QuoteChelsea's preseaon friendly against Udinese will be available for free on their website later tonight at eight
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/ar...-chelseafc-com
Just to add to this, from the Town forum:Originally Posted by Yard of Pace
Grant - most threatening player all game, good finish for the goal
Chelsea's preseaon friendly against Udinese will be available for free on their website later tonight at eight
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/ar...-chelseafc-com
Ebosele an 87th minute sub. Abankwah unused sub.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
I'm starting to get a little concerned about Ebosele's defensive abilities - he completely lost his man in the build-up to Chelsea's third - he did get back but his attempt at a block was weak. Going forward he continues to show promise, making one run past two Chelsea defenders to the byline before pulling back, although not to a team-mate. And if things go according to plan, he could have the third-most Serie A appearances by an Irish player, surpassing Keane, but a long way back of Brady and Paddy Sloan
Defensively he’s suspect for sure, hopefully Italy will improve him in that regard. If he starts getting game time, then I’d have no problem blooding him in with ireland, as long as he has some protection with someone like Nathan Collins on the right side of a back 3
His defensive frailties are the reason he is seen as a wide forward in the Ireland squad at this point in time. A far as playing as a right sided defender goes I'd have him behind Doherty, Coleman, Christie, Browne and McNamara at least.
That will probably change as he develops but I couldn't see him playing for us at right wing back against any decent opposition in the short term.
But as long as we play 3 at the back, 3 in midfield with a 9 and a 10 up front, there's no room for a wide forward player. It's the full backs / wing backs who will be providing width. Pace will be the most important attribute and that would put him ahead of Browne and Coleman. If he's playing regularly he should get a chance as Doherty can be effective on the left.
That depends really. You can also play it as a 3-5-2 out of possession that switches to a 3-4-3 on the ball, we've done that before and it can work as long as we have Knight to pull back into midfield when out of possession. In that setup there's potentially room for an Ogbene/Ebosele type in the forward line, supporting an Obafemi, Parrott or Idah playing at 9.
Ronan did an interview over the weekend with Birmingham Live talking about pre season and wanting to remain at Wolves this season. With Wolves lack of signings and squad size it's a possibility Lage is open to keeping him around as back up. Wouldn't be surprised to see it and then reassess his options in Jan. Still has two years left on his contract there.
I think it would be worth his while sticking around if they are willing to name him in their 25 this season. The thing with Ronan is, despite all the jumping around between loan clubs, he has played a good amount of football for his age. It's not like a Kelleher situation where he badly needs games or anything like that.
If possible he should give it a go at Wolves until January - who knows, he may break through and get some top level experience. Worst case scenario he doesn't play much between now and January but even then there will be plenty of clubs happy to take him on for the second half of the season if it doesn't happen for him at Wolves.
Agree. The odd thing with Ronan is he has always played well wherever he has played, even his few games with Wolves before the loans. I think he could be a better player than his career to date would suggest. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if he got a chance at Wolves and took it.
Especially if Aberdeen are his only option. Be one thing if it was Hearts and they have group stage European football.
Yeah definitely stay put wolves look light in midfield. He is well ahead of cundle as an attacking midfield option. Would think he would be a regular on the bench. I'd have hopes for hodge to surprise with some bench appearances as well they are very short in defensive midfielders as well
Just thought I'd give one last round-up before the EPL season starts, based around our sadly dwindling group of Premier League players:
In goalkeeping news, Mark Travers continues as first choice at Bournemouth for now, playing in their 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad: https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-te...ciedad-defeat/
Meanwhile, Gavin Bazunu was between the sticks for Southampton against Villareal: https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2...riendly-202223
Matt Doherty has done well to work his way back into the reckoning at Spurs, playing three quarters of their final glamour friendly against Roma: https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/new...ma-pre-season/
We could really do with some midfielders in the EPL - right now it looks like we may now have any next season. So it's encouraging that Conor Coventry played 15 minutes in West Ham's final pre-season game against Lens: https://www.whufc.com/news/hammers-e...less-draw-lens
Now this is interesting - Connor Ronan and Joe Hodge both started Wolves' final game against Farense, with Ronan playing the full 90 and Hodge playing 83 minutes - Ronan was involved in the build-up to Wolves' penalty: https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/mens-f...se-1-1-wolves/ - now this doesn't appear to have been their main team, as they played against Sporting the previous night - encouragingly, though both Ronan and Hodge were on the bench for that game: https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/mens-f...ng-1-1-wolves/
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