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Chelsea predicted XI vs Arsenal: 3-4-3 to avoid Gunners’ double

By Olaoluwa Nwobodo

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Ben Chilwell of Chelsea FC and Bukayo Saka of Arsenal in action during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on December 26, 2020 in London, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Ben Chilwell of Chelsea FC and Bukayo Saka of Arsenal in action during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on December 26, 2020 in London, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Christian Pulisic of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on April 10, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Justin Tallis – Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Christian Pulisic of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on April 10, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Justin Tallis – Pool/Getty Images) /

Hakim Ziyech (No. 22) Right attacking midfielder, Morocco

Hakim Ziyech started slowly against Man City, but came into the game later on. He eventually scored the goal that levelled the score, giving the Blues hope of coming back, which they did. Mount may be rested for the FA Cup final this Saturday. This would likely give Ziyech a chance to continue this goal scoring form, while resting Mount for games ahead, as he has played quite a lot of matches lately.

Timo Werner (No. 11) Center forward, Germany

Werner leads the Blues in direct goal involvements this season and some have tried to dilute that fact. The point is that Chelsea doesn’t create nearly as many opportunities as it should, though that is improving now. Werner has showed that he can contribute to the team in more ways than just goals. He’s created the second most big chances in the Premier League and the Champions League. Yes, he does miss a lot of chances, but funny as it may sound, that doesn’t take anything away from his being a superb striker. No? Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland and Romelu Lukaku have missed 21, 19 and 17 big chances this season. Werner has missed 18. If they score a lot of goals, it’s because they get more opportunities to score.

Christian Pulisic (No. 10) Left attacking midfielder, United States

Christian Pulisic deserves to start this game in all fairness to him. He was superb against Real Madrid in the first leg and in the second leg, despite coming on as a sub in the latter. He wasn’t great against Manchester City, but he did his bit. His comments are more from frustration and it’s understandable, but a downside to having a squad with so many talented attackers is that, while it would get increasingly difficult to justify leaving some players out, they’d still have to be left out anyway because the manager can only select so many players.

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