Unai Emery's players neglected processes against Chelsea, became result-driven and fell into a panicked and unnecessary trap
had just levelled and the camera panned to two supporters in the crowd. One was sitting behind the other. Both had their hands on their heads in virtually identical poses. It was a vignette to capture the mood. A contest that ended in a 2-2 draw had carried an unnecessary sense of do-or-die throughout. Advertisement Villa’s cautious approach had invited anxiety, becoming increasingly submissive from the moment they went ahead in the first five minutes.
Needing to raise their players, the majority of the Villa Park crowd broke out into isolated bursts of noise, yet Emery’s approach encouraged the tension. Chelsea had 21 shots in the match to Villa’s nine and, despite their current fragility, the visitors played with more of a flourish throughout. This is illustrated by the two teams’ average positioning over the course of the match, with Villa only having in the opposition half.
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