#2 What has happened to the Premier League defences?
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The defending in first two matches of this season's Premier League, the ones between Arsenal and Leicester, and Liverpool and Watford was absolutely deplorable. And that's just putting it gently.
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The trend continued as five more goals were scored in the match and defenders were made to look like fools yet again. Yes, Chelsea did lose one of their first choice defenders in Cahill, but the makeshift back-three of Luiz, Rudiger and Christensen looked completely out of sorts. Mind you, Christensen is the first change centre-back in the three-man defence system that Conte prefers.
Both Rudiger and his Brazilian counterpart were crossing into each other's channels and one of such instances resulted in the third goal for Burnley, where Sam Vokes was left unmarked in the box during a set piece.
Similarly for Burnley, though they were expected to leak goals, conceding two goals against a numerically disadvantaged team is not something their manager would be happy of, irrespective of the result.
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Sankalp Srivastava
Sankalp is a veteran European and international football writer at Sportskeeda. He has a total experience of 8 years, having previously worked for some top companies such as Wisden India and Fox Sports Asia. An engineer by qualification, Sankalp places a very high emphasis on accuracy by leaving no stone unturned in his research, and prides himself on showcasing the human aspect of the sporting world.
Sankalp has had the privilege of interviewing senior Indian cricketers such as Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Chris Woakes in his experience so far. He has also covered various Indian and international matches, such as the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup when working for FOX.
Sankalp started following football after watching the 2002 FIFA World Cup with his family. He is a die-hard Manchester United supporter, who started following the club due to David Beckham. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and favorite player is Lionel Messi, both for setting unattainable benchmarks. He considers Barcelona’s incredible 6-1 second leg comeback win in the 2016-17 UCL against Paris Saint-Germain as one of the most iconic matches ever.
Along with European football, Sankalp also follows the Indian Super League. When not writing, Sankalp enjoys traveling and watching sports.
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