We present have a while to mirror as followers as we go into one other worldwide break.
We’ve got 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 now have received off to a profitable begin within the league levels of the Europa Convention League beating Gent 4-2.
Nevertheless, we solely narrowly received there within the first place, struggling previous Servette to win 3-2 on combination after they beat us 2-1 away from house.
Chelsea are unbeaten within the league because the opening day defeat to Manchester Metropolis, and we now have not misplaced in our final 7 video games in all competitions.
We’ve got scored the second most quantity of objectives (16) within the league to this point vs Manchester Metropolis’s 17. And we now have conceded the identical quantity of objectives (8) as Metropolis have.
There was some excellent performances, some irritating ones, some complicated ones, and a few intriguing ones. General, I’m very happy with how we’re at this stage, and I wasn’t anticipating us to be the place we’re proper now.
We’ve got 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 got appeared weak on the again, and a few of our video games have been a little bit bit too open and chaotic.
I feel there was some dropped factors too that we should always have received, however we now have additionally carried out nicely to win some video games we may have simply misplaced.
My greatest concern stays round enjoying groups who simply need to defend, include, and play compact, and the Nottingham Forest recreation simply reiterated these issues for me. We thrive enjoying counter attacking soccer in defensive to attacking transitions, our group may be very a lot arrange for that, and we now have the attacking gamers to do it very nicely. However I’m simply not sure for the time being about defeating groups who’re beautifully organised and arrange in a solution to defend and counter assault us. I’m totally 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 solution to get one of the best out of them, which exhibits he may 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 optimistic indicators from the boss.
The gamers have an actual like-ability about them and so they actually do appear to be combating laborious for Chelsea and for the followers. There’s a togetherness, as we now have 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 once we are profitable. However one of the best groups and finest 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 more durable too, and I’m intrigued as nicely to see how we truthful in opposition to one of the best sides within the league, in addition to the decrease opposition.
The indicators are good, there’s a lot to be optimistic 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!
