Show Notes
Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea, and Kai Havertz was the reason it turned. With James on holiday, Forder breaks down how Arteta built the whole game plan around Havertz dragging Fofana out of Chelsea's defence — the right-side overload, the rehearsed Ødegaard pattern from the Community Shield, and how Rice and Lewis-Skelly shut down the most dangerous transition side in the league.
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0:00 Chelsea score after 77 seconds 2:32 Havertz as the decoy: dragging Fofana out 8:59 The equaliser, broken down 13:48 The winner: a rehearsed Ødegaard pattern 19:24 Killing Chelsea's transition threat 23:12 Arteta's subs and game management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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