Chelsea may be specialists in reaching the FA Cup final after three appearances in four years, but winning the competition is another matter.
Twice beaten by Arsenal in the last three years, and this year it is Brendan Rodgers’ plucky Leicester City side — into their first Cup final since 1969 — who stand in their way.
It was a 2-0 defeat to Leicester on January 19 that effectively sealed Frank Lampard’s fate. Now, 25 games under Thomas Tuchel and just two defeats later, the Blues have transformed from a naive outfit with a leaky defence into a tactically astute team.
Tuchel has outwitted Diego Simeone, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Zinedine Zidane this season — and Rodgers is another tactical specialist who the German
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