Tuesday 25th
September:
Chelsea 6 – 0 Wolves
The league cup always
offers a glimpse into the future of the club and provides some deserved debuts
to young and upcoming players. Chelsea took just 4 minutes to take the lead
against a mediocre Wolves side, the end result being a controlled 6-0 drumming.
The ‘ferocious’ Wolves, who boasted good Championship form going into this
contest, were more like feeble puppies as they failed to string more than 2
passes together in this non-contest. Chelsea’s performance was wave after wave
of free flowing, attacking football in a performance that was only missing one
thing – a John Terry goal. The Chelsea captain was cheered constantly by the exuberant
home support in the midst of his FA trail and a day after he had announced his
international retirement. Lucas Piazon made his debut after performing
brilliantly for the reserves throughout last season. The Brazilian youngster
drifted in and out of the game but did not look out of place in the first team;
the promising debut included an assist for Bertrand’s goal. Another debutant
was Cesar Azpilicueta; the Spanish right back appeared to be a fine stand in
should Ivanovic ever succumb to injury or need a rest. The Wolves attack found
it impossible to get past the Spaniard as the fans found it impossible to
pronounce his name. Azpilicueta and Bertrand look like terrific Chelsea
fullbacks for the future although they will have some big boots to fill when
replacing AC3 and Branislav. Another fine performance came from the likes of
Gary Cahill who got the blues off to a flying start when opening the scoring
after just 4 minutes. In games such as this an early goal is vital, it opens
the game up and allows Chelsea to play the attractive football that the owner
craves. Cahill has scored 3 goals already this season and must be wondering
what more he has to do to get off the bench and into the starting XI. An opportunity
will come soon as JT’s ban will open the door for the Champions League final
winner. Chelsea will now host Man Utd in the next round of the Capital One Cup;
the fixture will be played on Wednesday 31st October.
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