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Bernardo Cueva Corner Tactics At Chelsea 2024/2025 & Kevin Schade Scout Report At Brentford
Today, we have a set-piece analysis article focusing on Bernardo Cueva's corner tactics at Chelsea and why the Blues' set-pieces are falling flat along with a scout report of Kevin Schade at Brentford.
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Chelsea’s set-piece statistics this season (Cueva’s first with the club) have been respectable, though hardly exceptional.
This tactical analysis will focus on attacking corner tactics, highlighting critical Chelsea deficiencies:
The absence of a specialist taker capable of executing Cueva’s signature Brentford preferred corner idea, which demands a specific crossing technique, besides a lack of luck sometimes.
Few clubs in the Premier League are having a better run than Brentford FC.
Ever since they gained promotion to the top flight back in 2021, they have built a reputation as a side with ambition but who also know their financial and performance capability.
For that reason, even though they have flirted with relegation a couple of times in the four years since, they have never really looked in danger of dropping back to the Championship.
One of the things that they have been consistently praised for is Brentford’s recruitment.
They have a knack for finding lesser-known players who have the potential to become hidden gems.
One player who certainly fits that bill at the moment is Germany forward Kevin Schade, who initially signed on loan from Freiburg in January 2023 before making his switch permanent that summer.
He has been instrumental in Brentford having an outside chance of competing in Europe next season.
Yet, despite those contributions, Schade has never seemed to get the same recognition as his attacking colleagues, with it often the case that he will go under the radar whilst they will be given rave reviews.
This tactical analysis will seek to correct that, providing insight into what Kevin Schade style of play brings to the table and why he has been such a vital player for Brentford this season.
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