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 aim 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 obtained off to a profitable 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 mixture after they beat us 2-1 away from residence.
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 superb 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 general attacking play.
We’ve got appeared susceptible on the again, and a few of our video games have been a bit of bit too open and chaotic.
I believe there was some dropped factors too that we should always have received, however we now have additionally finished effectively 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 group could be very a lot arrange for that, and we now have the attacking gamers to do it very effectively. However I’m simply uncertain for the time being about defeating groups who’re fantastically 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 believe 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 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 they usually actually do appear to be combating arduous for Chelsea and for the followers. There’s a togetherness, as we now have seen.
I believe the recruitment guys added some good, and confirmed (which is what we would have liked) 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 straightforward to do once we are profitable. However one of the best groups and greatest golf equipment must hold that rapport when the chips are down, and that would be the true checks coming in for Chelsea.
The fixtures will get harder too, and I’m intrigued as effectively to see how we honest 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!
