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Pep Guardiola Expertly Breaks Down Chelsea's Tactics In Fascinating 37-Second Clip

Pep Guardiola Expertly Breaks Down Chelsea's Tactics In Fascinating 37-Second Clip

Guardiola's Man City face Chelsea in the Champions League final.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola expertly broke down Chelsea's tactics in a fascinating clip ahead of the Champions League final.

Guardiola is looking to bag the coveted Champions League for the first time as Man City manager.

His star-studded side face Chelsea in Porto and the Spaniard has praised his opposite number Thomas Tuchel - even breaking down the German's playing style in a riveting video.

Speaking to BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand, he explained: "Why Chelsea play so good... because they have three central defenders close, the two holding midfielders who move in relation are close, the pockets are close, the striker and the two [others in attack] are so, so close.

"The distances are so close, and at the same time they are so wide with the wing backs, they are so good with the ball in behind.

"That's why you cannot be close because they push you [out wide] and they have a lot of good players in the middle.

"That's why it's difficult to face teams who want the ball and want to play with the ball. We've tried to do it since day one."

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

Asked about Tuchel's impact at Stamford Bridge, Guardiola replied: "I think it's massive.

"I saw the first game he had against Wolves, it was a draw but I saw already some routines, some mental processes when I faced them in Mainz and Borussia Dortmund.

"I knew he would do it quick and good here at Chelsea."

Since taking charge of Chelsea, Tuchel has got the better of Guardiola on two occasions.

His team beat Guardiola's charges away from home in the Premier League then knocked them out of the FA Cup.

Will Tuchel make it 3-0 over Guardiola this season?

Let us know what you think.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Manchester City, Football News, Chelsea, Football, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Champions League

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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