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FT: Chelsea 2-1 Leicester
A really good win and the score line should have been more favourable to Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez with the goals, a pretty accomplished all round performance. Leicester not good enough and lost Winks to injury...
Commentary via Nizaar Kinsella and Simon Johnson
A really good win and the score line should have been more favourable to Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez with the goals, a pretty accomplished all round performance. Leicester not good enough and lost Winks to injury...
Commentary via Nizaar Kinsella and Simon Johnson
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๐ฅ Enzo Fernandez created the most chances (3) on the pitch, made the most ball recoveries (5) in the first half, won the most tackles (4/5) in the second half.
14/21 final third passes completed
7/9 duels won
5/6 tackles won (most)
5 ball recoveries
3 shots
(StatmanDave)
Enzo has now provided five assists in his last three games for Chelsea across all competitions:
๐ ฐ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ vs. Noah
๐ ฐ๏ธ vs. Arsenal
๐ ฐ๏ธ vs. Leicester
Itโs the first time he has assisted in back-to-back PL games. ๐
Enzo has scored and assisted in a PL game for the first time in his career. โฝ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ
(Squawka)
14/21 final third passes completed
7/9 duels won
5/6 tackles won (most)
5 ball recoveries
3 shots
(StatmanDave)
Enzo has now provided five assists in his last three games for Chelsea across all competitions:
๐ ฐ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ vs. Noah
๐ ฐ๏ธ vs. Arsenal
๐ ฐ๏ธ vs. Leicester
Itโs the first time he has assisted in back-to-back PL games. ๐
Enzo has scored and assisted in a PL game for the first time in his career. โฝ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ
(Squawka)
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
โ๏ธ by tobymanor
Sanchez - 5: Not much to do for most of the game, should have saved Ayewโs penalty.
Fofana - 6.5: Did well on the right side of defense, usually had the better of his man and showed composure.
Colwill - 6: Quiet game but was there when called upon, no complaints.
Badiashile - 8.5: Best defender on the pitch by far, always on the front foot and won the ball back many times to start attacks. Also showcased his impressive passing range.
Cucurella - 8: Tenacious as always working tirelessly both on and off the ball. Good cross to Jackson which led to Enzoโs winner.
Caicedo - 7: Not the centre of attention today as he has been in recent weeks but was always there when called upon to protect the defense and release pressure.
Enzo - 9 (MOTM): Classic performance. Assisted Jacksonโs goal and scored the winner by being in the right place, and pressed Leicester all game, winning the ball back on a few occasions.
Palmer - 7: Targeted by opposition as he has often been this season, but used his free role to drop deeper and dictate the play with smart touches and excellent passing, often combining with Cucurella.
Madueke - 5: Disappointing game, often involved but couldnโt find the right passes or shot other than his goal which was disallowed for Cucurellaโs tight offside. Less said about his block on Palmerโs shot, the better.
Felix - 6: Decent on the ball, showed his dribbling ability in particular but lacked decisiveness.
Jackson - 8.5: Beautifully taken opening goal following impressive perseverance, and forced a save with his header which allowed Enzo to get the winner. Leicester defenders had no answer to his speed in behind.
SUBSTITUTES:
Nkunku - N/A
Lavia - N/A: Conceded the penalty late on.
Sancho - N/A
Dewsbury Hall - N/A
Thoughts? ๐ตโฌ๏ธ
โ๏ธ by tobymanor
Sanchez - 5: Not much to do for most of the game, should have saved Ayewโs penalty.
Fofana - 6.5: Did well on the right side of defense, usually had the better of his man and showed composure.
Colwill - 6: Quiet game but was there when called upon, no complaints.
Badiashile - 8.5: Best defender on the pitch by far, always on the front foot and won the ball back many times to start attacks. Also showcased his impressive passing range.
Cucurella - 8: Tenacious as always working tirelessly both on and off the ball. Good cross to Jackson which led to Enzoโs winner.
Caicedo - 7: Not the centre of attention today as he has been in recent weeks but was always there when called upon to protect the defense and release pressure.
Enzo - 9 (MOTM): Classic performance. Assisted Jacksonโs goal and scored the winner by being in the right place, and pressed Leicester all game, winning the ball back on a few occasions.
Palmer - 7: Targeted by opposition as he has often been this season, but used his free role to drop deeper and dictate the play with smart touches and excellent passing, often combining with Cucurella.
Madueke - 5: Disappointing game, often involved but couldnโt find the right passes or shot other than his goal which was disallowed for Cucurellaโs tight offside. Less said about his block on Palmerโs shot, the better.
Felix - 6: Decent on the ball, showed his dribbling ability in particular but lacked decisiveness.
Jackson - 8.5: Beautifully taken opening goal following impressive perseverance, and forced a save with his header which allowed Enzo to get the winner. Leicester defenders had no answer to his speed in behind.
SUBSTITUTES:
Nkunku - N/A
Lavia - N/A: Conceded the penalty late on.
Sancho - N/A
Dewsbury Hall - N/A
Thoughts? ๐ตโฌ๏ธ
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PL Games Lost by Chelsea:
2024- 5 (30 played)
2023- 19 (43 played)
2022- 9 (33 played)
2021- 7 (42 played)
What happened in 2023 should never happen again
2024- 5 (30 played)
2023- 19 (43 played)
2022- 9 (33 played)
2021- 7 (42 played)
What happened in 2023 should never happen again
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Enzo Maresca on Chelseaโs 2-1 win over Leicester City [A] in the Premier League:
๐ช On the importance of the win:
โAll of the games are important and today has been important to win the game.โ
โฝ๏ธ On Nicolas Jackson:
โHeโs doing very well.
โIโve said many times since we started, heโs working hard on the ball and off the ball. He is making an effort to understand the way we want to play.
โSometimes we use him almost as a midfielder, dropping. Sometimes we use him attacking behind, like against Brighton or even today. It depends a little bit on the game plan.
โWe are very happy with Nico and the way he is playing on the ball, but especially the way he is playing off the ball, the way he is pressing. In this moment we are very happy and we are sure he is going to improve and do even better game after game.โ
๐ช On Enzo Fernandez:
โEnzo did very well today. Heโs doing well since we started, the same as Joao Felix, as I have said many times. The problem is depending on the game plan we use different kinds of players.
โI thought today was the right game to use Enzo even if he was just back from international duty. I think he did very well.
โI am trying to convince Enzo in the way I played last year [at Leicester] with [Wilfred] Ndidi and Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall], the attacking midfielder has to arrive inside the box. The reason he scored today was because he was in the box. Otherwise from outside the box you are not going to score goals.
๐ค/ ๐ค On team news:
โWe have to wait still some days because heโs [Reece James] going to do a scan again and then we will see.
โMalo [Gusto] was with us in Leicester but during the night unfortunately he didnโt feel well, was ill, so he was out.
โPedro [Neto] had a problem when he was with the international team. There was a chance that he could be with us but we didnโt want to take any risk for this game and hopefully he can be available for the next one.
โLevi [Colwill] was exactly the same as Malo. He didnโt feel very well during the night and this morning, but he could play. He finished the game, so hopefully it is nothing important.โ
(Via ChelseaFC)
๐ช On the importance of the win:
โAll of the games are important and today has been important to win the game.โ
โฝ๏ธ On Nicolas Jackson:
โHeโs doing very well.
โIโve said many times since we started, heโs working hard on the ball and off the ball. He is making an effort to understand the way we want to play.
โSometimes we use him almost as a midfielder, dropping. Sometimes we use him attacking behind, like against Brighton or even today. It depends a little bit on the game plan.
โWe are very happy with Nico and the way he is playing on the ball, but especially the way he is playing off the ball, the way he is pressing. In this moment we are very happy and we are sure he is going to improve and do even better game after game.โ
๐ช On Enzo Fernandez:
โEnzo did very well today. Heโs doing well since we started, the same as Joao Felix, as I have said many times. The problem is depending on the game plan we use different kinds of players.
โI thought today was the right game to use Enzo even if he was just back from international duty. I think he did very well.
โI am trying to convince Enzo in the way I played last year [at Leicester] with [Wilfred] Ndidi and Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall], the attacking midfielder has to arrive inside the box. The reason he scored today was because he was in the box. Otherwise from outside the box you are not going to score goals.
๐ค/ ๐ค On team news:
โWe have to wait still some days because heโs [Reece James] going to do a scan again and then we will see.
โMalo [Gusto] was with us in Leicester but during the night unfortunately he didnโt feel well, was ill, so he was out.
โPedro [Neto] had a problem when he was with the international team. There was a chance that he could be with us but we didnโt want to take any risk for this game and hopefully he can be available for the next one.
โLevi [Colwill] was exactly the same as Malo. He didnโt feel very well during the night and this morning, but he could play. He finished the game, so hopefully it is nothing important.โ
(Via ChelseaFC)
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Andrey Santos was made captain for Strasbourg last night at just 20 years-old and put in another great performance to continue his fantastic season. His consistency has been insane. ๐ซ
Santos vs Nice:
- 11 duels won
- 7 tackles
- 0 fouls
- 3 key passes
- 3 fouls won
- 2 clearances
- 1 interception
- 1 blocked shot
- 100% long ball accuracy
- 52 accurate passes
- 80 touches
- 7.7 rating
(sofascore_football)
Liam Rosenior: โHe was great. He constantly shows professionalism every day in his work, he constantly wants to improve and constantly trains at 100%. There were other players that had a worthy cause to be captain but I felt that Andrey was the right choice. I felt that he didnโt do the armband any disservice at all.โโ
His prominence in this side was reflected by Roseniorโs decision to hand him the armband in Habib Diarraโs absence, despite the presence of Ismaรซl Doukourรฉ most notably, a player who has previously captained #RCSA.
(GFFN)
Santos is the highest rated midfielder in #Ligue1 this season.
(officialwhoscored)
Chelseaโs midfield is in safe hands for a long time:
- Moises Caicedo ๐ช๐จ (23)
- Enzo Fernandez ๐ฆ๐ท (23)
- Romeo Lavia ๐ง๐ช (20)
- Andrey Santos ๐ง๐ท (20)
Caicedo has been captain for Ecuador, Fernandez made vice-captain by Maresca and now Santos captaining Strasbourg despite only being a loan player. Young leaders as well in the midfield. #CFC
Santos vs Nice:
- 11 duels won
- 7 tackles
- 0 fouls
- 3 key passes
- 3 fouls won
- 2 clearances
- 1 interception
- 1 blocked shot
- 100% long ball accuracy
- 52 accurate passes
- 80 touches
- 7.7 rating
(sofascore_football)
Liam Rosenior: โHe was great. He constantly shows professionalism every day in his work, he constantly wants to improve and constantly trains at 100%. There were other players that had a worthy cause to be captain but I felt that Andrey was the right choice. I felt that he didnโt do the armband any disservice at all.โโ
His prominence in this side was reflected by Roseniorโs decision to hand him the armband in Habib Diarraโs absence, despite the presence of Ismaรซl Doukourรฉ most notably, a player who has previously captained #RCSA.
(GFFN)
Santos is the highest rated midfielder in #Ligue1 this season.
(officialwhoscored)
Chelseaโs midfield is in safe hands for a long time:
- Moises Caicedo ๐ช๐จ (23)
- Enzo Fernandez ๐ฆ๐ท (23)
- Romeo Lavia ๐ง๐ช (20)
- Andrey Santos ๐ง๐ท (20)
Caicedo has been captain for Ecuador, Fernandez made vice-captain by Maresca and now Santos captaining Strasbourg despite only being a loan player. Young leaders as well in the midfield. #CFC
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