As important as it may seem, Chelsea’s 3-2 victory over Newcastle United last Monday (March 11) is not enough to move them away from eleventh place in the Premier League standings. Mauricio Pochettino’s squad, which is catching its breath, has 39 points, one less than Newcastle, and is fourteen points away from the Europa League and 16 from the Champions League.
An exhibition by Cole Palmer, Chelsea’s biggest star, gave the Blues victory with a great goal included from the reviled Mykhailo Mudryk. The goal vindicates the quality of the footballer for whom Chelsea paid 100 million euros. Monday night was not peaceful at Stamford Bridge. According to The Sun “Pochettino’s team once again looked sluggish after scoring, allowing Newcastle to dominate for much of the match.”
Caicedo Scores
This first victory after two consecutive draws in the Premier gives some air to Chelsea and its coach, the Argentine Pochettino, criticized for the team’s performance. On Sunday, the Blues will face second-tier Leicester in the FA Cup quarterfinals at their home stadium.
The Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo, the most expensive transfer in the history of British football ($146 million), played the 90 minutes for Chelsea and these are the ratings that the midfielder received from various media outlets in England for his performance against Newcastle.
Daily Mail, 6.5 points out of 10: “A quietly effective performance in midfield as he was hot on the heels of the Newcastle players, winning possession to break up the occasional attack. His association with (Enzo) Fernández is developing.”
The Sun, 7: “Moisés Caicedo gave Chelsea’s midfield some grunt and bite, which was definitely needed. He interrupted the game well, but with the ball he was not at his best. He improved enormously in the second half, but after some fouls he was reprimanded.”
Football London, 6: “In the 42nd minute he stripped Alexander Isak of the ball with very intelligent anticipation. Some interceptions as usual, but he wasn’t allowed to do much with the ball.”
Evening Standard, 7: “Moisés Caicedo made some important defensive interventions and helped keep Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) calm in a good battle.” (D)
2024-03-13 00:55:36
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