FT: Brentford 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James (C) (Cucurella 76โ), Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto, Caicedo, Dewsbury-Hall (Palmer 58โ), Madueke (Neto 58โ), Fernandez, Sancho, Nkunku (Jackson 45โ)
Bench: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella, Palmer, Neto, George, Jackson
Unused substitutes: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Colwill, George
๐จ Yellow cards: Gusto (25โ), Tosin (44โ), Fernandez (86โ)
Brentford XI: Flekken, Ajer, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Schade, Mbuemo, Wissa
Bench: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Konak, Janelt, Maghoma, Kayode
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Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James (C) (Cucurella 76โ), Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto, Caicedo, Dewsbury-Hall (Palmer 58โ), Madueke (Neto 58โ), Fernandez, Sancho, Nkunku (Jackson 45โ)
Bench: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella, Palmer, Neto, George, Jackson
Unused substitutes: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Colwill, George
๐จ Yellow cards: Gusto (25โ), Tosin (44โ), Fernandez (86โ)
Brentford XI: Flekken, Ajer, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Schade, Mbuemo, Wissa
Bench: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Konak, Janelt, Maghoma, Kayode
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Chelseaโs poor away form continues ๐
Not starting Palmer and Jackson against a strong Brentford side who we donโt have a good record against was only one of the decisions that cost us 3 points ๐ต
What went wrong in todayโs game? Comment your thoughts below ๐ญ
Not starting Palmer and Jackson against a strong Brentford side who we donโt have a good record against was only one of the decisions that cost us 3 points ๐ต
What went wrong in todayโs game? Comment your thoughts below ๐ญ
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โ๏ธ by elvinba
STARTING XI:
Sanchez - 6: Made one good save but his distribution was shaky at times but did keep a clean sheet.
Gusto - 6: Was poor on a couple of occasions defensively, gave the ball away poorly. Going forward didnโt really offer anything concrete.
Tosin 8 - [MOTM]: Done his job well defensively. He was good on the ball playing through a few line breaking passes as well as carrying the ball forward.
Chalobah - 7: Was OK in the first half, in the second half he seemed to struggle a bit defensively and on the ball.
James - 7.5: Was caught out a few times when it came to crosses but he could recover. Safe on the ball, had a decent chance to score from a conner. Free-kicks deliveries were effective.
Caicedo - 8: As always, good defensively and good on the ball. Didnโt really put a foot wrong.
Fernandez - 7.5: The only player that was really willing to shoot. Played a few good balls into the paths of Madueke, sancho and Jackson but nothing came from them. Did get caught on the ball a couple of times.
Dewsbury-Hall - 6: Not really much to say, he tried leading the press but wasnโt really involved much.
Sancho - 5.5: A poor performance, never really creating opportunities to shoot or to play balls In behind.
Nkunku - 4: Poor performance not contributing to anything. Couldnโt keep hold of the ball or run in behind. Wasnโt really willing to press either.
Madueke - 6: Created a few shooting opportunities but overall below par, wasnโt willing to track back at all. Overall poor body language whenever something didnโt go his way.
SUBSTITUTES:
Jackson - 7.5: Came on and changed the game, good hold up play. He shouldโve had a goal through one of the two chances he had.
Palmer - 6.5: Wasnโt really involved as much as I wouldโve liked him to be. Had a really good chance( by his standards) to score right at the end.
Neto - 7: Provided a bit of energy upfront but nothing really concrete coming from his actions. Put in a good delivery for the Reece James header.
Cucurella - N/A
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โ๏ธ by elvinba
STARTING XI:
Sanchez - 6: Made one good save but his distribution was shaky at times but did keep a clean sheet.
Gusto - 6: Was poor on a couple of occasions defensively, gave the ball away poorly. Going forward didnโt really offer anything concrete.
Tosin 8 - [MOTM]: Done his job well defensively. He was good on the ball playing through a few line breaking passes as well as carrying the ball forward.
Chalobah - 7: Was OK in the first half, in the second half he seemed to struggle a bit defensively and on the ball.
James - 7.5: Was caught out a few times when it came to crosses but he could recover. Safe on the ball, had a decent chance to score from a conner. Free-kicks deliveries were effective.
Caicedo - 8: As always, good defensively and good on the ball. Didnโt really put a foot wrong.
Fernandez - 7.5: The only player that was really willing to shoot. Played a few good balls into the paths of Madueke, sancho and Jackson but nothing came from them. Did get caught on the ball a couple of times.
Dewsbury-Hall - 6: Not really much to say, he tried leading the press but wasnโt really involved much.
Sancho - 5.5: A poor performance, never really creating opportunities to shoot or to play balls In behind.
Nkunku - 4: Poor performance not contributing to anything. Couldnโt keep hold of the ball or run in behind. Wasnโt really willing to press either.
Madueke - 6: Created a few shooting opportunities but overall below par, wasnโt willing to track back at all. Overall poor body language whenever something didnโt go his way.
SUBSTITUTES:
Jackson - 7.5: Came on and changed the game, good hold up play. He shouldโve had a goal through one of the two chances he had.
Palmer - 6.5: Wasnโt really involved as much as I wouldโve liked him to be. Had a really good chance( by his standards) to score right at the end.
Neto - 7: Provided a bit of energy upfront but nothing really concrete coming from his actions. Put in a good delivery for the Reece James header.
Cucurella - N/A
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Enzo Maresca on Chelseaโs 0-0 draw at Brentford [A] in the Premier League:
๐ค โOverall we played a good game.
โWe prepared the game in the way it was, in terms of starting one way and finishing the other way.
โWe played Thursday night, a demanding game, 24 hours less than them. Tricky stadium, sunny day, the pitch was dry, they tried to kill the tempo of the game.
โOverall we did enough to win the game. We shot more than 20 times. The only thing we missed was the goal, but overall Iโm happy with the performance.
โWhen you are not able to win, itโs important you donโt lose, you take the point and you move the table.
โAt this stage of the season, 24 hours can make the difference in terms of rest and energy, which is the reason why Iโm happy with the performance. They gave everything.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐-๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:
โWe played Thursday night. Not all of them [our players] were 100 per cent. The idea was to start in one way and finish in the other way. The plan nearly worked because in the last half-an-hour we created a little bit more.
โItโs very clear how good Brentford are and what they try to do, not only in set-pieces but in transition, but apart from the last transition we conceded, we controlled them very well.
โIf we decided to start the first half the way we finished, probably after 45 minutes the team would not be physically good enough to finish the game. We tried to find a solution.
โAfter 45 minutes, one hour, our team was getting better and better. We tried to keep the ball so they ran, and after one hour they could be tired. We expected to improve in the second half.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐ค๐ฎโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐:
โI donโt think itโs a lack of effort because at the end I can see Christo every day and heโs working well. Sometimes probably he wants to give more during a game and he struggles a little bit, but for sure I donโt think itโs a lack of effort.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
๐ค โOverall we played a good game.
โWe prepared the game in the way it was, in terms of starting one way and finishing the other way.
โWe played Thursday night, a demanding game, 24 hours less than them. Tricky stadium, sunny day, the pitch was dry, they tried to kill the tempo of the game.
โOverall we did enough to win the game. We shot more than 20 times. The only thing we missed was the goal, but overall Iโm happy with the performance.
โWhen you are not able to win, itโs important you donโt lose, you take the point and you move the table.
โAt this stage of the season, 24 hours can make the difference in terms of rest and energy, which is the reason why Iโm happy with the performance. They gave everything.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐-๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:
โWe played Thursday night. Not all of them [our players] were 100 per cent. The idea was to start in one way and finish in the other way. The plan nearly worked because in the last half-an-hour we created a little bit more.
โItโs very clear how good Brentford are and what they try to do, not only in set-pieces but in transition, but apart from the last transition we conceded, we controlled them very well.
โIf we decided to start the first half the way we finished, probably after 45 minutes the team would not be physically good enough to finish the game. We tried to find a solution.
โAfter 45 minutes, one hour, our team was getting better and better. We tried to keep the ball so they ran, and after one hour they could be tired. We expected to improve in the second half.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐ค๐ฎโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐:
โI donโt think itโs a lack of effort because at the end I can see Christo every day and heโs working well. Sometimes probably he wants to give more during a game and he struggles a little bit, but for sure I donโt think itโs a lack of effort.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
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Premier League Cup report: Burnley 2-0 Chelsea
It was a tough Monday evening for Chelsea Under-21s, as goals in both halves from Burnley brought their Premier League Cup run to an end at the quarter-final stage.
๐ต Chelseaโs lineup (4-2-3-1):
Luke Campbell; Brodi Hughes, Kaden Wilson, Landon Emenalo, Ishe Samuels-Smith (Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 66); Harrison McMahon (C), Genesis Antwi (Frankie Runham 80); Kiano Dyer, Donnell McNeilly, Ronnie Stutter (Reggie Walsh 85); Chizaram Ezenwata
Unused substitutes: Jack Austin, Hudson Sands
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It was a tough Monday evening for Chelsea Under-21s, as goals in both halves from Burnley brought their Premier League Cup run to an end at the quarter-final stage.
๐ต Chelseaโs lineup (4-2-3-1):
Luke Campbell; Brodi Hughes, Kaden Wilson, Landon Emenalo, Ishe Samuels-Smith (Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 66); Harrison McMahon (C), Genesis Antwi (Frankie Runham 80); Kiano Dyer, Donnell McNeilly, Ronnie Stutter (Reggie Walsh 85); Chizaram Ezenwata
Unused substitutes: Jack Austin, Hudson Sands
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๐ฌ๐ต๐ฑ Chelseaโs 24-man travelling squad to face Legia Warsaw in the Conference League quarter-final first leg:
๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
Lucas Bergstrom, Filip Jorgensen, Robert Sanchez
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Marc Cucurella
๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
Mathias Amougou, Moises Caicedo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Enzo Fernandez, Sam Rak-Sakyi
๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ:
Tyrique George, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Shim Mhueka, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho
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๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
Lucas Bergstrom, Filip Jorgensen, Robert Sanchez
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Marc Cucurella
๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
Mathias Amougou, Moises Caicedo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Enzo Fernandez, Sam Rak-Sakyi
๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ:
Tyrique George, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Shim Mhueka, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho
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Enzo Maresca ahead of Legia Warsaw [A] in the UEFA Conference League quarter-final first leg:
โค๏ธโ๐ฉน On supporting Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia, after both suffered setbacks from injury:
โWe are going to support them for sure because they are our players, because they are young, and because they are human beings and in a moment where they struggle for different reasons, we need to support them.
โUnfortunately, Wes will be out for the rest of the season. Hopefully we can get Romeo very soon. I donโt know if for the next game, but he looks quite good in terms of being back soon. We need to support both, and then at the end of the season we will see.โ
๐ On Marc Guiuโs injury:
โWe have good news on Marc.
โFrom today he looks quite good, much better, and he can be back before the season finishes.โ
๐งค On who will start in goal on Thursday:
โIt will be Filip [Jorgensen, who plays]. Robert [Sanchez] since we started is the number one. For part of the season, we decided to give him some games off.
โNow he is back, he is okay, and we continue in the same way.โ
๐ค On how he prepares his side for such a fierce atmosphere:
โFirst of all we try to show them also some of the environment in this stadium so they can adapt, they can be ready tomorrow. But fortunately, you know better than me, in England almost everywhere the environment is good, itโs nice. For sure tomorrow will be even more, but I always said the same that the players, they are lucky, they have to think that they are lucky to experience that kind of games and that kind of moment.โ
๐ช On whether his knowledge of what the atmosphere will be like influence what kind of team he will pick, and whether the younger players are ready:
โThey are ready. I said Tyrique [George], if heโs ready, Josh [Acheampong] is ready, we have some young players that are ready, we gave them already some important games.Josh played two Premier League games in a row, and he played some moments of another different game, Ty exactly the same, he played already in the Premier League, and they are ready to play from the start. Then if they play, weโll see.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
โค๏ธโ๐ฉน On supporting Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia, after both suffered setbacks from injury:
โWe are going to support them for sure because they are our players, because they are young, and because they are human beings and in a moment where they struggle for different reasons, we need to support them.
โUnfortunately, Wes will be out for the rest of the season. Hopefully we can get Romeo very soon. I donโt know if for the next game, but he looks quite good in terms of being back soon. We need to support both, and then at the end of the season we will see.โ
๐ On Marc Guiuโs injury:
โWe have good news on Marc.
โFrom today he looks quite good, much better, and he can be back before the season finishes.โ
๐งค On who will start in goal on Thursday:
โIt will be Filip [Jorgensen, who plays]. Robert [Sanchez] since we started is the number one. For part of the season, we decided to give him some games off.
โNow he is back, he is okay, and we continue in the same way.โ
๐ค On how he prepares his side for such a fierce atmosphere:
โFirst of all we try to show them also some of the environment in this stadium so they can adapt, they can be ready tomorrow. But fortunately, you know better than me, in England almost everywhere the environment is good, itโs nice. For sure tomorrow will be even more, but I always said the same that the players, they are lucky, they have to think that they are lucky to experience that kind of games and that kind of moment.โ
๐ช On whether his knowledge of what the atmosphere will be like influence what kind of team he will pick, and whether the younger players are ready:
โThey are ready. I said Tyrique [George], if heโs ready, Josh [Acheampong] is ready, we have some young players that are ready, we gave them already some important games.Josh played two Premier League games in a row, and he played some moments of another different game, Ty exactly the same, he played already in the Premier League, and they are ready to play from the start. Then if they play, weโll see.โ
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ahead of Legia Warsaw [A] in the UEFA Conference League quarter-final first leg:
๐ค โItโs going to be a good atmosphere, thatโs for sure.
โIt was amazing to play in before, a proper crazy atmosphere, so full credit to the Legia fans. They make it difficult and get right behind their team, but I think we can use that as a positive because itโs an atmosphere you want to experience.
โThe home fans will help their side for sure, but I think we can use it to our benefit too. Iโm looking forward to experiencing it again.
โIt was a little bit hostile [the atmosphere], but in a good way. There are a lot of passionate Polish fans and they really support their team. Iโd not experienced it before, but thatโs the good thing about playing in Europe, you get to experience different atmospheres.
โItโs something Iโm really thankful for and it definitely helped me when I made my progression to play in the Premier League. It helped me to get used to different environments and when the fans are being loud and getting right behind their team. It gave me a good base to kick on, and itโs nice that I can come back and experience it again.
โWhen I played here before, it was something I thrived on - even though we lost the game [with Leicester] - and Iโm looking forward to experiencing it again tomorrow.
โWeโre fully focused on the game and hopefully coming away with a win to set us up nicely before the second leg.โ
(Via ChelseaFC)
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๐ค โItโs going to be a good atmosphere, thatโs for sure.
โIt was amazing to play in before, a proper crazy atmosphere, so full credit to the Legia fans. They make it difficult and get right behind their team, but I think we can use that as a positive because itโs an atmosphere you want to experience.
โThe home fans will help their side for sure, but I think we can use it to our benefit too. Iโm looking forward to experiencing it again.
โIt was a little bit hostile [the atmosphere], but in a good way. There are a lot of passionate Polish fans and they really support their team. Iโd not experienced it before, but thatโs the good thing about playing in Europe, you get to experience different atmospheres.
โItโs something Iโm really thankful for and it definitely helped me when I made my progression to play in the Premier League. It helped me to get used to different environments and when the fans are being loud and getting right behind their team. It gave me a good base to kick on, and itโs nice that I can come back and experience it again.
โWhen I played here before, it was something I thrived on - even though we lost the game [with Leicester] - and Iโm looking forward to experiencing it again tomorrow.
โWeโre fully focused on the game and hopefully coming away with a win to set us up nicely before the second leg.โ
(Via ChelseaFC)
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