Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea: Picking up issues after Saturday’s Premier League game.
Newcastle is better
The picture of the game throughout 90 minutes is Newcastle, who dominate the ball to attack more clearly from the start of the game. But each side had quite a few chances to finish the score, especially Chelsea, who had the opportunity to shoot only once in the first 45 minutes, until the second half when the game opened more.
Who does a little better, gradually attacking and massaging. As for the Blue Lions, the offensive game seems to connect to each other, rarely finding an opportunity to finish the score quite difficult. Even as the home team who came to get the winning goal from the excellence of Almiron. Who took the ball to cut into the middle into Willock’s way, stubbornly pushed in. Even after that, the visiting team tried to speed up the game but could do something to support the home team. Not much and ended the game with a defeat in the end
Chelsea are undefeated in five league games in a row for the first time in 10 years.
Defeat in this game resulted in Chelsea finding 3 points in the league without having found 5 consecutive games since a 0-0 draw with Brentford in mid-October, plus 3 games behind them. losing in a row. Which if going back to the last time they didn’t win more than 5 league games, must go back to 2012, the overlapping era between Roberto Di Matteo and Rafa Benitez. Who at that time were unbeaten. Up to 7 consecutive games in a row
Newcastle has grown into a great team.
It must said that it is not surprising. That they soared to 3rd place in the table at this time with great results. Although the main players are the same set. Eddie Howe seems to able to tune the team until. It finds a balance that allows the old players to come out with good form all over the face. Combined with the greatness of the new players brought in exactly to the point. This season partisans Able to elevate themselves until it can said that they are another big team in England at this time.
Potter’s fix for the game was also question.
In the past several matches we have seen. That Chelsea are often hit hard by opponents in front of the front. Plus the offensive game still can’t create chances as well as they should. But that’s still understandable that the pieces may have been misplaced in the beginning. But seeing that, “fixing the game” is what will measure the result after 90 minutes.
I must say we haven’t seen much difference in solving Graham Potter’s outstanding game. Accept that it is not effective As in this match in the first half, the game was very deadly. But after the second half there was no improvement in the offensive game and also conced a goal until it was defeated. At this point Chelsea fans still have a lot of questions whether he can really make a difference than Thomas Tuchel?