Chelsea winger Andre Schurrle said that the team were delighted that their game plan to expose the space behind Arsenal’s full-backs worked perfectly.
Jose Mourinho’s club put on a brilliant display of counter attacking football to shock Arsenal in a 6-0 rout at Stamford Bridge on Saturday with the German forward saying that Chelsea had anticipated the way Arsenal would set up for the match and was thrilled that Chelsea could exploit the weakness they had identified according to Sky Sports.
“We knew their full-backs are very offensive and go forward a lot,” Schurrle said, quoted in The Sun.
“And when they lose the ball you have the chance to take advantage of the transition because they leave a lot of space.
“We wanted to use it. We had a lot of very good transition and we did it. That was our plan.
“We knew there would be a lot of space and I wanted to use that.
“I got good balls before the first goal from Oscar and then Nemanja (Matic).
“It’s very important the balls are coming when the space is there and I make the run. It was perfect.”
The 23-year-old admits that the margin of victory was a surprise, yet he knows there are still hurdles ahead in the race for the title.
Schurrle said: “I’ve played in derbies before – but never a 6-0.
“So to do that in a big London derby, in the title race, was a great, great feeling.
“There are seven games left and a lot can happen. We have to keep focused and keep winning.
“It’s Palace next week, another London derby that we have to win. That’s what we are thinking about.
“But it’s a fact that if City wins every match, they are champions.”
