Gabriel Magalhães is a 22-year-old Brazilian centre half currently playing for Lille in France. Lille currently sit 4th in Ligue 1 and have the joint 4th best defence in the league having conceded 27 goals in 28 games so far this season, according to Expected Goals they should of conceded 30 so may have been spared a few blushes by opponents wayward finishing.
Magalhães has played 24 times for Lille this season as the left sided centre back, normally patterned by the more experienced Jose Fonte in a back 4, often shielded by two defensive midfielders as Lille have preferred…
Was scrolling through Twitter and saw this tweet had me reminiscing not only about football with the last game I watched before the suspension being a fantastic defensive effort of Atletico Madrid at Anfield. But more so the Chelsea of old that was so good in defence from the 04/05 team that only conceded 15 in a season to the resilience in defence that was vital in going unbeaten in 86 matches at home.
Where did it all go wrong? 15 goals already conceded at home this season, 39 goals conceded in total in the league which is already…
With football all but confirmed to be cancelled for the rest of the season, I thought I would spend my time in isolation trying my hand at some football writing. As a Chelsea fan I thought I would start with a review of the season so far, most likely altogether as well, and a piece on what Chelsea need to do make improvements for next season (will add links to those articles once I have written them). …
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