Comment by Slipz19 on 23/02/2025 at 10:22 UTC

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View submission: How Chelsea bottled it against Aston Villa

Anyone else realize how the wheels started coming off since Fofana got injured.

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Comment by sheiswhyididthis at 23/02/2025 at 10:28 UTC

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Oh absolutely

His recovery pace has been absolutely crucial for us to be solid defensively, especially considering our back 3 rest defence setup with a high line.

Without him, we have definitely struggled. But you need to add to that the absense of Lavia as well.

FourFourTwo did a brilliant analysis on this. Check it out once.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLhrsD2kZlU[1][2]

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLhrsD2kZlU

2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLhrsD2kZlU