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by Kadeem Simmonds
at Wembley Stadium
SO MUCH is made of tactics in football. How a team lines up prior to kick-off can settle a match before a ball has been kicked.
So when Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said his team were unable to cope with Tottenham’s 4-3-1-2 formation on Saturday evening and praised Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino for his gameplan, it was remarkable to see the Spurs boss admit his team didn’t play with a formation.
Or not one that can be simply explained by traditional number sequences.
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