Chelsea’s victory over Sheffield United tonight saw the club’s summer signings, and Hakim Ziyech in particular once impressed.
Frank Lampard’s men welcomed the Blades to Stamford Bridge a long time ago, on their last departure from the Premier League.
No doubt Chelsea has embarked on a confident process, following a primary recovery in the form of a delay.
Having controlled the club’s defensive problems, thanks in a giant component to the influence of Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy, Les Bleus remained undefeated in his last 7 outings in all competitions to this day.
This race included five consecutive white sheets and won the last 3.
Sheffield United, meanwhile, has been stuck at the back of the Premier League table, failing to claim a singles league win at this level of the campaign.
As such, a comfortable triple planned for the hosts of south-west London tonight.
And when everything has been said and done, that’s what’s been done.
In fact, it was Sheffield United who opened the scoring in the crash, while Chris Wilder’s men were rewarded for a harsh opening to the procedure when David McGoldrick made a very good ending beyond the impotent Edouard Mendy.
Chelsea, however, temporarily retaliated.
After Hakim Ziyech played Mateo Kovacic over the visitors’ baseline, the Croatian’s retreat to the edge of the box led to the home through Tammy Abraham.
Tammy Abraham clings to Kovacic’s relay and discovers the corner!
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And, just 10 minutes later, the Blues were in the lead.
Ben Chilwell, the target guy for the occasion, as Ziyech’s evil delivery to the back post led House through the left back.
The next 40 minutes saw Chelsea continue to dominate in terms of ownership and created opportunities, but fought to break a determined Blades baseline.
However, hopes of a return from Chris Wilder’s side faded firmly in just under a quarter of an hour.
Ziyech backed the creator, giving an exact loose kick to the head of Thiago Silva, who was not mistaken for nodding beyond the frustrated Aaron Ramsdale.
And there was still time for another home team striker to take action, as Timo Werner reacted to the maximum temporarily to an unfortunate rebound that erupted in the arch, before returning the house to the first club clinically.
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Following the end of proceedings at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea earning 3 well-deserved points, attention has since, unsurprisingly, been directed at a specific player organization: those who have connected with Frank Lampard’s team over the summer.
Newcomers to the club have played a key role in Chelsea’s four goals today.
Ziyech necessarily created the first one with his defensive pass for Kovacic, before throwing summer recruits Chilwell and Silva through 2 and 3 places.
The Brazilian midfielder scores his first goal for Chelsea ?
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And Werner the last one, proceeding with his recent good form with a big hit with his right foot.
Of course, much has been done with Chelsea’s recent big-fund recruitment campaign, as the capital’s giants have benefited entirely from a lack of budget at other major European clubs to hire 7 new players.
Decisions to bring Silva old and Mendy relatively unproven were inevitably questioned through enthusiasts and experts, of course, being quite dubious what kind of effect it would have on newcomers to south-west London.
However, at the back of a random beginning, a clearer image begins to develop.
And to say that it’s encouraging from Chelsea’s point of view would be to put it lightly.
Lampard’s new look is not a joke, and it arrives this season or next, no doubt the Blues will soon mount a general attack for the Premier League title.
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