[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Director Thomas Tuhel has set a new history for Chelsea.
Chelsea, led by coach Tuhel, won the match against Atletico Madrid in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 in the 2020/21 season held at home on the 18th (Korean time) and made a combined score of 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Coach Tuhel, who were key resources in his tactics, Mason Mount and Giorginho missed the game due to a cumulative warning, and there was a power leak, but the substitutes won the victory amid the perfect performance.
As Mount’s substitute, Hakim Ziech scored a clean first goal in a quick counterattack in 25 minutes and threatened Atletico’s goal several times with accurate kicks and shots in the offensive situation.
N’Golo Kante, who came out as a replacement for Giorginho, showed his best performance with active volume, wide range of activities, tremendous defensive line cover and steel stamina.
In particular, in the second half of Emerson’s second goal scene in the extra time in the second half, Kante was highly praised for his dermit play, pulling one defender from the defending box to the attacking box, and was selected as the official MOM of the match.
Chelsea won two games in a row while advancing to the quarterfinals with a win that day.
Football statistics specialist Opta said that the victory of Chelsea on the day led Tuchel to reach a record of undefeated 13 games after taking the longest appointment in the history of Chelsea.
Jose Mourinho, who changed the history of Chelsea, was undefeated in 10 games when he took office in the 2004/05 season, and coach Carlo Ancelotti, who had won the championship at Chelsea, was also undefeated in 9 games after taking office.
Tuhel’s Chelsea are on a very good track with 9 wins and 4 draws in 13 games, and are proud of their tremendous defensive power with only 2 runs while scoring 15 goals.
Coach Tuhel, who has changed significantly from the days of former manager Frank Lampard, is playing 11 matches without a run-off.
Tuhel’s Chelsea showed good defensive power by revitalizing several players such as Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Giorginho, Marcos Alonso, and others who had not been moderated, apart from simply giving a run.
Chelsea are likely to continue their undefeated record with three league matches ahead of the lower-mid-tier teams in the future.
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