Chelsea are off the again of profitable their first pre-season pleasant of the marketing campaign in opposition to Mexican facet Membership America.
It was a special take a look at for Chelsea and one they thrived in, however issues are about to get a lot more durable now.
The Blues face Manchester Metropolis this coming Saturday night at 10.30pm UK time, and also you don’t want me to let you know what a distinction this opponent will probably be. After that, it’s Actual Madrid!
Metropolis have misplaced 4-3 to Celtic, 3-2 to AC Milan, and drew 2-2 with Barcelona shedding that one on penalties, of their pre-season marketing campaign up to now. So actually, Chelsea and Maresca are doing higher as a result of they’ve a victory to boast!
Pre-season ought to by no means be taken critically and it’s principally coaching video games for match health and organising new techniques, welcoming new gamers, and anything that wants doing at this level. However as we all know, any sport in opposition to Metropolis isn’t going to be that ‘pleasant’ and make no mistake, each side will need to make an announcement right here and win the sport.
Maresca will probably be assembly up with outdated buddies from Metropolis, certainly one of them being Pep Guardiola, and he’ll need to present all of them how far he has come as a head coach.
Metropolis, like Chelsea actually, have been with out some star gamers and Pep has additionally been doing a little bit of experimenting and some kids along with his picks. The distinction is that when Metropolis miss gamers, they’re lacking league champions and we aren’t, that’s only a truth, for now a minimum of.
Maresca and Chelsea will probably be really examined on Saturday and there’ll naturally be issues about our defence, which to me goes to take probably the most work to get proper.
Metropolis will take a look at us with their excessive and energetic press, and our gamers must cease dallying on the ball on the again. We will definitely harm Metropolis too with our devastating tempo in our assault, and the sport will probably be open like Membership America, so count on extra counter attacking play.
This take a look at comes at a superb time although, and we now have to go up in opposition to one of the best to essentially give ourselves a take a look at what’s to come back.
However as soon as once more, regardless of the scoreline or efficiency from us, no one wants get carried away both manner but! Let’s save that for possibly ten video games into the season and see the place we’re at.
I’m very intrigued to see how he units up in opposition to Metropolis although, onto Saturday!
