U18 - Chelsea 3 - 1 Southampton - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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Under-18 report: Chelsea 3 Southampton 1

Sat 5 Sep 2015


Chelsea Under-18s continued their strong start to the season with a
deserved home victory over Southampton this morning (Saturday). A goal in
each half from Miro Muheim gave the hosts a two-goal advantage before
Harley Willard's strike reduced the deficit. Yet the Blues remained bright
and grabbed a third goal late on through Isaac Christie-Davies.


There were six changes from the side that started in the youth team's last
outing, a 1-1 draw away at Arsenal 12 days previously. The international
break forced manager Joe Edwards into a number of those switches, with
three of the back four coming into the team in the form of Cole Dasilva,
Trevoh Chalobah and Richard Nartey.


They joined captain Josh Grant in providing the protection for Nathan
Baxter in goal, with Christie-Davies partnering Mukhtar Ali in midfield.
Charlie Wakefield and Harvey St Clair started out wide, with Jacob Maddox
operating in the number 10 midfield role. Muheim led the line up front.


The Saints started brightly and striker Olufela Olomola forced a good
early save from Baxter, while Archie Thomas's effort from distance proved
comfortable for the Blues stopper moments later. The home side settled
into the contest over the opening 15 minutes and began to exert their
authority on the game, with Muheim touching Wakefield's teasing cross just
wide and Wakefield striking just off-target.


The lively St Clair was combining well with Maddox and the two
interchanged to fashion a shot at goal for the latter, before Maddox was
involved in the opener after 25 minutes. His shot from the edge of the box
was palmed away by Harry Lewis in the Southampton goal, however Muehim was
on hand to slot the loose ball into the empty net.


The visitors responded well as both Willard and Olomola had efforts
thwarted by Baxter, before Wakefield and Maddox were denied by Lewis down
the other end as Edwards's team looked to extend their advantage.


Tyreke Johnson's attempted lob was the final action of the first half,
with Baxter keeping his focus and backpedalling well to pluck the looping
ball out of the air.


The action restarted in open fashion, with Maddox denied by a smart
front-post save from Lewis before two moments of Chelsea excellence
impacted the game in the hosts' favour. Southampton went close to
levelling as Willard struck the post with a curling strike and it appeared
like Stuart Wilkin would poke the rebound in, however Grant raced on to
the scene and put in a brilliant last-ditch block that kept his side ahead.


Almost instantly, the Blues went down the other end and doubled their lead
as Muheim cut inside on to his left foot and unleashed a wonderful rising
strike that flew into the top corner, leaving the goalkeeper with no
chance.


Wakefield fired over as the hosts caused real problems on the
counter-attack, before the visitors reduced the deficit with 15 minutes
remaining. Willard had been one of the brighter attacking sparks for
Southampton and he picked the ball up on the right flank, cut inside and
fizzed a swerving effort past Baxter and into the roof of the net.


Yet the Blues remained calm and in control, with Ali's deflected effort
bringing an excellent save from Lewis and then Christie-Davies restoring
the two-goal lead late on with a neat finish following a clever back-heel
from Ali.


The victory makes it three wins and a draw from the opening four games for
Edwards's side and eight games unbeaten, stretching back to the end of
last season.


== Manager reaction ==


After the game, Edwards reflected on another challenging morning's work
and praised the standards set by the second-year scholars in the side.
Speaking to the official Chelsea website, he said: 'This is the second
home game of the season where we've had a real test.


'We've become used to games in the past where if you start well you can
score a lot of goals and the second half becomes mainly about keeping your
standards high but today was quite a cagey second half and we needed to
show a strong mentality.


'That was the biggest positive for us and the second-years really led the
line in that respect. Isaac Christie-Davies and Mukhtar Ali were excellent
in midfield and of course Miro Muheim has not only got his goals but also
shown a great work-rate playing in an unfamiliar position. The second-year
performances and approach really helped the younger boys in what was
probably the youngest team we've put out so far this season.'


The manager (whose post-match interview with Chelsea TV can be viewed at
the bottom of this article) also paid tribute to the defensive work of his
team, both as a collective and individually, highlighting their eagerness
to press the ball often as well as a number of moments where defenders
were called into action.


'We've been speaking a lot about clean sheets and keeping our goals
conceded down. That can be about how you defend as a team but at times
it's also about needing your defenders to defend. Richard Nartey put in a
brilliant last-ditch tackle in the first half and then there was Josh
Grant's crucial block just before our second goal.


'We were unlucky not to get the clean sheet today but it's important for
those defenders to recognise the part they played in us getting a good
result.'


The Under-18s return to action next weekend when they travel to Leicester
City in the Under-18 Premier League on Saturday 12 September. Before then,
Adi Viveash's Under-21s begin their Premier League International Cup
campaign at home to Liverpool on Friday 11 September. The game is being
played at Aldershot Town, with kick-off at 7.05pm.


Meanwhile, ticket details have been announced for our Under-21 Premier
League home game against Reading. It will be played at Stamford Bridge on
Friday 25 September, with tickets currently available online now.


Chelsea
Nathan Baxter

Trevoh Chalobah Josh Grant (c) Richard Nartey Cole Dasilva

Isaac Christie-Davies Mukhtar Ali

Charlie Wakefield Jacob Maddox Harvey St Clair
(Malakai Hinckson-Mars 87) (Dan Kemp 64) (Luke McCormick 77)

Miro Muheim

Unused subs - Jared Thompson
Scorer - Muheim 25, 56; Christie-Davies 85
Booking - Muheim


Southampton

Harry Lewis, Richard Bakary, Ben Cull, Joe Lea, Ollie Cook, Alfie Jones,

Harley Willard, Archie Thomas (Dan Nlundu 64), Olufela Olomola,

Stuart Wilkin (Dave Musendo 84), Tyreke Johnson (Carel Kayembe h/t)


Unused subs - Jake Hallett, Ben Rowthorn
Scorer - Willard 74
Booking - Bakary


Pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom.

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