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Chelsea at Spurs predicted XI: 4-2-3-1 to step into EFL Cup final

By Olaoluwa Nwobodo

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Timo Werner of Chelsea is challenged by Japhet Tanganga of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Timo Werner of Chelsea is challenged by Japhet Tanganga of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Timo Werner of Chelsea is challenged by Japhet Tanganga of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Timo Werner of Chelsea is challenged by Japhet Tanganga of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) /

Timo Werner (No. 11) Right winger, Germany

Timo Werner’s intelligent movement was again evident against Chesterfield (I know, it’s a National League side, but still). His movement to find himself with the ball and an empty goal is an example of why Chelsea creates so much more with the German in the side. Werner has not been the prolific goal scorer that the world saw him as at RB Leipzig. There have been for a lot of reasons for this, partly due to his high tendencies to miss clear cut chances. His missed chances though have led people to lose sight of the things he’s actually good at, and those things he’s good at are things Chelsea needs to become the offensively fluid team Tuchel wants.

Romelu Lukaku (No. 9) Striker, Belgium

Romelu Lukaku did well to score in the FA Cup game against non-league opposition Chesterfield. Granted, it was Chesterfield, but you still have to put the ball past the goalkeeper. Tuchel changed the system—something he has seldom done since he arrived—to put Lukaku in a two-striker formation to try to make Lukaku more comfortable, seeing as his most successful seasons saw him play in a two-striker formation. Lukaku needs goals, a lot of them. As it stands, Chelsea cannot defend the £97.5 million it paid to get the Belgian, but that’s not a knock on neither he nor Tuchel. Lukaku has had injuries that have hindered his bedding in period and that’s no one’s fault.

Callum Hudson-Odoi (No. 20) Left winger, England

Callum Hudson-Odoi’s distribution was very good against Chesterfield in that he completed 95 percent of his passes, while making four key passes and completing three-fourths of his long balls. He tried a lot of dribbles, but didn’t have an impressive success rate. He also won seven of 12 duels and scored a brilliant curled effort from outside the penalty area. Who wouldn’t want to see more of that?

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