We present have a while to mirror as followers as we go into one other worldwide break.
We’ve now performed 7 league video games and are sat in 4th place within the league, forward of Aston Villa on purpose distinction. We’re 4 factors off present league leaders Liverpool.
Within the home cups, we’re into the fourth spherical of the League Cup going through Newcastle United. Our FA Cup marketing campaign is but to start.
And we’ve got obtained off to a successful begin within the league phases of the Europa Convention League beating Gent 4-2.
Nevertheless, we solely narrowly obtained there within the first place, struggling previous Servette to win 3-2 on combination after they beat us 2-1 away from dwelling.
Chelsea are unbeaten within the league because the opening day defeat to Manchester Metropolis, and we’ve got not misplaced in our final 7 video games in all competitions.
We’ve scored the second most quantity of objectives (16) within the league thus far vs Manchester Metropolis’s 17. And we’ve got conceded the identical quantity of objectives (8) as Metropolis have.
There was some superb performances, some irritating ones, some complicated ones, and a few intriguing ones. Total, I’m more than happy with how we’re at this stage, and I wasn’t anticipating us to be the place we’re proper now.
We’ve definitely seen some indicators of Enzo Maresca’s teaching making a distinction in our passing patterns, fast one-touch actions, and total attacking play.
We’ve regarded susceptible on the again, and a few of our video games have been just a little bit too open and chaotic.
I feel there was some dropped factors too that we should always have received, however we’ve got additionally performed nicely to win some video games we might have simply misplaced.
My largest concern stays round taking part in groups who simply need to defend, include, and play compact, and the Nottingham Forest sport simply reiterated these issues for me. We thrive taking part in counter attacking soccer in defensive to attacking transitions, our crew could be very a lot arrange for that, and we’ve got the attacking gamers to do it very nicely. However I’m simply not sure in the mean time about defeating groups who’re beautifully organised and arrange in a strategy to defend and counter assault us. I’m absolutely open minded to seeing how this bit develops although and the way we deal with it.
I’ve not seen an excessive amount of ‘possession soccer’ but actually when it comes to management, however I feel Maresca is simply working with the gamers he has and establishing in a strategy to get one of the best out of them, which exhibits he might be pragmatic too. I prefer it.
I like what I’ve seen from Maresca in press conferences too, I really like how ruthless and to the purpose he’s. I additionally like his pitch-side persona and the way he’s constructing a rapport with the fan base. Some actually constructive indicators from the boss.
The gamers have an actual like-ability about them and so they actually do appear to be combating exhausting for Chelsea and for the followers. There’s a togetherness, as we’ve got seen.
I feel the recruitment guys added some good, and confirmed (which is what we wanted) gamers to the squad within the form of Jadon Sancho, Pedro Neto, Tosin Adarabioyo, and Joao Felix.
I’m staying very cautious although going ahead as a result of that is all very simple to do after we are successful. However one of the best groups and greatest golf equipment have to maintain that rapport when the chips are down, and that would be the true assessments coming in for Chelsea.
The fixtures will get harder too, and I’m intrigued as nicely to see how we honest towards one of the best sides within the league, in addition to the decrease opposition.
The indicators are good, there’s a lot to be constructive about, and issues appear to be coming collectively. However I’m completely not getting forward of myself after 7 video games, removed from it. We do have causes to be cheerful on this worldwide break although, which has been a refreshing rarity of late and I’m simply going to get pleasure from these emotions for now!
