New York Red Bull’s run riot and humiliate the champions 4 – 2 in the blues first pre-season test.
Loic Remy opened the scoring in what turned out be an entertaining start to pre-season with Eden Hazard finding the net in the second half, but Chelsea were left stunned as the Red Bulls knocked in 4 after some sloppy defending in what was a nightmare debut for Asmir, to seal the win.
Jose Mourinho was particularly damning of the second half performance. He said, “I new it would be difficult but the second half was too bad. To many mistakes,” he added, “I don’t like to loose and we lost in a bad way. Was a poor second half.”
Very few Chelsea fans would disagree with the ‘special one’ whom was made to look very ordinary tonight.
Chelsea made wholesale changes at the break with only three players asked to complete the 90 minutes. The others involved all played 45 apart from Academy players Ola Aina and Dom Solanke who shared the second half. While the result looks damming, Chelsea missed a host of chances and on another night could of scored 8 or 9. However, it wasn’t their night and the Red Bulls punished Chelsea’s sloppy mistakes which I am sure will be put down to fatigue.
There were some positives for Chelsea however, Diego Costa looks to have regained some fitness, Eden Hazard still looks a world beater and Moses looks like he still has a career at Chelsea.
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New York Red Bulls 4 V 2 Chelsea FC [Remy, (26). Castellanos (50). Adams,(69). Davis, (71, 74). Hazard, (72).]
Chelsea Team: Courtois; Ivanovic (c), Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Mikel; Moses, Oscar, Traore; Remy.
Chelsea Team (Second half): Begovic; Aina (Solanke 71) , Zouma, Terry (c), Azpilicueta, Ramires, Matic, Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Diego Costa.
Unused subs: Chalobah, Clarke-Salter.
New York Red Bulls: Reynish, Miller, McLaws, Stolz, Obekop, Ouimette, Davis, Plewa, Tsonis, Adams, Bedoya.
(90) +2 mins.
(88) Chelsea have been humiliated here in all honesty. Had this not been the first pre-match game I suspect enquires would be made. Jose Mourinho might want to think twice about not dipping into the transfer market.
(84) Jose Mourinho has a face of thunder here. Not looking the ‘happy one’ today. Should be an interesting post-match conference.
(82) MISS: Another horrific miss. Oscar this time. Chelsea are guilty of fluffing their lines today.
(81) MISS: Costa misses his third great chance of the night. Chelsea fans will be hoping he doesn’t make a habit of it.
(80) Chelsea are trying to force it here. Its just not clicked in this second half.
(78) CLOSE: Oscar so close. Great save.
(74) GOAL: Davis puts NY 2 up again.
(72) GOAL: Hazard pulls one back. Brilliantly worked free kick. Cleanest goal of the night. Just what the doctor ordered for Chelsea.
(71) GOAL: Davis puts NY 3-1 up, unbelievable.
(70) Chelsea haven’t got going in this second half at all. Disappointing after a very positive first half performance.
(69) GOAL: Poor defending by Chelsea. Adams puts NY ahead.
(63) Begović is having an horrific debut here. Full of mistakes.
(62) CLOSE: Costa hits the bar!!!
(61) YC for Miller. Horrific challenge on Hazard.
(56) NY have really stepped up this second half. Giving Chelsea a real game here now.
(53) Positive for Chelsea, Eden Hazard still looks immense. Such an exciting player to watch.
(50) GOAL: Nightmare debut for Begović, 1-1. Castellanos slots home.
(49) CLOSE: Begović mistake leads to chance. Terry makes his typical goal line clearance.
(47) CLOSE: Costa misses on the volley. Three chances in one minute. Chelsea are on fire here.
(47) CLOSE: Zouma with another chance from a corner.
(47) CLOSE: Hazard through on goal. Good interception by McLaws.
(46) Wholesale changes in this second half as NY kick us off.
HT– A very productive first half performance from Chelsea. Victor Moses and Remy were the two stand out performers here. After a bright start, NY lost there way somewhat and Chelsea ran riot.
(43) CLOSE: Remy tries his luck from the half way line. Not to far off. Keeper was scrambling back. Good spot!
(42) Poor goalkeeping from Courtois, nearly gifted NY an equaliser.
(41) SHOT: Oscar tries one from distance. Way over!
(40) MISS: What a miss, Remy misses an open net!
(38) Chelsea just playing keep ball here. NY look shattered.
(30) CLOSE: Moses hits the post. He has been outstanding.
(29) Chelsea really moving the ball nicely here. Moses has been brilliant so far.
(26) GOAL: Remy, right footed into the near post. Well worked goal. Suspiciously offside though.
(23) CHANCE: Tsonis tries his luck, tame shot in the end.
(21) CLOSE: Another shot by Traore, Chelsea really starting to grow into this game.
(19) MISS: Zouma misses a sitter!!!
(19) Another free kick to Chelsea for a foul on Moses whom has been a bright spark so far.
(17) CLOSE: Curling free kick from Oscar. Just over the top of the bar.
(16) Free Kick Chelsea for a foul on Oscar. Just outside the area.
(10) SHOT: Davis tests Courtois from range. Just wide.
(9) SHOT: Traore trying his look from range, sailed over the bar.
(6) CHANCE: Victor Moses was through on goal, great save by Reynish.
(5) A slow start by Chelsea here. A little bit sloppy in possession. NY look bright and sharp.
(1) Chelsea kick us off.
Jose Mourinho: “Everything is important, normally there is a relationship between performance and the result. We need to concentrate and perform and we should get the result”.
