Wide players getting in crosses to players, set pieces,
big switches of play to isolate a defender 1 on 1 with a winger, direct runs into the box with good footwork etc..
Chievo tried to catch Roma off - guard by hastening their counterattacks through
prompt switches of play followed by early balls into the box.
This allowed them to concentrate on their possession and with the inclusion of Sakho and Can, this was a clear improvement to the partnership of Skrtel and Lovren — Sakho is often able to create dangerous situations through incisive forward passes between the lines; Can is similar and also has the ability to make a driving run into midfield, collapsing the opposition's marking or use accurate
long switches of play.
Sterling and Sané were both open for
diagonal switches of play, thus helping their side resist pressure and creating dangerous 1v1 situations up against Stoke's full - backs.
He lingers on the shoulder of the last man after there is a
big switch of play to the right - back before finishing off a well worked team goal.
His third soon followed,
a switch of play found Pohjanpalo in space on the left of the box.
Chelsea are passing the ball much more cleanly, and
their switches of play are faster and more dangerous.
But the fluidity, simplicity, and efficiency with which he executes this — how he always knows that the simple «out - ball» is
the switch of play — is wonderful to watch.