{"id":8505,"date":"2026-01-06T12:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:43:35","slug":"pl-tactical-snapshot-chelsea-vs-man-city-4-jan-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/?p=8505","title":{"rendered":"[PL] Tactical Snapshot: Man City 1-1 Chelsea | 4 Jan 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">36\u2019: Every Chelsea player retreats back to defend against a Man City wing play, leaving Phil Foden open and unmarked at the top edge of the penalty box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7218-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7218-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7218-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7218-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7218.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7219-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7219-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7219-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7219-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7219.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">39\u2019: Man City 4-1-4-1 with CM Rodri (16) and CF Haaland (9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Man City win the ball back in midfield from Chelsea&#8217;s short goal kick build-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/073A257F-5726-4205-8362-83DB43803459-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/073A257F-5726-4205-8362-83DB43803459-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/073A257F-5726-4205-8362-83DB43803459-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/073A257F-5726-4205-8362-83DB43803459-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goooalfc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/073A257F-5726-4205-8362-83DB43803459.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>36\u2019: Every Chelsea player retreats back to defend against a Man City wing play, leaving Phil Foden open and unmarked at the top edge of the penalty box. 39\u2019: Man City 4-1-4-1 with CM Rodri (16) and CF Haaland (9). 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