Chelsea 3-0 Club America

[Mhsc 1,097]

Ha, finally watched the game (in 2x speed) its funny how the result makes everything feel different. Not really sure we leapt forward that much from previous games but we ended up winning this one 3-0. They were woeful and conceded two stupid pens, we are still looking pretty raw imo - VERY wasteful of the opportunities we create, but in general we still need to improve with and without the ball a lot.

Bright sides for me were Sanchez really showing something this game, he was much better with his feet and played with supreme confidence. Another amazing save. A few lads like Lavia and Nkunku also look great - imo we totally would have got top 4 last season if they were both fit.

Madueke is so far a very frustrating player, almost unplayable in some situations but then fails to take advantage of his own brilliance. Playing with swagger is great but you've got to be a team player and humble at the same time, only people like Ronaldo can get away with a lot of the selfish decisions he's making, because they're that good. I imagine he will be starting on the bench in PL if everyone is fit and available based on what we've seen so far.

[bluesman2610 1,417]

47 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Maresca told him to go over there and tell Noni give the ball up. You love to see it. 

[bluesman2610 1,417]

30 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Madueke is so far a very frustrating player, almost unplayable in some situations but then fails to take advantage of his own brilliance. Playing with swagger is great but you've got to be a team player and humble at the same time, only people like Ronaldo can get away with a lot of the selfish decisions he's making, because they're that good. I imagine he will be starting on the bench in PL if everyone is fit and available based on what we've seen so far.

I feel like he could be explosive off the bench if we need a change in tactic in the later stages of a match against tired legs.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

16 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

Maresca told him to go over there and tell Noni give the ball up. You love to see it. 

Maresca had to be thinking...awe hell no, we aint doing this shit again.

[YorkshireBlue 3,277]

Any one have a link to the full match replay? 

[Mhsc 1,097]

12 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Any one have a link to the full match replay? 

https://www.fullreplays.com/friendly/club-friendlies/Chelsea-vs-club-america-31-jul-2024/

This is where I watched it. Personally I watch on 1.5x or 2x speed when its not live...

[YorkshireBlue 3,277]

25 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

https://www.fullreplays.com/friendly/club-friendlies/Chelsea-vs-club-america-31-jul-2024/

This is where I watched it. Personally I watch on 1.5x or 2x speed when its not live...

Thank you bud, appreciate it.

[Strike 7,490]

On 01/08/2024 at 13:34, Fulham Broadway said:

Weak opposition -  There is one specific drill that the lads have practised repeatedly in the two training sessions. 

It involves playing a pass through the opposition defence on to a runner who then cuts the ball back. Its a modus operandi  that Enzo clearly wants to perfect ahead of the next  season, and I lost count of the number of times we saw that same move  against Club America. 

Finishing was not the greatest, but it will get better with time and Enzo now has his first win in charge of Chelsea.

Maresca telling this squad to specifically play a certain way, do a drilled attacking move will be 10x better than Poch just telling the attackers to make it up themselves.

Some of the quotes from players about Poch’s coaching (heavy focus on running and very little on passing patterns) was worrying 

 

[Mhsc 1,097]

1 hour ago, Strike said:

Maresca telling this squad to specifically play a certain way, do a drilled attacking move will be 10x better than Poch just telling the attackers to make it up themselves.

Some of the quotes from players about Poch’s coaching (heavy focus on running and very little on passing patterns) was worrying 

 

I am thrilled tbh - my main ask for the new manager was just get someone who wants to play positional football and will coach them in patterns. I think it is even more important when you have an inexperienced group. I do think a group of top, talented 25-30 year olds could still compete and maybe win PL playing non-positional football, where they just decide in every situation based on their experience and creativity what to do - but that's just not our situation. When you've got a bunch of young, inexperienced lads that are very talented but still learning the game, the only chance you have to win in the short term is via coaching good patterns of play into them to bridge the experience gap. 

[cosmicway 1,333]

Man City - Chelsea friendly the bookie prices are 2.05 - 3.60 - 3.10.
For Chelsea - Man City EPL two weeks from now they say Chels 1.85, draw 3.60, City 1.85.
Why is that ?

[cosmicway 1,333]

Why no thread about Man City - Chelsea ?
Are we afraid of Pep ?

[Vesper 30,193]

On 01/08/2024 at 20:51, Mhsc said:

I watch on 1.5x or 2x speed

you have to watch it like that to make our CBs look up to pace