lot of ball-playing tasks.
If these people are not here at the same time, their ability to play the ball will definitely be weak.
Bournemouth's ability to play the ball is originally very poor. When encountering teams that press high, their results are always disastrous.
The picture below shows the top five PPDA values in the Premier League. The smaller the number, the stronger the pressing force.
Bournemouth meets Liverpool and Arsenal how miserable it is. You can see for yourself. Of course, some friends may say that these are strong teams.
, , Leeds United, and are not strong teams, right? Haven't 4 of them entered Bournemouth?
You can watch the replay of the game. Bournemouth was in a very embarrassing situation. Leeds United's penalty kick was caused by a direct counterattack after a high-position steal.
Well, today's ability to play the ball has dropped so much, and we also encountered Chelsea, the second most pressing team in the Premier League... fans may be sweating.
Yes, Chelsea's recent form is indeed poor.
In fact, from September to October, when Porter took office, the record was still good. He once had a wave of 5 consecutive victories and also had 5 consecutive games without a clean sheet.
However, the schedule in October and November is the most intensive in Chelsea's history. This is destined to lead to more and more injuries due to Porter's high-intensity playing style, almost losing one main player in every game.
In the disastrous defeat to Brighton, Chelsea couldn't even find a wing-back, and were forced to let Sterling and Pulisic serve as full-backs.
In a three-centre-back formation, the two wing-backs are very crucial, but Chelsea can't even find a substitute wing-back? How can we still play this game?
Although there are still many injuries today, there will still be many players appearing in strange positions.
But at least they got enough training time to fully adapt.
is not like before, where we often played double games or three games a week. If someone got injured, we could only play hard and have no time to adapt.
Moreover, they will have plenty of physical energy to press the whole game.
If you want to qualify for Champions League , the next two games against the lower teams are crucial. If you get less than 6 points, basically forget about the top four.
For Bournemouth, the next game against Crystal Palace may be a key battle for relegation. The fighting intentions of the two sides may be different.
So, all things considered, can Chelsea satisfy the fans? What do you think? The Little Wine Club expects them to start with a clean win.
Well, for other competitions today, Xiaojiu will still send you text analysis in the evening. If you have anything unclear, you can ask me. "Watch the ball and you'll understand." We'll see you there!
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