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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CHELSEA'S SCORING WOES CONTINUE AT DORTMUND; TODD BOEHLY'S
SPENDING SPREE YET TO DELIVER


THE ENGLISH CLUB FELL 1-0 AT DORTMUND IN THEIR ROUND OF 16 FIRST LEG ON
WEDNESDAY

By Chuck Booth
14 hrs ago • 3 min read
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Chelsea may have lost to Dortmund on Wednesday, but this was one of their better
performances under Graham Potter. The Blues ripped off 21 shots for an xG of
2.13 compared to Dortmund's 1.41, even turning up the heat to create plenty of
chances in the second half. But running into goalkeeper Gregor Kobel in form,
the only number that matters is the 1-0 advantage to Dortmund on the score sheet
ahead of next month's second leg. Most teams would be able to take a moral
victory from this performance but with Chelsea's recent form, do moral victories
under Potter matter anymore?

He was expected to have growing pains in the role but after being appointed in
September, Potter has had time to instill some of his ideas in the squad. The
board has also backed him heavily in the transfer market but at some point
returns are also expected on that investment. On one hand, the fact that Joao
Felix hit the post twice will give them confidence in the second leg but the
Black and Yellow also didn't have to get out of first gear for much of the match
outside of Karim Adeyemi's counterattack goal and Kobel's defense.

> It's just not Joao Felix's night so far... 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/QjnGZzwXUH
> 
> — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 15, 2023

Finding new ways to not put the ball in the back of the net is a common issue
for Chelsea and one that is only capitalized by their limited choices in
registering their new signings for Champions League play. Only Enzo Fernandez,
Joao Felix, and Mykailo Mudryk were registered for the completion when David
Dataro Fofana has been their only new signing that is somewhat of a true number
nine. Chelsea have scored just five goals in their last nine games, failing to
record multiple goals in a game even once in 2023. 

Forfana is raw at only 20 but throwing him into the game late to replace Kai
Havertz when Dortmund's defense was allowing chances left and right but wasn't
an option. That's not Potter's fault that Chelsea made eight winter signings but
could only register three for Champions League play but it does show the mixed
priorities of the board that are supposedly backing Potter during his struggles
so far.



It would be different if not scoring goals was a new issue for Potter or even
Chelsea but the constant has been Kai Havertz's presence in the attack. Even
Hakim Zyech's inclusion after he was almost sold to PSG has been a bit of a
head-scratcher but for as much depth as Chelsea has in some areas, it's a thin
squad where it matters most. 

Even their best performer, Fernandez, likely should've taken a tactical foul on
Adeyemi's goal knowing that Mudryk was beaten by the run. Now they face an
uphill battle in the second leg.

> KARIM ADEYEMI. STOP THAT. 😤
> 
> A devastating Dortmund counter-attack after Chelsea hit the bar!
> pic.twitter.com/XEC1tqhmPp
> 
> — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 15, 2023

Mudryk has had his flashes but he only took one shot and created two chances in
the match while failing to make an impact. It feels like Chelsea are playing a
simulation game where it's okay that the talent doesn't really fit but it's
expected to win matches due to having an advantage over true teams. Instead, it
has led to a team that has just one goal in the last 386 minutes. 



There are real financial implications for the club if they can't get past
Dortmund in the round of 16, which only get worse when it's considered that it
is also unlikely the club qualify for Champions League through the league. If
they can't bring in enough money to cover all the additions to the team, what
would it mean for Potter's chances to lead the club in the future?

Moral victories only work for teams that are performing well while in Chelsea's
case, they can make morale worse around the squad. Players can feel like they
should've won each of their last four matches but in reality, they only got
three points from those and don't have someone they can play to give Havertz a
physical and mental break. It's up to Potter to push his squad through this but
the next few months might not be kind to them. Southampton is up next and while
it should be an easy match, the Saints are fighting for their Premier League
lives and will give Chelsea trouble if the Blues can't score goals.

Potter likely won't be let go before the home leg versus Dortmund on March 7th,
but if the Blues can't score goals between now and then, they could go crashing
out.










ARSENAL VS. MANCHESTER CITY: PEP GUARDIOLA'S LEFT BACK EXPERIMENT IS WHAT STANDS
BETWEEN HIM AND THE TITLE


THE VISITORS SECURED A 3-1 VICTORY IN A CLOSE MATCH, BUT THERE ARE HUGE
QUESTIONS AT LEFT BACK

By James Benge
15 hrs ago • 6 min read
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LONDON -- The supporters were streaming towards the exits well before the final
whistle. The action on the field had petered out to such an extent that the
60,000 in the stands were of far more interest than the 22 on the pitch. Oh and
Manchester City had scored three goals as they eased past Arsenal 3-1 on their
way to the top of the table.

But woe betide those who assume that this was a rerun of so many recent meetings
between these two. This was not your slightly older brother's Arsenal vs.
Manchester City. Pep Guardiola might have won again, his side claiming top spot
in the Premier League until Saturday lunchtime at least, but this was a contest
where his victory did not always seem guaranteed. Last season's loss in this
fixture was a January thriller that hit north London like a bolt from the blue.
Rodri's late winner in a 2-1 match did nothing to quell the optimism it
engendered. This was different. There was expectation this time. It wasn't met.
But, while supporters might have been crushed, nothing about this game ought to
disabuse them of the belief that they can at least stay in this race.

Certainly it will help Arsenal if Guardiola perseveres with the side who started
this contest. Ultimately this game was turned when the head coach concluded that
it was worth patching up the gaping hole that he had crafted in his side's
defense. Bernardo Silva might have lost City this game. He would ultimately have
a sizeable hand in them winning it.

Selling Joao Cancelo certainly presented Guardiola with an intriguing conundrum,
how to find a left back in a squad whose only option was Sergio Gomez, a
youngster that looks like he will benefit from quite a lot of development. Few
assumed that the solution to this particular problem would come in the slight
form of Bernardo Silva, a player who seemed to personify his head coach's famous
line "what is tackles"?



At a push there is a case to be made that Bernardo could do a job in the games
where City expect to dominate territory and possession; if Cancelo was drifting
into midfield to create chances and play key passes why not replace him with a
player who does exactly that? When their opponents have the ball, however, it is
as if Guardiola has placed a giant neon sign on the left corner of his pitch,
"ATTACK HERE".

Bukayo Saka needed no second invitation. From the first minute Bernardo seemed
to have little idea how to stop the England international but by fouling him,
his eventual yellow card just before the break greeted with ironic cheers. It
was no great surprise that Bernardo couldn't defend Saka, much better players
than him have come up short this season. But it was not as if in possession he
was freed to aid City's build up. With and without the ball he functioned as far
more of an orthodox left back than even the likes of Cancelo or Nathan Ake do.


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There had to be logic to this, something that convinced Guardiola not to simply
roll out the same approach to defending Saka that had been so supremely
effective a month less than a month ago in City's 1-0 FA Cup win. On that day
Ake shut down one of the Premier League's most deadly operators. Had City
persevered with Bernardo for more than the 60 minutes they gave him before
Manuel Akanji replaced Riyad Mahrez then further chances would surely have come.
And yet, by way of explanation all Guardiola really offered was praise for the
character of his repurposed full back.



"I used it many times in our career here, Fabian Delph played in that position,
Oleksandr Zinchenko played in that position," he said. "I just say thank you for
the commitment to try to do it.

"Bernardo has something special: personality and character. He started as a left
back, finished as a right winger. It shows how good they are as a player.
Normally a player thinks 'I'm center back'. He plays football. He understands to
play in any position because he's so smart."

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Bernardo certainly understood how to play when he was moved from the defense
into his more natural right wing role. It was the switch that allowed City to
crunch through the gears, the Portuguese international showing that footballing
intelligence to apply pressure to former teammate Zinchenko, drawing more of the
mistakes from Arsenal that would ultimately decide this game.



As Mikel Arteta noted after the game, there were spells when Arsenal "had them."
Saka was devastating down the right, while Zinchenko, Jorginho and Martin
Odegaard seemed to relish drawing the press only to slide through it. 

When Eddie Nketiah drew a clattering from Ederson and Saka converted the penalty
just before the break, City looked rattled, wasting as much time as possible in
an attempt to reach the halftime whistle all square. Had Nketiah taken the other
chances that came his way, this game might have pivoted. Twice he had found
himself unmarked for headed chances in the box. Neither was so easy that they
should have been considered guaranteed goals, but he should have hit the target
at least once, punishing City for their errors.

Whilst Arsenal as a whole are running slightly better than their expected goals
(xG) it is less than ideal that Nketiah is following in Gabriel Jesus' footsteps
by scoring fewer than the value of his xG. The pair have had shots worth 14.4
xG. They have scored nine goals and while over the course of a season one might
assume that they will progress towards the mean. It would have been a welcome
boon if Nketiah had done so tonight.



Because while he left goals on the table, City were remorseless in punishing
every Arsenal misstep. "It's exceptionally difficult to play at the level they
require you to play to have a chance to win," said Arteta "I thought in many
moments we did and we had them, but if you give three goals the way we did and
don't put away the big chances that we had, the margin for error is almost zero.
It's a shame because we really had them."

But, as Thierry Henry said of Manchester City, speaking on the UEFA Champions
League Post-Match Show (which you can catch on Paramount+), "Teams that win
titles don't lose control at any moment."

> "When you look at it, City, they showed why they are champions"
> 
> Thierry Henry thinks the financial allegations against Manchester City
> motivated them to victory but still tips Arsenal to win the title. 🏆
> pic.twitter.com/iMmqWCMzlw
> 
> — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 15, 2023

Takehiro Tomiyasu's underhit backpass might have given Kevin De Bruyne a chance
but it would take something special to beat Aaron Ramsdale from range, on the
run, with a first time shot. Of course, he delivered. So did Bernardo, nicking
an undercooked Gabriel pass. Seconds later, via Erling Haaland and Ilkay
Gundogan, Jack Grealish was rolling a precise shot into the bottom corner.
Arsenal had helped City find their groove, it was then only a matter of time
before Haaland found goal number 26 in the Premier League this season.



That version of City look every inch the prohibitive title favorites, a team
locked into a groove with every player in a spot that heightens their talents.
Keep that up and it will take a momentous effort from Arsenal to even keep pace,
let alone pip them at the post.


















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