FA Cup Talking Points: The Chelsea Nightmare after Christmas continues in Brighton while Patrick Dorga shines for Man Utd | Football news
The nightmare of Chelsea after Christmas continues
When Chelsea last met Brighton at the end of September, they scored four goals. Cole Palmer got them all. What was crucial was that they were great entertainers of the Premier League.
The Blues output seems to be frozen. This was the fifth time since Christmas where Chelsea took the lead and did not see the victory. The presenters were rejected for dropping points against Fulham, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Man City and now Brighton.
After their last defeat against the city, Gary Neville accused Chelsea of missing the opportunity at Etihad, and their exit from the FA Cup followed the same story.
They faced Brighton’s side that delivered seven last weekend, saw their goalkeeper Chuck into their net after five minutes on Saturday, and even Captain Lewis Dunk came down at halftime to further destabilize the return line of SeaGulla. But Chelsea could collect only one shot on the target – which only entered four minutes.
After reaching four in the last meeting between the two, Palmer was canceled. Christopher Nkinku’s strength was clear to see – his 33 touches were the second lowest sum from Chelsea’s starters. He also failed to shoot the whole game.
Nicolas Jackson could go back to the next trip to Brighton on Valentine’s Day, but even he went eight games without a goal. As Chelsea gets out of this crowd not to score a enough goal and throwing guides at this point is not clear.
Alone Blitz
Man City survive scares — but at a price
Manchester City survived the intimidation of Leyton Orient from the first half to progress in the fifth round – but that has been a price.
Their £ 50m deadline was signed by Nico Gonzalez – who was called Rodri’s replacement while he continued his return from the injury – he lasted 22 minutes before he ripped off the field on his debut.
Before going out on a hip injury or lower back field, Nico was caught on the ball before Jamie Donley started his shot from just halfway to give his side a shock.
Debit Whirlwind for a 23-year-old, who quickly learned what English football could have in the store for him.
“I think Nico immediately realized what the Premier League and Referees were,” Pep Guardiola said after the game. “I don’t know how hard he was, but he couldn’t continue.”
Patrick Rowe
Dorgu is Man Utd Great Light
Patrick Dorga was a great light in the big appearance of the first half Manchester United against Leicester.
The signature of £ 30m from Lecce was debut at Old Trafford, although it was unexpectedly distributed on the right wing, while Diogo played on the left.
“He played a lot of time in Lecce from the right and left,” he explained to Amorim. “Sometimes you need your left foot on the right side to get inside and combine in a different way, and sometimes you need a right bracket to connect and cross multiple balls.”
Dorga was beautifully connected to Amad Diall on the right and fell forward, although he could not find a passage on one occasion when he entered the box.
“He was a little worried in the first contact with the ball,” he added to Amorim, who replaced Dorga at halftime. “There is a different league for him, a different speed of the game, but he did well.”
David Richardson
Newcastle enhances the chances of long -awaited Cup success
It’s been 70 years since Newcastle was last lifted by the main domestic trophy – they are on the right track to win two in one season.
The side of Eddie Howe supported on Wednesday night by reaching the Carabao Cup final, passing through a heavy test in the League League League League One Birmingham City in the fourth round of the Fa Cup.
Newcastle made nine changes, but their second wire showed the character after lagging behind the opening of 40 seconds and broom to align with the stubborn move of the hosts in the second half.
The only blow to their dinner was the injury of Dana Burn. “In the last few weeks, we seem to have picked up the couple. It would be the last thing [we need] to bring us down, “Howe said.
For a club that has been waiting for 70 years on silver accessories, there could be nothing historic for the next few months.
David Richardson
