[情報] U23 - Chelsea 2 - 2 Man Utd
U23聯賽第五輪全場比賽
https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/
pl2-report--chelsea-v-man-united.html
PL2 report: Chelsea 2 Man United 2
Mon 18 Sep 2017
Our development squad played out an entertaining Premier League 2 draw
against Manchester United at Aldershot as they came from 2-0 down to claim
a deserved home point.
Despite dominating the first half proceedings and hitting the post through
Callum Hudson-Odoi, the visitors led at the break courtesy of Tosin
Kehinde's strike before James Wilson's header doubled the advantage
shortly after the restart. However, a fightback was launched when Isaac
Christie-Davies found the bottom corner with 18 minutes to play and the
lively Hudson-Odoi secured a point for Joe Edwards's side with a neat
finish.
Edwards made four changes from the 2-2 draw against Sunderland nine days
previously and switched shape to a 4-diamond-2 system with the returning
Hudson-Odoi partnering Miro Muheim up front.
Joseph Colley came into the side alongside Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James
and Josh Grant in a back four protecting goalkeeper Jamie Cumming. In
midfield, captain Ruben Sammut started deepest behind the rotating trio of
Luke McCormick, Jacob Maddox and Christie-Davies.
It took less than a minute for the visiting goalkeeper to be put to work
as Muheim advanced purposefully down the right flank before cutting inside
on to his trusted left foot, the Swiss youth international's strike hit
sweetly and pushed behind by Kieran O'Hara.
Ricky Sbragia's Reds had been beaten in their two previous PL2 outings and
the visitors were clinging on to parity in the contest in the early
exchanges. Christie-Davies ought to have hit the target after a nice move
down the right involving Muheim and McCormick, the latter cutting the ball
back from the byline for his midfield partner to angle wide from close
range.
United struggled to create opportunities in the final third as Chalobah
and Colley dominated in the air and on the grass. A rare chance to test
Cumming was presented with a free-kick 25 yards from goal but Wilson's
attempt was blocked well by Sammut jumping in the wall.
With 14 minutes on the clock, most of the ground thought the home side had
found a breakthrough goal as Hudson-Odoi threatened dangerously on the
left wing. The 16-year-old spun away from two defenders on the touchline
and advanced threateningly towards goal, shrugging off the challenge of DJ
Buffonge as he moved into the United box. He opened his body and placed
his strike almost perfectly beyond O’Hara but, with the keeper beaten,
the ball struck the inside of the far post and bounced agonisingly clear.
Edwards's side continued to control proceedings and carve out presentable
sights at goal. McCormick volleyed off target at the back post as he
stretched to reach Hudson-Odoi's cross before Colley's header from
Muheim's corner led to a goalmouth scramble and another important stop by
O'Hara.
As the autumnal Aldershot sky darkened, the Blues were left increasingly
frustrated at their inability to break the deadlock. Hudson-Odoi struck a
volley wildly after James had supplied a brilliant deep cross into the box
before the wideman posed a threat through the middle, accelerating away
from chasing midfielders but just placing too much weight on a forward
pass for Muheim.
The visitors had barely troubled us at the back but they took the lead
against the run of play with their first shot on target seven minutes
before the break. An advance down the left saw the Reds make ground before
Buffonge laid the ball off for Kehinde, the Nigerian curling a perfect
effort beyond the dive of Cumming and inside the far post.
It was a lead scarcely merited on the balance of the first half play and
our youngsters had reason to feel aggrieved, although there was little
time to feel hard done by as United attacked again moments later and
Wilson's drive required a smart save from Cumming.
The final action of the half came down the other end as Maddox was brought
down on the edge of the box and Hudson-Odoi assumed free-kick
responsibilities, fresh from finding the top corner in our 5-0 UEFA Youth
League win over Qarabag in midweek. The ball was flighted nicely over the
wall but lacked the power to cause a serious problem for O'Hara, who got
down well to his right to collect.
A deluge of rain greeted the players on their return to the field for the
second half, making the surface slick and prone to mistimed challenges and
passes. Demetri Mitchell was an early booking after taking down the flying
James before Christie-Davies's header dropped narrowly over after Muheim's
inswinging centre from the right.
United then twice threatened in the air as Wilson rose unchallenged in the
box on both occasions, the latter securing the game's second goal. The
striker gave a warning to the Blues after 52 minutes as he met Joe Riley's
delivery to force a good save from Cumming but the notice was not heeded
by the hosts and they allowed the visiting number nine space again in the
18-yard box to head in a corner four minutes later.
The task of salvaging a point had become much more difficult for our
youngsters, although they could have had an opportunity to halve the
deficit just before the hour mark. Hudson-Odoi raced in behind the defence
and was knocked off-balance as he prepared to shoot, though the officials
were unwilling to award a penalty.
The heavy rain continued to impact proceedings and played its part in
thwarting Hudson-Odoi as we continued to search for a route back into the
contest. Christie-Davies found him with a bending pass forward but a
combination of Riley's strength and patchy puddles on the turf hampered
his path towards goal.
Edwards made changes in both personnel and system, introducing Charlie
Brown and Cole Dasilva from the bench as he reverted to 3-4-3. The switch
paid immediate dividends as we made it 2-1 with 18 minutes remaining,
Christie-Davies combining intricately with Maddox on the edge of the box
before receiving Hudson-Odoi's back-heel and then sweeping his finish
inside the near post.
It set up a competitive final quarter of an hour as Edwards urged his side
forward to find a leveller. Matthew Olosunde made a vital intervention to
poke the ball off the toe of Christie-Davies as the midfielder looked to
turn in Brown's inviting pass across the face of goal but the centre-half
could do nothing to stop the hosts equalising after 82 minutes.
McCormick hooked a ball forward from midfield for Hudson-Odoi to chase and
he held off the challenge of Tyrell Warren before clipping a brilliant
finish over the onrushing O'Hara and into the far corner.
We had the better chances to take all three points as the clock ticked
towards full-time, McCormick striking just wide from a tight angle and
Chalobah heading into the danger zone but to no avail in added time. The
result keeps us sixth in the PL2 table ahead of our next fixture away at
Leicester City, again live on Chelsea TV.
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https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/
pl2-reaction--mixed-emotions.html
PL2 reaction: Mixed emotions
Tue 19 Sep 2017
As the rain lashed down at soaking Aldershot last night (Monday), our
development squad fought back from 2-0 down against Manchester United to
salvage a league point.
The young Blues had fallen behind against the run of play in the first
period, the visitors scoring with their first shot on target after we had
controlled proceedings and hit the post, before James Wilson buried a free
header from a corner shortly after the restart.
However, the youngest player on the field helped instigate a comeback as
16-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi created the first with a clever back-heel
for Isaac Christie-Davies to finish before racing in behind himself and
clipping the ball beyond the United keeper to earn us a point.
After the game, manager Joe Edwards reflected on contrasting feelings as
he weighed up satisfaction at the comeback with disappointment at events
prior.
'We have mixed emotions at the end of the game,' he told the official
Chelsea website. 'We're in one of those spells at the moment where we're
not getting the rub of the green – we started well, were playing some
good football and creating chances but then completely against the run of
play, one of their midfielders swivels on the turn from outside the box
and puts it in the far corner.
'That did shake us a little bit. As a player, you do become wary when
you're in good form and doing everything you can but it's still not going
your way. The lads kept believing because they could see how well we were
playing but then we made a criminal error because to go two goals behind
in a game can usually be a killer blow. We're really disappointed with
that goal because it's such a basic set-piece and it's something we've
been working on a lot throughout the season so far.'
A switch in personnel and system helped instigate a change in fortunes as
Edwards reverted to 3-4-3. However, the manager was keen to emphasise the
importance of his side's first half dominance in eventually breaking down
the Reds.
'We made a change and it gave us a second wind – we kept plugging away
and working hard. We were here a few weeks ago and lost 3-0 to Everton so
to come back from 2-0 down is a credit to the players and we certainly
looked like the team that would go on and win it.
'We're a good team with a lot of good players so it's not just about
mentality and fighting spirit but also a consequence of the amount of work
Man United had to do in the first half when we were playing good football.
It's a positive comeback but we don't want to give ourselves too much
praise for salvaging a point at home when we haven't done our job properly
in the first place. We set high standards for ourselves and it's something
we've got to fix.'
The opportunity to do that comes at the end of the week with a tricky trip
to Leicester City. The Foxes have opened the campaign well and currently
sit two places above Edwards's side in the PL2 Division One standings.
'It makes it a big game for us and Leicester away is obviously a difficult
place to go and play. We've scored two goals in each of our last two games
but still not won either so first of all we need to go back to basics and
try to keep a clean sheet on Friday night.'
Chelsea TV will screen the away game live with coverage starting at 7pm.
Chelsea (4-diamond-2)
Jamie Cumming
Reece James Trevoh Chalobah Joseph Colley Josh Grant
(Cole Dasilva 70)
Ruben Sammut (c)
Luke McCormick Isaac Christie-Davies
Jacob Maddox
Callum Hudson-Odoi Miro Muheim
(George McEachran 90) (Charlie Brown 67)
Unused subs - Marcin Bulka, Ali Suljic, George McEachran
Scorers - Christie-Davies 72; Hudson-Odoi 82
Manchester United
Kieran O'Hara, Joe Riley (c), Demetri Mitchell, Tyrell Warren,
Matthew Olosunde, Callum Whelan, Zac Dearnley, Ethan Hamilton,
James Wilson (Josh Bohui 79), DJ Buffonge (Indy Boonen 79),
Tosin Kehinde (Jake Kenyon 84)
Unused subs - Theo Richardson, Tom Sang
Scorers - Kehinde 38; Wilson 56
Booked - Mitchell
Referee - Savvas Yianni
- Additional pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom
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