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The undoubted standout was Sterling, who was the most effective player from the second half changes. Overall, he drifted around the front line more than many expected. Sterling had a brilliant run taking on and beating several Charlotte players that led to him being free in the box and then played a dangerous cross to the far post. But unfortunately, no Chelsea players were attacking the central or right-sided areas of the box and the great individual effort from Sterling was wasted. I hope this is not an early precursor to the Blues’ attack for the season’s kickoff in August. Chelsea kicked off the second match of its North American preseason tour by traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the newly minted Charlotte FC.
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Raheem Sterling also made his first Chelsea appearance after completing his £47.5 million move from Manchester City, but the west London side were undone by a stoppage-time penalty before losing the subsequent shootout. Michy Batshuayi has a free sight at goal but he cannot guide his shot past the Charlotte goalkeeper. You can find the full transcript later on right here on football.london. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only.
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The Blues prepare to build on a season that ended with astrong run of form. Since January 23rd, Chelsea finished inleague play and in cup play with the draws coming in penalty-kick finallosses to Liverpool. In international play, during that span, the Blues went5-1-1 with the only loss coming in the Champions League to Real Madrid and thedraw resulting in a penalty-kick win over Villareal in the UEFA Super Cup. The match ended at 1-1 as neither side was able to find a winning goal late on. The match went to penalties, which was odd for a preseason match, but nonetheless has been the norm this year for North American club tours. The weaknesses of Mendy in goal as a penalty stopper were on display again, and Chelsea lost the shootout 5-3.
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The match itself was encouraging to start—from a Chelsea supporter perspective—as the midfield controlled ball progression and overall supported the attack enough to keep constant pressure on Charlotte’s defense. Particularly effective players earlier on seemed to be Ziyech with a few dribbles through and Pulisic looked more than up for the match in his home country. James was lively, and Alonso got forward with ease from his left wingback role early on. This massively played into Chelsea’s favor and the impact the two center midfielders have within Tuchel’s was apparent.
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“We were good for 80 meters of the pitch, but were not good enough in the final 20 meters,” said Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel after the match. “Today is on us, they showed courage and belief, man-marking us one-on-one. Whenever you give the stadium belief like we did anything can happen”With the final kick of the game, 16-year-old Charlotte FC academy product Brian Romero won a penalty via a Trevoh Chalobah handball. That saw Daniel Rios strike from the spot and level the scoreline at 1-1.
But the momentum shifted when defender Trevoh Chalobah handled a shot from Charlotte's Brian Romero in added time for a penalty, before Daniel Rios slotted past Edouard Mendy. A ball over the top gave Michy another chance to shoot soon after but after the Belgian’s run took him inside the centre-back, the highly rated Kristijan Kahlina made a good save. Charlotte could have done better with an opportunity of their own before the interval. Conor Gallagher shoots across goal and the ball nearly falls to Raheem Sterling at the far post.
Brandt Bronico, who playedfor UNC Charlotte, leads the team in tackles from his central midfield positionand ranks third in minutes played. Rookie Ben Bender, the first pick in the2022 MLS Super Draft, has 3 goals and 3 assists this season. Goalkeeper KristijanKahlina has 5 clean sheets and a 72.7% save percentage, and Charlotte’s 23goals against ranks as the fifth-fewest in the Eastern Conference. It took a tip-over save to prevent Charlotte scoring a freak own goal at the start of the second half after Ethan Ampadu, one of 10 outfield changes at the interval and playing in midfield, had bundled the ball goalwards.
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Here's all of the information you need to know about the upcoming fixture. Thomas Tuchel will hope that his team will be able to prevail against Charlotte, who were only formed in 2019. Michy Batshuayi was involved as he turned and fired towards goal.
Andre Shinyashiki, who has seen his playing time shrink under Lattanzio, will also see these minutes as critical for proving his worth as more than just a late substitute option. Meanwhile, Chelsea was coming off a friendly 2-1 win against Club America on July 16, but a loss to Liverpool FC in penalties for the FA Cup. Chelsea found the net five times in penalty kicks, but Liverpool got the edge by just one.
Ahead of Wednesday's match, WCNC Charlotte sports reporter Ashley Stroehlein sat down with goalie Kristijan Kahlina for a 1-on-1 interview. He talked about how he and the team work together, adapting to life in the United States, and how the black and blue's fans have opened their arms to him. Last week, Charlotte FC was stung with a 3-2 loss to Inter Miami FC in their second-ever meeting. Charlotte started that match strong, but Miami hit the jets toward the end of stoppage time to pull ahead. In Charlotte FC’s inaugural season in the MLS, the club is still in the hunt for a playoff spot and has a huge match against Toronto on Saturday.
The North Carolina crowd was loving the misery inflicted upon the traveling Chelsea support, and the home side did not let up after getting the equalizer. The effort level continued to wane for the Blues as the match carried on, and many supporters within the ground had enough of such a letdown performance. Fans who experienced this level of frustration, it is warranted, but again this is preseason and Tuchel was likely using a tertiary back-up plan. It makes definitive conclusions difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain. If nothing else, this gives the manager a chance to reconsider his decisions to give trial minutes, how and why the minutes did not work and how to rectify this prior to kick off against Arsenal in Orlando on July 23.
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