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Chelsea did not let the rival create any dangerous opportunities against Kepa’s goal, although Liverpool was the team that controlled the game. That’s pretty much a sign of the Blues’ advance on defense.
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| Chelsea start list |
As expected in the English League Cup third round match, due to only having to face underdog Barnley (he almost fell from the Championship to League One last season) plus the advantage of playing at home, Coach Lampard replaced most of the team. Image compared to the 0-2 loss to Liverpool. Exactly only Kovacic, Mount and the expensive rookie Kai Havertz continue to plow.
César Azpilicueta returned to the main squad, after having to sit unexpectedly in the first two days of the 2020/21 Premier League. Thiago Silva, the veteran midfielder who recently joined the Blues on a free transfer from PSG, debuted with his new team and took it upon himself to lead the young Fikayo Tomori in center defense.
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| Midfielder Thiago Silva made his Chelsea debut but doesn’t have much to do because Barnley is too weak |
In midfield, Ross Barkley was paired with Mason Mount and Matteo Kovacic. In attack, in addition to Kai Havertz, the two remaining positions belonged to Tammy Abraham and Hudson-Odoi, two trained by Chelsea, but the future at Stamford Bridge is threatened by the presence of new recruits. recruited by teams this summer like Werner, Ziyech and of course … Havertz.
In theory, it can be considered as a “B team”, but looking at the names used, everyone knows how good the quality is, even enough to face the strongest rivals in the Premier League, let alone. a bit of Barnley. In fact, at the end of the match, Chelsea won 6-0 to enter the fourth round of the English League Cup this season.
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| Tammy Abraham started Chelsea’s great victory |
However, it was very surprising that the mighty Blues played early in the game. The green jersey team’s midfield did not play well and in the first 15 minutes the visitors had 4 shots (Chelsea had only 1), including a dangerous shot from Cauley Woodrow that forced Willy Caballero to fly.
But Chelsea still took the lead softly making the most of the opponent’s mistake. In the 19th minute, midfielder Aapo Halme had a subjective process to receive a pass from his teammates and forward Abraham quickly seized the opportunity with a powerful stealing ball and coldly defeated goalkeeper Bradley Collins.
After the opening score, the Chelsea players took their psychological load off and it was easier to kick. In the 25th minute, Havertz left the first mark since the start of the match with a slit for Mason Mount to escape the visiting goalkeeper. Unfortunately, the midfielder in the number 19 jersey shot out again. However, the duo did not have much to regret when together they brought home the second goal in the 28th minute.
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| Kai Havertz was the star of the match with a hat-trick |
Mount deftly dribbled down the left flank before throwing a determined pass to Abraham. The British forward missed the ball extremely cleverly, helping Havertz get a chance to face goalkeeper Collins and the ‘box office’ contract didn’t miss the chance to score the first goal in the Chelsea jersey with the best shot. patience.
Immediately after the break, Chelsea raised the score to 3-0 in the 49th minute. Havertz continued to make his mark with an extremely accurate tack, allowing Barkley to advance and penetrate the penalty area, ending up deciding not to give the visiting goalkeeper the opportunity to touch the ball.
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| Barkley (right) contributes 1 goal on time |
Without stopping there, until the 55th minute, Havertz continued to be mentioned when he entered his name on the scoreboard for the second time in the match. The Barnsley defender again hesitated for Kovacic to steal the ball. The Croatian midfielder then stretched for Abraham to let the No. 9 forward drop the ball with a sensitive heel for Havertz to score.
In the 65th minute, Havertz ended a memorable day by completing the first hat-trick of his career. Again, a sensitive assist from Abraham helped the German midfielder escape, overtaking goalkeeper Collins before cushioning the ball into an empty net. 5-0 for Chelsea and immediately after this phase, coach Lampard withdrew to give the opportunity to debut with rookie Chilwell.
Chelsea’s perfect match ended in the 83rd minute when forward Olivier Giroud scored his sixth goal with a header from a precise cross from rookie Chilwell. The Blues could have won stronger, but the score from a white tennis set was also more than enough.
By winning the final 6-0, Chelsea entered the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. More important is the very good debut of both Thiago Silva and Chilwell and, above all, the memorable hat-trick that relieves the best seller Havertz.
EQUIPMENT
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Willy Caballero, Cesar Azpilicueta, Fikayo Tomori, Thiago Silva (Zouma 61 ‘), Emerson; Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount; Kai Havertz (Chilwell 66 ‘), Tammy Abraham (Giroud 72’), Callum Hudson-Odoi.
BARNSLEY (4-3-3): Bradley Collins; Kilian Ludewig, Michael Sollbauer, Aapo Halme, Jordan Williams; Marcel Ritzmaier (Oduor 57 ‘), Alex Mowatt, Callum Styles; Dominik Frieser (Chaplin 59 ‘), Patrick Schmidt, Cauley Woodrow (Thomas 46’).
Bao Phuong
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