?? Ahead of their Champions League tie with Barcelona in 2012, Chelsea noticed that Lionel Messi tended to drop most into the inside-right channel.
? With this information, they created a box of five players to constantly surround Messi in so he had less space to play in. pic.twitter.com/VtsgNKGkDK
— The Coaches’ Voice (@CoachesVoice) February 24, 2020