Tottenham 3-1 Chelsea
by Kadeem Simmonds
at Wembley Stadium

SO MUCH is made of tactics in football. How a team lines up prior to kick-off can settle a match before a ball has been kicked.

So when Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said his team were unable to cope with Tottenham’s 4-3-1-2 formation on Saturday evening and praised Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino for his gameplan, it was remarkable to see the Spurs boss admit his team didn’t play with a formation.

Or not one that can be simply explained by traditional number sequences.