Tottenham swept past Chelsea at Wembley in an one sided affair and the 3-1 scoreline actually flatters Chelsea since it could have been much worse if not from some finishing hiccups from Spurs and a couple of great saves from Kepa. Since his arrival at EPL, Sarri has been very precise in his game plan and have set up his side admirably as per his philosophy and until this match, was actually unbeaten in EPL. However, despite his clever and complex system, there always was this feeling that perhaps there are chinks in the armour which can be exploited by a side set up properly. Unfortunately, Pochettino proved out to be that manager on saturday and his clever tweaks and application of ideas meant that Spurs ruthlessly exploited the wedges in the formation of Sarri and Chelsea could not retaliate. So let us take a look at what happened.
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