Chelsea are off the again of profitable their first pre-season pleasant of the marketing campaign in opposition to Mexican facet Membership America.
It was a special check for Chelsea and one they thrived in, however issues are about to get a lot more durable now.
The Blues face Manchester Metropolis this coming Saturday night at 10.30pm UK time, and also you don’t want me to let you know what a distinction this opponent will probably be. After that, it’s Actual Madrid!
Metropolis have misplaced 4-3 to Celtic, 3-2 to AC Milan, and drew 2-2 with Barcelona dropping that one on penalties, of their pre-season marketing campaign up to now. So actually, Chelsea and Maresca are doing higher as a result of they’ve a victory to boast!
Pre-season ought to by no means be taken severely and it’s principally coaching video games for match health and organising new techniques, welcoming new gamers, and the rest that wants doing at this level. However as we all know, any sport in opposition to Metropolis isn’t going to be that ‘pleasant’ and make no mistake, each side will need to make a press release right here and win the sport.
Maresca will probably be assembly up with outdated buddies from Metropolis, certainly one of them being Pep Guardiola, and he’ll need to present all of them how far he has come as a head coach.
Metropolis, like Chelsea actually, have been with out some star gamers and Pep has additionally been doing a little bit of experimenting and taking a look at some kids along with his choices. The distinction is that when Metropolis miss gamers, they’re lacking league champions and we’re not, that’s only a truth, for now at the least.
Maresca and Chelsea will probably be actually examined on Saturday and there’ll naturally be considerations about our defence, which to me goes to take probably the most work to get proper.
Metropolis will check us with their excessive and energetic press, and our gamers must cease dallying on the ball on the again. We will definitely harm Metropolis too with our devastating tempo in our assault, and the sport will probably be open like Membership America, so count on extra counter attacking play.
This check comes at time although, and we’ve got to go up in opposition to the perfect to actually give ourselves a have a look at what’s to come back.
However as soon as once more, regardless of the scoreline or efficiency from us, no one wants get carried away both approach but! Let’s save that for possibly ten video games into the season and see the place we’re at.
I’m very intrigued to see how he units up in opposition to Metropolis although, onto Saturday!
