Jason Candy has urged Liam Roniol to keep players on the pitch when defending a set-piece against Arsenal on Sunday.
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Chelsea will travel to Arsenal looking for their first win against the Gunners since 2021 in what will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season.
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The league match at Stamford Bridge ended 1-1, while Arsenal won both legs of the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
Jason Candy on what Liam Roniol must do against Arsenal
The Blues face a difficult task, made even more difficult by the absence of Estevo and Marc Cucurella through injury.
Ronnie Orr has confirmed that Reece James is fit and available and it will be interesting to see how Chelsea approach the game.
Chelsea are preparing to face Arsenal for the fourth time this season. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
The Blues were extremely defensive in their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg and Rossinho was criticized for it.
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One thing the Blues will need to contend with is Arsenal’s threat from set pieces, while Chelsea have struggled to defend balls into the box this season.
Micah Richards felt their cross defense was abysmal, while Condy urged Ronnie Orr to implement a tactic.
“We knew what Arsenal were going to do. In fact, the interesting thing is we saw [Enzo] Maresca did it, Liam did it, he cleared the area and he left three points,” he told talkSPORT.
“I hope he does that too and I’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t because Arsenal feed on chaos, they feed on bodies in the box and they’re very good at that.
Chelsea face tough March schedule
After what is considered a more favorable performance, the Blues will begin a very difficult march.
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After facing Arsenal on Sunday, the Blues travel to Aston Villa and Wrexham before facing Newcastle and Everton.
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They still have the small matter of facing the defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League. The team will be tested to the extreme in this round of games.
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