https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/ under-21s-report--chelsea-v-leicester-city.html Under-21s report: Chelsea 0 Leicester City 1 Fri, 6 Mar 2015 Our Under-21s suffered league defeat when an early Leicester goal could not be overturned on a cold evening at Cobham. The Foxes struck after just three minutes through Harry Panayioyou and saves from Chelsea goalkeeper Mitchell Beeney kept the deficit down during an impressive opening spell from the visitors. It was an improved second period for the Blues but they did not carve out clear-cut opportunities as they drew a blank for the second time in a week. == Team news == With the Academy having contested an FA Youth Cup semi-final the previous evening, Under-21s manager Adi Viveash made eight changes from the side that started in Monday's defeat at Liverpool. The trio to keep their places were defenders Fankaty Dabo and Andreas Christensen, as well as captain Jordan Houghton. Kevin Wright and Dion Conroy joined Dabo and Christensen in a back four that protected Mitchell Beeney in goal, while Houghton was joined in midfield by first team squad members Nathan Ake and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Reece Mitchell was chosen to lead the line up front, supported from out wide by Alex Kiwomya and Jeremie Boga. Leicester came into the game with just one defeat in seven league outings and they made three changes from a 2-2 draw against Norwich City at the start of last month. Tom Lawrence and Anthony Knockaert, both with first team appearances to their name this campaign, started. == First half == The young Foxes sprang out of the traps and scored the opener with their first attack inside three minutes. Striker Panayiotou chased after a long ball down the left channel and stole the ball from Conroy as the defender attempted to shield it behind for a goal-kick. After cutting inside, the Leicester man beat Beeney with a confident low drive. Chelsea looked to respond quickly and Loftus-Cheek headed Kiwomya's cross over but the visitors' high, intense pressure was a key feature of the opening half hour. Disrupting the home side's build-up play from the back, Steve Beaglehole's team then looked to do damage when they retrieved the ball and were unfortunate not to double their advantage. Joe Dodoo's deflected free-kick clipped the base of the far post and then Beeney denied both Panayiouou with an excellent close-range stop with his feet and Anthony Knockaert from an acute angle on the right. Kiwomya tested Adam Smith in the Leicester goal and Mitchell got on the end of a driven cross from Wright but headed over as Viveash's side grew into the half, however their revival fell short of levelling the scores before the interval. == Second half == Beeney pushed Lawrence's free-kick around the post moments after the restart but it was the Blues with a great opportunity to strike early in the second period. Ake's free-kick nicked off the wall and fell kindly into Kiwomya's path, however the forward's shot from close-range was straight at Smith and pushed away to safety by the keeper. Viveash introduced Kasey Palmer and then schoolboy striker Ike Ugbo in an attempt to find an attacking spark but despite increased control in the game, clear chances remained limited. Ake twice brought routine saves from Smith, the first with a drive from 30 yards and then with a low free-kick, yet Leicester continued to defend doggedly. Ake's tenacity lifted his teammates in the final 10 minutes as they won individual battles all over the field and both Mitchell and Palmer worked the goalkeeper late on but the Blues could not find the elusive equaliser. == Manager reaction == Adi Viveash reflected after the game on a difficult evening for his side and a slow start to the game which cost them. 'I thought it was a game of two halves but we started poorly and conceded a really poor goal,' he said. 'We made some basic errors and didn't look like we had the confidence to play out from the back when we could. We grew stronger and created quite a few chances but didn't really work their goalkeeper and a team with their experience dug in and held on well. 'It's positive for Jeremie Boga to play an hour after his involvement last night and Kevin Wright has played 90 minutes in a really high-level game up against a first-team player in Knockaert. Ake and Loftus-Cheek were very good for us, especially considering they haven't played a game for a long time, but it's a disappointing evening for us. 'All we can do now is work harder. We have to come back into work tomorrow and start preparing for a European quarter-final next week, which is a really big game for us now.' Next up for the Academy is that UEFA Youth League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday 10 March. Kick-off is at 3pm at Cobham, however we regret supporters will not be admitted entrance. Chelsea Mitchell Beeney Fankaty Dabo Dion Conroy Andreas Christensen Kevin Wright Jordan Houghton (c) Nathan Ake (Kasey Palmer 56) Alex Kiwomya Ruben Loftus-Cheek Jeremie Boga (Ike Ugbo 62) Reece Mitchell Unused subs - Billy Granger, Mukhtar Ali, Ali Suljic Booked - Ake Leicester Adam Smith, James Pearson (c), Ben Chilwell, Jak McCourt (Simonas Stankevicius 80), Alie Sesay, Joe Davis, Tom Lawrence, Jack Barmby (Kieran Kennedy 70), Harry Panayiotou, Anthony Knockaert, Joe Dodoo (Louis Rowley 65) Unused subs - Johnny Maddison, Kris Scott Scorer - Panayiotou 3 Booked - Lawrence, Rowley By Sam Poplett Pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom -- ╔══╗╔╗╔╗╔══╗╔╗ ╔══╗╔══╗╔══╗ ║╔═╝║╚╝║║╔═╝║║ ║╔═╝║╔═╝║╔╗║ ║║ ║╔╗║║╔═╝║║ ╚═╗║║╔═╝║╚╝║ ║╚═╗║║║║║╚═╗║╚═╗╔═╝║║╚═╗║╔╗║ ╚══╝╚╝╚╝╚══╝╚══╝╚══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 59.115.111.117 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Chelsea/M.1425668781.A.1F0.html ※ 編輯: JamesCaesar (36.231.144.206), 03/29/2015 15:54:11

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