Chelsea 1-4 Celtic: The talking points from the second pre-season game, the Blues still not in form, until they were crushed

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  • Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea are still struggling and have been hammered 4 times.
  • The most worrying thing for Chelsea is their defense, which has had a terrible record since last season.
  • Christopher Nkunku and Mark Guew were the players who showed interesting performances.
Chelsea 1-4 Celtic: The talking points from the second pre-season game, the Blues still not in form, until they were crushed

The Blues still don’t know how to go.

The Blues are still without a win in the pre-season after drawing 2-2 with Wrexham in the last match and being crushed by Celtic 4 goals in this match. The

overall game was Chelsea who had more chances to possess the ball, but in the style of football with a change of coach and new players, the สมัคร ufabet team is still unbalanced. The players are still confused about their positions, especially in defense, which is worrying. In addition, the main players such as Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez, Moses Caicedo, Nicholas Jackson, Axel Disasi, Marc Cucurella, Conor Gallagher are not ready to return to use. As for Ben Chilwell, he was named as a substitute but did not play. The worrying thing is that Chelsea’s reserve force at the moment is still unable to replace the main players. What

still needs to be fixed is that Chelsea needs to sharpen the sharpness of their players more in both shooting and passing because it’s not that they can’t attack, but it’s more like they can’t finish in the final moments. For example, in today’s game, Raheem Sterling got lost with another teammate, but in the end, ‘Brother Ring’ passed the ball away, causing him to miss a chance to score a goal in a regrettable way.

Celtic continue to be strong

Brendan Rodgers’ side remain unbeaten after winning the Scottish Premiership last season. They continued to beat Manchester City and Chelsea in pre-season, which has seen Celtic now unbeaten in 17 games. Celtic

had significantly less possession (43% to 57%), created fewer shots (14 to 23) and had far fewer corners (2 to 11) but Rodgers’ men managed to score four goals against the Blues through Matt O’Reilly, Kyoko Furuhashi, Luis Palma and Mikey Johnston, all of which came from a devastating display against Chelsea. Another interesting aspect was the performance of Kasper Schmeichel today,

who clearly showed Celtic were right to sign him. Because in addition to being able to firmly command the defense, Casper also helped deny many of Chelsea’s shots, giving the team a scoring advantage.

Chelsea’s defense is worrying..

It can be argued that Chelsea’s attacking quality is not good enough because the main attacking players have not returned to the field. However, the same cannot be said about defense. Today, Enzo Maresca sent Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, and Levi Colwill to the field as starters. All three of them are first-team players. However, their performance was terrible. There was no clear communication. They stood in all sorts of positions. Most importantly, they led the team to concede 4 goals, especially simple mistakes that a player like Badiashile should not have shown. Chelsea has

been a team that has conceded goals easily since last season. They have conceded the most goals among the top six teams (63 goals). We will have to see how Enzo Maresca will solve this difficult problem.

Light in the darkness: ‘Nkunku’ and ‘Mark Gueye’

What Chelsea fans can be happy about today is the performance of Christopher Nkunku and Marc Guew because both of them showed signs of being able to help the team a lot when the real warriors gradually return to the field. Especially Nkunku who was outstanding today. The French player

was Chelsea’s best player today. He not only scored from the penalty spot but also participated in creating many chances. His passing and placing skills were also smooth. If he doesn’t get seriously injured next season, Nkunku should be a key player in the front line for Chelsea for a long time because his ability to play in many positions allows him to replace his teammates in all parts of the offensive game. As for Marc Guew, he may not have had any interesting

numbers to show, but if you look at the details in the game. Guew is considered a young player who is hardworking, agile, and quick. He can adapt and understand tactics well. He also has strength that should help him stay in the Premier League . Therefore, if Maresca can find a way to sharpen this young man, Chelsea may have a chance to get a real striker to use at a cheap price.