Less than 48 hours after the transfer of Joao Felix al Chelsea, the Portuguese striker made his debut with his new team and had a debut to forget. O Menino was sent off on his Premier League debut against Fulham and saw his team fall (2-1) at Craven Cottage.
Joao Félix was sent off 30 minutes from the end of the game, when Chelsea had managed to equalize the duel against Fulham. A red card that has little discussion. And it is that the Portuguese player he entered with the iron in frontwithout measuring the intensity well against the rival.
Things got even worse for Joao Félix who saw how Fulham, 15 minutes after his expulsion, scored the 2-1 through Carlos Vinicius. Chelsea’s situation continues to be very bad in the Premier League, ranked tenth, 10 points behind fourth place, held by Manchester United with 35 units.
Joao Félix takes the baton in his debut with Chelsea
And that the game marked the rhythm of Joao Felix, at a very good level from the beginning. Without the chains of Atlético de Madrid, the Portuguese, recently landed in London, gave another air to the attack of the ‘Blues’ and already in his first ball he threw a pipe at Ream so that Havertz first and Hall later missed two sung shots.
Chelsea, who did not stop generating scoring chances, seemed to have recovered the freshness of yesteryear and only needed a ‘nine’ to convert their chances. Graham Potter he licked his lips on the bench thinking about the first victory after three games, but the doubts returned in defense and Fulham, despite not having their goalscorer Mitrovic, struck.
First Reid warned, with a shot to the crossbar in which the Kepa statue made, and then with William’s goal. Chelsea’s defense was soft, leaving the ball at the feet of Willian within the area. The former Chelsea player cut in front of Azpilicueta and took a low shot that bounced off Chalobah and was poisoned, changing the trajectory of the Spanish goalkeeper. Willian did not celebrate it, respecting his past at Stamford Bridge.
The goal only increased the uncertainty of a Chelsea that continued to play well and trusting in Félix, who came to test Leno several times, all without success. At times like this, Chelsea had to resort to an old weapon, the set pieces. Right after the break, Mount he fooled Leno with a side kick that crashed into the post. The rebound was dead in the area and Koulibaly he pushed him, taking the shot, from inside the goal Leno. It had to be the referee’s watch that confirmed that the ball had entered.
Looks like a comeback, Potter smiled again, but this Chelsea is cursed. Within minutes, he snapped Zakaria, one more setback for the ‘Blues’ infirmary, but the worst was yet to come. In a divided balloon, Félix It was against Tete with one leg up, a very strong attack, although it did not fully impact the Fulham player.
The black and whites ate the referee and amid the cries of the stands of “out, out”, the red card appeared. In his debut, Félix left with half an hour ahead and leaving Chelsea with one less.
In that context, Havertzwith his usual jinx, missed a one-on-one and Kepa failed at 2-1. The Spaniard hesitated to go for a cross from Andreas Pereira and Carlos Vinicius He did not forgive with a header at the far post.
Chelsea’s third consecutive loss, fourth game in a row without winning and only one win in the last eight games. Craven Cottage chanted “Potter, you’re going to be fired in the morning,” and the chant may soon become a reality.
