Chelsea 1-1 Inter Milan: Highlights from the match, Blues’ form is sluggish, draws at home with Inter Milan, ending the pre-season.
- Chelsea’s pre-season form was not great, winning only 1 of 6 matches.
- There is still the issue of concentration in the game that is concerning.
- Pedro Neto made his Stamford Bridge debut at half-time.
Cole Palmer is back!
Chelsea in this game has all the main players back in full form, whether it’s Nicholas Jackson, Mark Cucurella, and most notably, Cole Palmer, the club’s best player last season. But only Cucurella started as the main player. Palmer was substituted
in the second half to replace Noni Maduake, who had shown สมัคร ufabet good form throughout the pre-season. But in the match against Inter, Noni still couldn’t show his power.
Palmer’s arrival helped Chelsea attacking game become many times more fearsome from the vision of the 22-year-old’s penetrating passes. Which created many chances to score goals for his teammates. Especially when playing with experienced players like Christopher Nkunku or a fast player like Nicholas Jackson, the ball leaving Palmer’s feet becomes even more dangerous. Therefore, in the opening match of the
Premier League against Man City, if there are no fitness problems, Cole Palmer should be able to start as usual.
The Blues are lacking focus
One of the problems that Enzo Maresca still can’t solve is the concentration of Chelsea players, who often lose focus during the match, allowing their opponents to take advantage and turn it into a goal. To be
honest, in the game against Inter Milan, Chelsea initially had the advantage in ball possession and attacking play. Although they still couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net, being able to chase after their opponents was a good sign for victory.
But after a short break, Chelsea players from the front line to the defenders were not alert and refused to chase the ball even though they had been pressing all the time before. On the other hand, Inter players used the slow pace to play quickly and easily break through to score a goal. This goal was a mistake from the front to the back.
This is not the first time that Chelsea players lost focus during the game. In the match against Man City, they made a mistake in front of the goal, allowing the Blues players to steal the ball and shoot. And after conceding a goal, less than a minute later, they quickly fell behind because they couldn’t regain their focus twice.