PL record broken at Selhurst Park

[Tomo 21,733]

Chelsea, forever parking the bus.

"The statistics suggest our domination of the ball on Saturday paved the way for a seventh league win of the season.

We made 751 passes on Saturday with an 89% completion rate and that is a Premier League record. No team has made more passes away from home since the leagues inception in 1992.

It is no surprise then we had 72% possession, by some distance the highest share of the ball we have enjoyed this season.

Cesc Fabregas completed 110 of those passes, with his midfield partner Nemanja Matic not far behind with 103. The duo were involved in the highest and equal second-highest pass combinations, too.

Oscar and Eden Hazard were next with regards to successful passes completing 85 and 69 respectively and it was that quartet that were also above anyone else on the pitch when it came to passes in the attacking third.

Fabregass goal made him the 10th different Chelsea player to score in the Premier League this season, more than any other club.

Alongside his second goal for the Blues Fabregas also created three chances on Saturday and made 14 ball recoveries both game-high figures.

Fabregas spoke after the game about being man-marked prior to Palace being reduced to 10 men - something Jose Mourinho also commented on - and he made nearly 30 more passes in the second half when both sides were a man short.

Elsewhere we succeeded in 15 of our 21 take-ons Hazard had the most with five while half of our six crosses picked out a team-mate, in contrast to 20% of Palaces 15 balls into the box."

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/Oct%2014/the-data-day--crystal-palace-v-chelsea.html?WT.mc_id=social_20141020_34060767&adbid=524243700159758336&adbpl=tw&adbpr=22910295

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Yep that's right our anti football park the bus tactics led to us having 72 percent possession and making the most passes for an away team in a game in PL history.

That's what I love about this side, we are so adaptable and flexible it's untrue, is there a tactic this team can't do? need to defend deep and absorb pressure? no problem, need to bomb forward because the oppo are parking the bus? no problem, need to press high because the oppo defence are error phone? no problem, need to retreat then counter? no problem. How any one prefers purists managers to this ill never know.

So many team's in the world have a plan A then nothing, we have a plan A right down to plan ZZ, and the funny thing is this is just the start, next year we add a CB, another CM and maybe another ST and our team get even better, add Hazard, Oscar being a year older, Costa hopefully his hammy problems behind him, bodes well, doesn't it?

We are so lucky to have Jose, while our rivals managers have failed to adress key issues in there side Mou went out immediately and sorted the issue's we faced last season.

It's early days but the people that said Mourinho was washed up, finished, you name it, look set to have boiled egg on there face come May, and beyond............

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

The good thing is that this time we get the 3 points. The prove we have improving. Last season, even if we dominate the ball possesion, we often lose the match against lesser teams.

[Danny Boyukliev 32]

The good thing is that this time we get the 3 points. The prove we have improving. Last season, even if we dominate the ball possesion, we often lose the match against lesser teams.

Very good point. That was the reason Mourinho brought back the bus in the end of the season - our lack of effectiveness. Something which is thankfully left in the past.

[Viper22 2,418]

Chelsea, forever parking the bus.

"The statistics suggest our domination of the ball on Saturday paved the way for a seventh league win of the season.

We made 751 passes on Saturday with an 89% completion rate and that is a Premier League record. No team has made more passes away from home since the leagues inception in 1992.

It is no surprise then we had 72% possession, by some distance the highest share of the ball we have enjoyed this season.

Cesc Fabregas completed 110 of those passes, with his midfield partner Nemanja Matic not far behind with 103. The duo were involved in the highest and equal second-highest pass combinations, too.

Oscar and Eden Hazard were next with regards to successful passes completing 85 and 69 respectively and it was that quartet that were also above anyone else on the pitch when it came to passes in the attacking third.

Fabregass goal made him the 10th different Chelsea player to score in the Premier League this season, more than any other club.

Alongside his second goal for the Blues Fabregas also created three chances on Saturday and made 14 ball recoveries both game-high figures.

Fabregas spoke after the game about being man-marked prior to Palace being reduced to 10 men - something Jose Mourinho also commented on - and he made nearly 30 more passes in the second half when both sides were a man short.

Elsewhere we succeeded in 15 of our 21 take-ons Hazard had the most with five while half of our six crosses picked out a team-mate, in contrast to 20% of Palaces 15 balls into the box."

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/Oct%2014/the-data-day--crystal-palace-v-chelsea.html?WT.mc_id=social_20141020_34060767&adbid=524243700159758336&adbpl=tw&adbpr=22910295

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Yep that's right our anti football park the bus tactics led to us having 72 percent possession and making the most passes for an away team in a game in PL history.

That's what I love about this side, we are so adaptable and flexible it's untrue, is there a tactic this team can't do? need to defend deep and absorb pressure? no problem, need to bomb forward because the oppo are parking the bus? no problem, need to press high because the oppo defence are error phone? no problem, need to retreat then counter? no problem. How any one prefers purists managers to this ill never know.

So many team's in the world have a plan A then nothing, we have a plan A right down to plan ZZ, and the funny thing is this is just the start, next year we add a CB, another CM and maybe another ST and our team get even better, add Hazard, Oscar being a year older, Costa hopefully his hammy problems behind him, bodes well, doesn't it?

We are so lucky to have Jose, while our rivals managers have failed to adress key issues in there side Mou went out immediately and sorted the issue's we faced last season.

It's early days but the people that said Mourinho was washed up, finished, you name it, look set to have boiled egg on there face come May, and beyond............

These stats will be used to bait and abuse my mates who mentioned the words "Park the Bus" in the last 18 months. Thank you 5x for this .