Chelsea FC Women

Europe's Next Powerhouse?

Abdullah Abdullah, Abdullah

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781801502139
• Year: 2022

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. The Project
• 2. Emma Hayes
• 3. Build-up and Attacking Tactics
• 4. Role of the Forwards
• 5. Sam Kerr
• 6. Fran Kirby
• 7. Chelsea’s Number 10 Role
• 8. Pernille Harder: The Modern Number 10?
• 9. Midfield Structure, Roles, and Problems
• 10. Ji So-yun
• 11. Melanie Leupolz
• 12. Sophie Ingle
• 13. Defensive Setup, Pressing and the Role of the Full-Backs
• 14. Magdalena Eriksson and Millie Bright
• 15. Maren Mjelde
• 16. Is the 3-4-2-1 Formation the Solution?
• 17. The Eleven
• 18. Can Chelsea Eclipse Lyon and Barcelona?
• Photos