Tottenham Hotspurs 0-3 Chelsea: 5 talking points as Chelsea's amazing run continues | English Premier League 2021-22
It was a game of two halves. The home side made an intense start to the game, especially with their pressing as they tried to pin Chelsea back in their own half. There were no clear chances as such but Tuchel's side were not able to dictate the flow of the game like they usually do.
With the sides even at the break, Chelsea made a tactical switch that stole the show. N'Golo Kante came on as a substitute for Mason Mount to help Chelsea take charge and eventually win the game quite comfortably. Thiago Silva scored from a Marcos Alonso corner-kick four minutes into the second-half and N'Golo Kante's deflected shot doubled Chelsea's lead. Rudiger sealed the game when his compatriot Timo Werner set it up perfectly for him.
Chelsea were poor in the first-half and there is no sugarcoating that fact. Tuchel had to change something and he subbed in N'Golo Kante at the half-time interval. It was the first time that the trio of Kovacic, Jorginho and Kante played together under Tuchel's set-up. There was a change in formation and Kante was at the heart of it.
Kante's introduction just changed the whole dynamic of the game. With Kante's defensive abilities, both Kovacic and Jorginho had the freedom to dictate the game according to Chelsea's liking. As Tuchel perfectly said in his post-match conference, N'Golo Kante is a complete midfielder in many ways and brings a lot to the team when he is on the field. Not to forget, the Frenchman also had a goal to his name today.
Performance-wise, there were a lot of positives in this Chelsea game for Nuno and the players. They were up against the champions of Europe and they had them pinned back in the first half. Nuno and his side are currently seventh in the table and three points behind fourth place.
They play Arsenal, Villa and Newcastle in their next three games. A good run of fixtures for them to step-up their game and regain some momentum.
