Chelsea set for tougher test Saturday as teacher faces student – Talk Chelsea

Chelsea are off the again of successful their first pre-season pleasant of the marketing campaign in opposition to Mexican facet Membership America.

It was a special 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 dropping that one on penalties, of their pre-season marketing campaign to date. 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 significantly and it’s principally coaching video games for match health and organising new programs, welcoming new gamers, and the rest that wants doing at this level. However as we all know, any recreation in opposition to Metropolis is rarely going to be that ‘pleasant’ and make no mistake, either side will need to make an announcement right here and win the sport.

Maresca shall be assembly up with outdated buddies from Metropolis, considered one of them being Pep Guardiola, and he’ll need to present all of them how far he has come as a head coach.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 choices. The distinction is that when Metropolis miss gamers, they’re lacking league champions and we’re not, that’s only a truth, for now no less than.

Maresca and Chelsea shall be really examined on Saturday and there’ll naturally be considerations about our defence, which to me goes to take essentially the most work to get proper.

Metropolis will take a look at us with their excessive and energetic press, and our gamers should 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 count on extra counter attacking play.

This take a look at comes at a great time although, and we now have to go up in opposition to the very best to essentially give ourselves a have a look at what’s to return.

However as soon as once more, regardless of the scoreline or efficiency from us, no one wants get carried away both method but! Let’s save that for perhaps ten video games into the season and see the place we’re at.

I’m very intrigued to see how he units up in opposition to Metropolis although, onto Saturday!