Chelsea’s height advantage over Arsenal proves to be crucial
It’s been the story of the last three or four seasons in Arsenal v Chelsea clashes – a difference in physique. Didier Drogba has long had the measure of the Arsenal defence, seemingly regardless of which centre-backs he’s up against, but all over the pitch Chelsea tower over Arsenal.
Games between well-matched sides often comes down to set-pieces, and so it proved today. The first corner of the game, after eight minutes, saw John Terry win the ball in the air, and flick it towards Drogba, who scored at the far post. It may not have been Terry’s height per se that meant he won the ball, but the difference stature is remarkable.
Not one Arsenal player today was taller than his opposite number on the Chelsea side:
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Wouldn’t it prove more useful if you compared heights of the people that were matched up against each other, rather than their counterpart in the same position?
I would like to see the height comparison of Barcelona to Chelsea over the past few years, as they have been the only team to really ‘get at them’ and cause chaos in Barca’s play. I would also content that IF Barca get through against Inter tonight then they would face Bayern who are such a big physical team that they remind me of Chelsea without the all round skills.