Chelsea misuse Pochettino’s tools against lethargic Manchester City

anchester City were dragged into a strange, unfamiliar, uncomfortable place at the start of this FA Cup semi-final. It felt chaotic, uncontrolled, almost as if it had been designed for Conor Gallagher, who was stationed on Chelsea’s left as a hard-running, counter-pressing irritant-machine whose main job was to fry Kyle Walker’s mind.

There were plenty of oh-so-close moments for Chelsea during this 1-0 defeat, none more so than when Enzo Fernández released Jackson, whose reluctance to shoot did little to explain why heafter losing on penalties to Real Madrid in the Champions League The mind went to all the times that Pochettino has said that football is about the players. Chelsea’s head coach is not really one for deep tactical discussions. He was a little cold when asked about always being the underdog against Guardiola on Friday, saying that the Catalan has always worked at big clubs. Get out of here with your talk of systems. As Harry Redknapp supposedly said to Joe Cole at West Ham, just play like Zola.fresh in the memory, this was a big moment for Palmer.

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