closed Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace

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Brilliant start to the season. Total domination from start to finish. Chalobah starting at RCB was such a big vote of confidence from Tuchel. Bare in mind all of our CB are fit, I was initially thinking when I saw him in lineup, it was Tuchel assessing whether he wants him in the squad or on loan, however to see him in the team today, showed Tuchel was really impressed with him. He rewarded Tuchel for trusting him also. I love his style of play. He is fast, very confident on the ball and is confident bringing the ball out also. Despite all the incoming and outgoings, one thing we have kept up really well is the amount of players in the squad, coming from academy. Three starting players in the team from academy and ended up with 4 on the pitch. Impressive.

Jorginho and Kovacic were dominant in that midfield. Kovacic's energy levels are amazing, especially when you consider he plays the whole match against Villareal, including extra time. Both bossed it. Defo think a CM should be a priority, because Kante minutes need to be managed carefully and if one of Kovacic or Jorginho get injured for instance, then we are extremely light. I do think Mount can do a good cover job if needed there, however we could target a natural CM if needed. That also being said actually, Chalobah good also cover as CM for us. He played in that position for Lorient last season.

Things look really good though and not getting complacent as I know we will have our blips, but feel confident about what lies ahead.

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17 hours ago, Atomiswave said:

I cant fathom how some cant see how crucial he is to us, just ask Pep.

He was one of the best on the pitch from my view in the shed.

His price tag wasnt huge and I think he will help us keep defenders busy making space for others to score etc.

Alonso also looks to have regained half a yard which i was impressed by.

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Was at the game, managed to get the Alonso free-kick on video.