Chelsea are off the again of profitable their first pre-season pleasant of the marketing campaign towards Mexican facet Membership America.
It was a unique take a look at for Chelsea and one they thrived in, however issues are about to get a lot harder 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 shall 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 shedding 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 mainly coaching video games for match health and establishing new techniques, welcoming new gamers, and the rest that wants doing at this level. However as we all know, any recreation towards Metropolis is rarely 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 shall be assembly up with previous buddies from Metropolis, one in every 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 some kids together with his picks. The distinction is that when Metropolis miss gamers, they’re lacking league champions and we aren’t, that’s only a truth, for now no less than.
Maresca and Chelsea shall 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 take a look at us with their excessive and energetic press, and our gamers must cease dallying on the ball on the again. We are able to definitely harm Metropolis too with our devastating tempo in our assault, and the sport shall be open like Membership America, so anticipate extra counter attacking play.
This take a look at comes at a great time although, and we’ve to go up towards the most effective to essentially give ourselves a take a look at what’s to come back.
However as soon as once more, regardless of the scoreline or efficiency from us, no person 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 towards Metropolis although, onto Saturday!
