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Chelsea had one of the most epic shopping summers in history. So far The Blues have released over £ 200 million to bring back the cult newbie and the shopping doesn’t seem to stop here. As a result, the strength of coach Frank Lampard’s army promises to increase significantly and the weaknesses of the previous season are overcome.

In the 2019/20 season, defense is the biggest problem for Chelsea. This summer, they immediately brought in Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell. Although 36 years old, Thiago Silva is a true champion and class should not be disputed. Meanwhile, the instability in the left back will also be overcome by Ben Chilwell, one of the best left-backs in the Premier League.

On the front lines, Chelsea’s relatively well-managed public assets are expected to become even more terrifying with the appearance of Timo Werner, Kai Havert and Hakim Ziyech. In particular, Werner is enough to become the new No. 9 at Stamford Bridge, filling the image of Diego Costa. Havert, Ziyech, combined with Christian Pulisic (who played very well last season) formed a dangerous trident behind Werner.

Simply put, the 2020/21 Blues season with quality upgrades on all 3 routes has clearly become an improved version compared to last season, putting them in the position of the most dangerous challenger with the right duo. force Liverpool, Man City into the race for the Premier League championship.

However, in Brighton’s opening match, Lampard only released two recruits, German duo Kai Havertz and Werner because the number of other new players (Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech) has not recovered from injuries. . Even Pulisic thought it might be present, but in the end, it wasn’t on the list.

Due to understaffing, Coach Lampard chose a safe solution: a familiar 4-3-3 layout. Werner, of course, took on the role of midfielder with the support of Havertz (right) and Lampard’s role of mascot, Mason Mount (left). Kovacic was absent due to suspension, making Loftus-Cheek, a product of Chelsea’s training facilities, the third midfielder alongside the duo Jorginho vs N’golo Kante.

On defense, Rudiger, the team’s best-played midfielder last season, suddenly sat on the bench and the phrase in the center area was two names Zouma vs. Christensen. Captain Cesar Azpilicueta is also not on the starter list and Reece James, a 1999-born player who emerged from last season, was given the role of right back and left wing still a household name, Marcos Alonso.

Chelsea’s opponent in the 2020/21 Premier League first round, Brighton last season was only in the second half of the standings. Right up to the end of the 2019/20 season, Coach Graham Potter’s teachers and students were successfully relegated. Beneath Potter, Brighton from a pure English club (that is, using a lot of long balls, crossing the wing to the head), has transformed into a team that plays in favor of ball control and small rebounds.

Brighton brought in a number of rookies, most notably former Liverpool star Adam Lallana and the soon-to-debut “free” Brighton rookie, taking on the role of a shooting guard under the strikers.

The first chance of the match came from Webster (Brighton) with a decisive shot that sent the ball over Chelsea’s goal in the 5th minute. Overall, the Blues came together less impressively. Despite having control of the ball, they could barely get close to the rival goal.

Even Brighton has surpassed the number of pieces that can penetrate the 16m50 area, although in the end, no finish is released. But in football it is not always good to play well to score a goal.

In the 21st minute, Alzate carelessly passed and was snatched away by Jorginho, quickly passing Timo Werner and goalkeeper Ryan climbed a little high, forced to foul the German star, giving Chelsea the right to 11 meters. As always, Jorginho is the favorite “jump star” style kicker and he pulls it off easily.

Remember, Jorginho has successfully shot in all 8 penalty situations delivered with the Chelsea jersey (5 in the Premier League). In the 27th minute, Tariq Lamptey (Chelsea defender born in 2000) crossed the ball into the 16m50 area for Maupay to head in, but the movement was not standard, so Kepa’s goal was not threatening.

After being awarded, the Brighton owner never wavered mentally, but kept a firm “stance” on implementing the outlined plan. In the 35th minute, Alzate “made a redemption” to triumph when he knocked out some opponents and then stretched the striker into the penalty area, but Kepa handled it well.

It should be remembered that the goal is the only thing that Chelsea can better than Brighton in the first half (the home team has the ball at 60%, they took 7 shots against 4 of the visitors). Before the break, Brighton suffered a defeat when rookie Lallanad (also … injured) had to leave the field due to pain.

At the beginning of the second half, Solly March tried to get the ball down the left wing and then came in for Connolly (replacing Lallana), but the end of the player in jersey number 7 was insensitive, causing the ball to go out.

And then it’s time for Brighton to enjoy the results it deserves from the start of the game. In the 55th minute, receiving the ball from Lamptey, Trossard launched an extremely uncomfortable left-foot shot from a distance of about 20 meters, the ball flying towards the far corner before Kepa’s impotence.

However, less than 2 minutes later, Chelsea regained the top of the table. After a heartbeat from Jorginho’s pass, Reece James fired a cannon shot from near the 16-meter mark and the ball hit the corner of the net in a desperate effort by Matt Ryan.

In the 60th minute, the score was almost even 2-2 when Trossard crossed into the penalty area from the right wing and Lewis Dunk was not hit by anyone with a close header, but the ball went wide. to regret.

As being led 0-1, the Brighton host still did not falter, but when their efforts failed to bring the second sweetness, Brighton had to receive more goals.

In the 66th minute, from the corner of Reece James, midfielder Kurt Zouma finished off and, reflectively, Webster reached out but only made goalie Ryan surrender.

The match is considered fixed because the difference is already 2 goals. In the 77th minute, Barkley, after the ball in the middle, gave Werner a chance but Ben White played to stop the German star’s attempt to shoot.

In the 80th minute, costly rookie Kai Havertz’s debut officially ended in slightly dark color when he was released and Hudson-Odoi, a Blues-trained face, took the risk. Instead, the outstanding competition is dominated by the presence of the rookie group.

EQUIPMENT

BRIGHTON XI (3-4-1-2): Mat Ryan; Ben White (Gross 79 ‘), Lewis Dunk (c), Adam Webster; Tariq Lamptey, Steven Alzate (Jahanbakhsh 79 ‘), Yves Bissouma, Solly March; Adam Lallana (Connolly 45 ‘); Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Reece James, Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso; Jorginho (Azpilicueta 85 ‘), N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Barkley 61’); Kai Havertz (Hudson-Odoi 80 ‘), Timo Werner, Mason Mount.