Chelsea Star is more irreplaceable than Palmer

Well, it wasn’t nice for Chelsea But until the next round of the conference league, they were 1-0 in the night and a 3-1 victory over the aggregate over FC Copenhagen.
The second leg was a two -halves game for a blues, not managing to shoot one shot in the first half their 53% possessionWhile in the second half the Blues held 54% of the ball, taking 11 shots, creating two big chances and generating 1.13 xg.
The first half Enzo Maresca The side struggles to connect the passage, often asking them to force him through the gaps that were not there, leading to regular twists and nature backwards until the first half.
But the introduction of Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer at halftime changed the game, allowing Chelsea to take control of the game, score a goal and secure his fourth consecutive victory in all competitions.
Cole Palmer’s performance against Copenhagen
When Palmer came from the bench at halftime, Chelsea could move through the lines much more with much more, which was mostly due to two key changes.
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The first of them was the speed of the ball when Cucurella and Palmer entered the field, slowing it down in the right time and allowing Chelsea to break forward, enter good counter-curriculum and maintain pressure.
The second change was to move to the accumulation in the form of diamonds, leaving Moises Caicedo as a lone turn, and Cucurella and Dewsbury-Hall as an external central midfielder and Palmer as a central number ten, which can find space in any pocket.
The 23-year-old managed 39 touches in his 45-minute camera, Completing 24/26 of his passagesOne of which is a key passage and taking four shots in the game, only one of which was targeted.
One thing Palmer failed to do, he reopened his account to score, which seems to be incredibly difficult for him right now.
Palmer will need to be at best for Sunday’s game against Arsenal if Chelsea wants to achieve five victories from his last five games, but he may not currently not their most important player and the second star continues to show his value in the heart of Marec’s system.
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The aforementioned CAICEDO is a latest screen against FC Copenhagen, give him 7/10 matching assessment according to the standard and boast about his crushing in the middle of the park.
The 23-year-old was along with Josh Acheampong in the first half before playing as a lone defensive midfielder. In both roles he flourished.
Caicedo vs Copenhagen |
|
---|---|
Minutes |
79 |
Tap |
90 |
The exact passage |
68/73 (93%) |
Key passes |
1 |
Long balls |
3/4 |
Terrible duels beat |
8/9 |
Air duels beat |
1/1 |
Interceptions |
1 |
Accessories |
4 |
Statistics taken from Couch |
Incredibly, Caicedo won eight of his nine earthly duels and won his only air duel in the match, which gave him a 90 -long rate of success of the duel. His ability to sweep things, helps Chelsea to maintain pressure in half of FC Copenhagen and stop any chance of counterattack, was key to Blues’ improvement of the second half.
It’s Ecuador This season made 33 appearancesAchieving one goal and providing two assists, but the overall work of the midfielder helps the whole team functioning, winning duels, maintains things that tick and protect the team in transition.
Although Palmer is obviously incredibly important, and finding his best forms would undoubtedly make a huge difference in the last part of the Chelsea season, Caicedo is currently feeling like the most interesting team member, and no one could do his job at the same level.