Chelsea FC Women: Europe's Next Powerhouse?

by Abdullah

Overview

Chelsea FC have enjoyed unprecedented success in England and Europe since Roman Abramovich arrived in 2003. The men's team has set a phenomenally high benchmark, which the Chelsea women's team now aims to follow. Club director Marina Granovskaia has one overarching mission: to replicate the men's team model and transform Chelsea Women into a European powerhouse - a side to rival the acknowledged queens of Europe, Olympique Lyonnais FÉminin. So how has coach Emma Hayes set up her side to achieve superpower status? This book dissects the tactical concepts of the team, breaking down each phase of play, and explores the factors that make them a super-club with a viable chance of winning the elusive UEFA Women's Champions League. From team tactics to in-depth player analysis, Chelsea FC Women: Europe's Next Powerhouse? reveals the factors that have put them on a path to be a force in England and Europe for years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781801502139
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	01/24/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Abdullah Abdullah is an analyst for Total Football Analysis and author of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin: Queens of Europe. He writes on the women's game, focusing on clubs and players in England, France, Germany and the USA. Originally from Karachi in Pakistan, he now lives and works out of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, spending his days working and nights writing. Abdullah's writing is tactically focused yet easy to understand.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Preface 12

1 The Project 17

2 Emma Hayes 22

3 Build-up and Attacking Tactics 31

4 Role of the Forwards 51

5 Sam Kerr 61

6 Fran Kirby 76

7 Chelsea's Number 10 Role 92

8 Pernille Harder: The Modern Number 10? 97

9 Midfield Structure, Roles, and Problems 117

10 Ji So-yun 132

11 Melanie Leupolz 146

12 Sophie Ingle 160

13 Defensive Setup, Pressing and the Role of the Full-Backs 170

14 Magdalena Eriksson and Millie Bright 182

15 Maren Mjelde 202

16 Is the 3-4-2-1 Formation the Solution? 210

17 The Eleven 233

18 Can Chelsea Eclipse Lyon and Barcelona? 249