Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (4-2 on penalties): 5 talking points & tactical analysis | Carabao Cup 2018-19

#2 Spurs start positively but lack a sense of urgency

Christian Eriksen took a while to get into the game

Chelsea did have the most of the ball, but it was the visitors who had sporadic little spells of dominance, especially at the start of the game. While there was major uncertainty about the way Chelsea would configure themselves, it looked like Mauricio Pochettino's men controlled the game a little better.

Regardless, it is important to pay attention to Spurs' formation. The likes of Llorente and Lamela, who were tasked with the forward's role, didn't manage to string a significant number of passes together. The latter did occupy his favoured flank a handful of times, but that was far from convincing.

Llorente did hold on to the ball and brought the others into play, but due to the lack of wider players on paper, coupled with Winks' and Sissoko's defensive positions, Eriksen was made to play further than he would have preferred.

As the Denmark international failed to produce a killer pass, the side faltered and consequentially, couldn't establish a major foothold on the game.

No Spurs player created more chances (1) than Paulo Gazzaniga vs. Chelsea.Some brilliant distribution on show. 👏 pic.twitter.com/2AZRKcbNH3

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