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โ๏ธ by @_vikramjajuha
STARTING XI:
Sanchez - 7: Made 3 saves and didnโt make any silly errors on the ball.
Gusto - 6.5: Underwhelming at times but showed good energy and tenacity off the ball.
Chalobah - 6: A standard performance - nothing spectacular.
Badiashile - 7.5: Brilliant in the buildup, great presence physically.
Cucurella - 7.5: Another typical solid performance from the Spaniard.
Caicedo - 8: Won most duels of any player (10), which speaks for itself. Another tireless display.
Fernandez - 7: Played quicker and sharper tonight despite a couple occasions of sloppy ball losses.
Neto - 8.5 [MOTM]: Best player on the pitch, having showed real tenacity offensively and defensively.
Buonanotte - 7: Nice flashes of quality on the ball, promising performance.
Garnacho - 6.5: Played a key part in the goal but ultimately a performance that wonโt be remembered. Lacked any real quality.
George - 5: Lacked any bit of involvement in the game, anonymous.
SUBSTITUTES:
Estevao - 7: Produced moments of quality on the ball with some nice dribbles, nearly scored from a header.
Gittens - 5: Ruined the momentum of attacks, another forgettable display.
J. Pedro - 6: Held up the ball well at times - unfortunate second yellow.
Acheampong - N/A
James - N/A
Thoughts? ๐ตโฌ๏ธ
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
โ๏ธ by @_vikramjajuha
STARTING XI:
Sanchez - 7: Made 3 saves and didnโt make any silly errors on the ball.
Gusto - 6.5: Underwhelming at times but showed good energy and tenacity off the ball.
Chalobah - 6: A standard performance - nothing spectacular.
Badiashile - 7.5: Brilliant in the buildup, great presence physically.
Cucurella - 7.5: Another typical solid performance from the Spaniard.
Caicedo - 8: Won most duels of any player (10), which speaks for itself. Another tireless display.
Fernandez - 7: Played quicker and sharper tonight despite a couple occasions of sloppy ball losses.
Neto - 8.5 [MOTM]: Best player on the pitch, having showed real tenacity offensively and defensively.
Buonanotte - 7: Nice flashes of quality on the ball, promising performance.
Garnacho - 6.5: Played a key part in the goal but ultimately a performance that wonโt be remembered. Lacked any real quality.
George - 5: Lacked any bit of involvement in the game, anonymous.
SUBSTITUTES:
Estevao - 7: Produced moments of quality on the ball with some nice dribbles, nearly scored from a header.
Gittens - 5: Ruined the momentum of attacks, another forgettable display.
J. Pedro - 6: Held up the ball well at times - unfortunate second yellow.
Acheampong - N/A
James - N/A
Thoughts? ๐ตโฌ๏ธ
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
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๐ฃ๏ธ Enzo Maresca on Chelseaโs 1-0 win over Benfica [H] in the UEFA Champions League:
๐ค โWe needed for sure the win, the three points, for different reasons.
โI think first-half we controlled the game, we scored the goal, we created more chances and we didnโt concede nothing apart from two or three transitions, which is normal.
โAnd then second-half, for different reasons, we dropped. I think we have some players on the pitch that unfortunately are not 100 per cent, but they are playing because we have seven or eight players out.
โBut also I think it was good to win tonight, in any case, even if sometimes you need to learn to win in an ugly way, like the last minutes of the game.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:
โYes, absolutely. First of all, the target is to continue the next stage, but if we are able to finish top eight, that is very good for us.
โNow we have six more games. We will see if we are able to recover also players, that for us is so important. But now the focus is more for Saturdayโs game. Then we have the international break that we are waiting because we can have players back. You see tonight Benoit Badiashile, he was very good. So if we are able to recover players, thatโs what we need.โ
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ:
โAt least we learned how to win the game with the red card, that was the first one.
โAnyway, it was just two or three minutes to play. And now we have Tyrique [George] play as a No.9 tonight, we have [Marc] Guiu on the bench that can play as a No.9, now wo have time before Ajax game. But yeah, as you said, unfortunately another red card that we need to avoid.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
๐ค โWe needed for sure the win, the three points, for different reasons.
โI think first-half we controlled the game, we scored the goal, we created more chances and we didnโt concede nothing apart from two or three transitions, which is normal.
โAnd then second-half, for different reasons, we dropped. I think we have some players on the pitch that unfortunately are not 100 per cent, but they are playing because we have seven or eight players out.
โBut also I think it was good to win tonight, in any case, even if sometimes you need to learn to win in an ugly way, like the last minutes of the game.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:
โYes, absolutely. First of all, the target is to continue the next stage, but if we are able to finish top eight, that is very good for us.
โNow we have six more games. We will see if we are able to recover also players, that for us is so important. But now the focus is more for Saturdayโs game. Then we have the international break that we are waiting because we can have players back. You see tonight Benoit Badiashile, he was very good. So if we are able to recover players, thatโs what we need.โ
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ:
โAt least we learned how to win the game with the red card, that was the first one.
โAnyway, it was just two or three minutes to play. And now we have Tyrique [George] play as a No.9 tonight, we have [Marc] Guiu on the bench that can play as a No.9, now wo have time before Ajax game. But yeah, as you said, unfortunately another red card that we need to avoid.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
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๐ฃ๏ธ Enzo Maresca ahead of @Liverpool_Always [H] in the Premier League:
๐ฅ On team news:
โCole [Palmer] is still out.
โTrevoh [Chalobah] is also suspended [after receiving a red card against Brighton], and we have seven or eight players out for tomorrowโs game.
โI donโt have any update at the moment [on Palmer]. We have a meeting this week to see how he is and we will then decide [whether he can return after the international break].โ
๐ช On his faith in the academy players:
โI think itโs a fact that I really trust the young players, not just the young players we have signed, but the young players from the Academy.
โWe gave games last season to Josh Acheampong ahead of senior players who were on the bench. That shows I really trust young players. The same thing happened with Ty [George].
โI really trust all the players we have and at the moment we have four or five defenders out, so we will try to adapt and find the right solutions for tomorrowโs game.โ
โณ On Marc Guiu, who is yet to feature for Chelsea this season:
โMarc is working well โ this week he has worked much better compared to the first weeks when he came back. For sure, he is going to get minutes for us and play games.
โHe is back at a big club like Chelsea and he is going to get minutes with us, no doubt. And also for me, the development of a young player is not just about the game. โItโs about the training sessions and the day by day. Itโs important that heโs with us and working with us.โ
๐ค On Liverpool, and whether itโs better to face them now after two consecutive defeats:
โI donโt think that now itโs better to play Liverpool just because they dropped points in the last two games. Itโs always a tough game.
โFor me personally, the way they are doing this season, in any case, is fantastic. Especially after [Diogo] Jotaโs tragedy, itโs not easy for the players, itโs not easy for the club, itโs not easy for the manager when you arrive at the training ground and you see every day that place empty. So you have to be very strong.
โAnd this is the reason why for me they are doing not good, even better than good, even more.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & BobbyVincent - Football London)
๐ฅ On team news:
โCole [Palmer] is still out.
โTrevoh [Chalobah] is also suspended [after receiving a red card against Brighton], and we have seven or eight players out for tomorrowโs game.
โI donโt have any update at the moment [on Palmer]. We have a meeting this week to see how he is and we will then decide [whether he can return after the international break].โ
๐ช On his faith in the academy players:
โI think itโs a fact that I really trust the young players, not just the young players we have signed, but the young players from the Academy.
โWe gave games last season to Josh Acheampong ahead of senior players who were on the bench. That shows I really trust young players. The same thing happened with Ty [George].
โI really trust all the players we have and at the moment we have four or five defenders out, so we will try to adapt and find the right solutions for tomorrowโs game.โ
โณ On Marc Guiu, who is yet to feature for Chelsea this season:
โMarc is working well โ this week he has worked much better compared to the first weeks when he came back. For sure, he is going to get minutes for us and play games.
โHe is back at a big club like Chelsea and he is going to get minutes with us, no doubt. And also for me, the development of a young player is not just about the game. โItโs about the training sessions and the day by day. Itโs important that heโs with us and working with us.โ
๐ค On Liverpool, and whether itโs better to face them now after two consecutive defeats:
โI donโt think that now itโs better to play Liverpool just because they dropped points in the last two games. Itโs always a tough game.
โFor me personally, the way they are doing this season, in any case, is fantastic. Especially after [Diogo] Jotaโs tragedy, itโs not easy for the players, itโs not easy for the club, itโs not easy for the manager when you arrive at the training ground and you see every day that place empty. So you have to be very strong.
โAnd this is the reason why for me they are doing not good, even better than good, even more.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & BobbyVincent - Football London)
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