Is Odoi, Tuhel’s choice of’disciplinary change’ right?

Is Odoi, Tuhel’s choice of’disciplinary change’ right?

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▲ Chelsea, 1-1 draw against Southampton ▲ Odoy, substitutes at the beginning of the second half & runs for 31 minutes and substitutes out ▲ Tuhel “I lacked energy, didn’t like my attitude. Back pressure was insufficient” ▲ Odoi, Bundang The minimum activity is 99.4m. 3rd from the bottom with an average speed of 6.07km/h

[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyun-min = Chelsea side specialist Columnar Hudson-Odoi, who was on the rise as the new manager Thomas Tuhel recently received the mediation, played 31 minutes at the start of the second half in the match against Southampton, and had to suffer a replacement in the middle. did. In response to this, various reactions are pouring out in the UK. Was Tuhel’s disciplinary change really the right choice?

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Chelsea had to settle for a 1-1 draw after struggling in the 2020/21 Premier League (PL) round 25 away match against Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium. Along with this, Chelsea’s last five consecutive wins were put on a brake.

In this match, coach Tuhel made a slight rotation in preparation for the away game in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Atletico Madrid during the week. The attacking team remained the same. With Tammy Abraham on the front line, Timo Werner and Mason Mount attacked the second line. As the defensive midfielder, N’Golo Kante, not Giorginho, as Matteo Kovacić’s partner. The left flank was selected by Marcos Alonso for three consecutive matches, while the right flank was Lies James instead of Odoi. After Thiago Silva’s injury, Andreas Christensen was placed in the center, and Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Aspilicueta were placed on the left and right, but this time Kurt Zuma took the heavy duty of being the center of the three-back. In the last match against Newcastle, Kepa Arisabalaga started as a goalkeeper, but this time, goalkeeper Eduardo Mendi defended the goal again. It was Chelsea who replaced a total of 4 players from the start compared to the Newcastle match.

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Chelsea Starter Lineup vs Southampton

The players (Jorginho, Odoi, and Christensen) who had been moderated under Tuhel were falling into the elemental elements, so they seemed to have a harder time than usual. The pass connection between Zuma and Lüdiger wasn’t smooth, and James couldn’t get rid of the somewhat outward impression. Kante boasted excellent defensive skills, but made frequent pass mistakes, showing regret in attacking.

As a result, Chelsea showed a lack of attack power to the extent that the number of shots was only three times, even though they overwhelmed 73 to 27 in possession throughout the first half. Rather, in the 33rd minute, Chelsea allowed Southampton side midfielder Minamino Takumi to conceded first. When Southampton striker Nathan Redmond stabbed a long-range through pass, Zuma, who had been responsible for the central area of ​​the three-back, was thrown too far to the left and allowed Minamino to infiltrate.

As a result, coach Tuchel threw Kang-soo to replace Odoi with Abraham, who was sluggish at the end of the first half. Along with this, Werner and Odoi took the lead and supported the offensive as the mount went to the forefront, playing the role of’False 9 (False 9: a position term that refers to placing a player in a position other than the orthodox striker)’. Went out.

Chelsea Odoy Substitution v Southampton

This has some effect. In the 8th minute of the second half, Mount, who received Odoi’s pass from inside the penalty box, was fouled by Southampton striker Danny Ings, who joined the defense. Mount succeeded in returning the game early in the early hours, calmly succeeding in the penalty kick he got. In the 27th minute of the second half, Mt’s forward pass from Werner’s pass followed by Odoi’s return cutback pass (a pass that runs behind the diagonal) was taken by Mt as a non-stop shot, although this took offside, but it struck the opposing goalkeeper’s fingertips and hit the goal. It narrowly missed. If it wasn’t offside, it was the scene where Chelsea’s most of the offensive work that Chelsea made in this match shined.

However, in the 31st minute of the second half, coach Tuhel was given a somewhat controversial substitution by subtracting Odoi and putting in Hakim Ziech. In general, it is uncommon to subtract a player who has been substituted as a substitute unless it is due to injury or the like. It’s like wasting two out of three replacement cards to one player. He even admits that his replacement card will fail.

In response, Tuhel explained at a press conference about the reason for excluding Odoi, “I lacked energy, and I didn’t like his attitude. Above all,’Counterpressing (Gegenpressing in German)’ fell.”

Of course, after the game, the related controversy filled the media. Arsenal’s legendary defender Martin Keane pleads, “Substituting and subtracting is humiliating. Even I don’t think Odoi wasn’t treated like that. Rather, he came in as a substitute and showed a threatening appearance.” did. Owen Hargreaves, former midfielder who played for Bayern Munich and Manchester United in the past, said, “Replacement after this kind of substitution is probably one of the worst things that could happen to a player. It wasn’t that Odoy was aggressively sluggish. It was Odoi who connected the pass when Mount got the penalty kick, so I was surprised by his replacement. I don’t think Odoi wasn’t good enough to be replaced.” The majority of the reactions boiled down to being unable to understand Tuhel’s choice.

Arsene Wengerman, who had been coaching Arsenal for a long time, said, “There was only one time that I replaced a player who was supervising. At that time, Emmanuel Eboue (a flank defender who played Arsenal from 2004 to 2011) was mentally too much. It was true that he was reluctant to re-substitute because of the impact on the player during his career as a manager, but from a manager’s point of view, the result of the team is the top priority, Odoi 2 in 3-4-2-1. “I thought he had to play from the side a little bit more. It didn’t melt into the game. Of course, he didn’t show a lot of positive aspects, but that doesn’t mean he showed a lot of negative aspects.” He showed a reserved position.

Let’s start with the records. It is true that Odoi did not play hard. Odoi ran 31 minutes and recorded an instantaneous top speed of 28.12km/h, in addition to the active 3.08km and average speed of 6.03km/h. When converting his activity in minutes, it is 99.4m, the lowest among field players excluding goalkeepers. The average speed is also the slowest after the central defenders Zuma (5.24km/h) and Rudiger (5.51km/h), excluding the goalkeeper. The instantaneous top speed was also slower after the replacements Giorginho (26.25km/h) and Ziech (27.40km/h). Normally, players who have made a substitution have a high amount of activity per minute and average speed. This is because they have to change the flow while intensively running for a short period of time. In this respect, it can be said that Odoi was close to the failing point just because he was in the bottom position even though he was a substitute player. In other words, Tuhel’s claim is not false in terms of records.

The problem is that even Zieh, who replaced Odoi, was consistent with a lack of motivation. As a result, removing Odoy and putting Ziech in failed. Actually, Odoi’s pass success rate was low at 70%, but Ziech was more terrible at 50%, and Odoi showed a sluggish appearance with 7 times he lost ownership in 36 minutes, but Ziech was a whopping 18 minutes even including the extra time. He directed the loss of ownership of 6 times. This is unrivaled in the number of lost ownership in Bundang (0.33 per minute, losing ownership once every 3 minutes). Most of all, Odoy showed even a threatening behind-the-scenes infiltration compared to Ziech.

In addition, he could have asked Odoi to play more through instructions on the sideline. Substituting and subtracting again is like publicly rebuking a player. There is a risk of serious injury to young players. Even so, when Odoi was replaced, he looked a little angry and sat in the audience watching the game.

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Tuhel said about Odoi, “It will be a tough time, but I will forget it tomorrow. Odoi may start again in the Champions League.” However, former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole said, “I don’t understand Tuhel’s decision to subtract Odoi. This could reduce the morale of the squad as well as coach Tuchel’s dominance. Tuchel’s actions are important in the future.” It is necessary to understand Odoi and other players through sufficient explanation and sympathy.”

Tuhel replaced Odoi with reproach, showing some of why he was famous for his strong personality and somewhat hot-tempered quality. During his long managerial career, he has a precedent for frequent discord with the squad and board despite his excellent tactical skills. It is being pointed out that there is a lack of consensus. In some sense, this Odo case can be considered as an extension of these shortcomings. We are curious about the future steps to take care of this situation and raise the atmosphere again in the Champions League against Atletico.

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