U23 - Chelsea 2 - 0 Derby County - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

U23聯賽第二輪


https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/
pl2-report--chelsea-v-derby-.html

PL2 report: Chelsea 2 Derby County 0

Fri 18 Aug 2017


Our development squad earned their first win of the campaign at Stamford
Bridge as they battled hard to beat Derby County in Premier League 2.


There was little to separate the two sides in the first half before Reece
James and Luke McCormick combined to make the difference. McCormick first
delivered a right-sided corner that James converted from close range
before the midfielder turned goalscorer in stoppage time with a composed
finish.


The victory was the development squad's first of the new season and took
them to the top of the early Division One table.


Edwards made two changes from our last outing, a midweek draw at Plymouth
Argyle in the Checkatrade Trophy, as goalkeeper Marcin Bulka and Jacob
Maddox came into the side. The Blues also reverted to 3-4-3 and lined up
with James, Joseph Colley and Ethan Ampadu across the backline, while
Dujon Sterling and Cole Dasilva continued at wing-back.


After a productive cameo up front against the Pilgrims that garnered a
second-half brace, Callum Hudson-Odoi was selected to lead the line
supported by Isaac Christie-Davies and Maddox. McCormick and skipper Ruben
Sammut anchored the team in central midfield.


The Rams included three 'over-age' players in their starting line-up as
33-year-old Jason Shackell began at centre-back, while George Thorne
started in midfield. Both were continuing the later stages of
rehabilitation following injury layoffs.


Derby threatened with the evening's first chance after just six minutes as
a corner from the right was swung into the six-yard box and drifted all
the way through to Ethan Wassall at the far post. The defender's strike
was certain to test Bulka but for a brave block by Colley.


The hosts advanced down the left for their opening opportunity with neat
combination play between Hudson-Odoi and Dasilva setting the latter clear
to deliver. His low cross was met at the front post by the run of
McCormick but the midfielder's attempt to strike at goal was smothered
behind and the following corner came to nothing.


In the opposite penalty area, James made a crucial headed intervention to
flick a deep free-kick away from danger with attackers lurking in wait
behind him but clear-cut chances were at a premium for both sides in the
first period.


Lacking their usual cutting-edge in possession, the Blues found it
difficult to consistently threaten the Derby goal. Hudson-Odoi was the
danger man, as he was in Devon three days previously, and his jinking run
into the box caused problems but Kelle Roos in the away goal comfortably
gathered the 16-year-old's looping deflected shot.


Edwards will have demanded more from his young charges during the
half-time interval and they reappeared for the second period with renewed
energy and purpose. Offrande Zanzala was in action in both boxes early
after the restart as he cleared the danger following Ampadu's header
before a curling strike was plucked out of the air by Bulka.


The deadlock was finally broken just after the hour mark and it arrived
through the most basic of routines. McCormick's corner in front of the
Matthew Harding stand was floated into the front-post area and James
finished clinically from close range.


Our task evolved into protecting the advantage and learning the lessons
from Plymouth's late fightback on Tuesday evening, during which we
conceded two late goals to surrender two points. Edwards introduced Josh
Grant at left wing-back to shore up the defence but needed to call on his
goalkeeper to keep the lead intact.


Bulka first made an important punch clear as Elsnik's cross spun towards
goal before the Polish stopper thwarted the Rams captain again moments
later with a sliding challenge using his feet. In the resulting melee,
Jakobsen fired narrowly wide of the left upright and Bulka subsequently
called for treatment after injuring himself in the action.


The defensive efforts of Edwards's side were becoming increasingly
last-ditch as the clock ticked towards full-time. McCormick saved a
certain equaliser by blocking Jakobsen's shot up on to the crossbar and
then bravely heading clear the rebound as it looped down in front of goal.


Derby's late rally was deflated somewhat in the final minutes when Calum
MacDonald was shown a second booking for a clear handball as McCormick
looked to send Sterling away down the right flank. Roos denied Hudson-Odoi
before McCormick's all-action, eventful evening continued as he fired wide
from 15 yards before sealing the points in stoppage time.


Substitute Miro Muheim advanced down the right and found the midfielder
with a pass into the middle, with the 18-year-old latching on to the ball
neatly before dispatching a composed finish into the back of the net for
his first goal at this age group.

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pl2-reaction--eventful-night.html

PL2 reaction: Eventful night

Sat 19 Aug 2017


Our development squad recorded their first win of the new season last
night (Friday) at Stamford Bridge as Derby County were beaten by
second-half goals from Reece James and Luke McCormick.


It came at the end of a week in which the young Blues picked up a PL2
point away at Manchester City and got off the mark in the Checkatrade
Trophy with a 2-2 draw against Plymouth Argyle at Home Park.


McCormick made his maiden development squad start in Devon and retained
his place in midfield last night, producing an all-action display in SW6
that saw him assist the opening goal, deny a certain equaliser with some
brave last-ditch defending and then hit the back of the net himself with a
composed finish in stoppage time.


After the game, the 18-year-old reflected on a night where things did not
all go the way of Joe Edwards's side. However, the team's ability to grind
out a victory when not performing at their maximum was a positive sign for
the hosts.


'It was a good night for me personally but it was more important that we
won the game and got the three points,' he told the official Chelsea
website. 'We found it difficult to break Derby down in the first half
because we lacked the personality and intensity we showed against Plymouth.


'There were some words said at half-time and we agreed we needed to liven
up. We were disappointed with the way we had performed and our quality on
the ball wasn't good enough but we came out for the second half, scored
two good goals and got the three points we wanted.'


Having featured predominantly for the Under-18s over the past two seasons,
McCormick is well-positioned to explain the differences in the jump to
development squad football.


'There is definitely a step up in the level from youth team football to
Premier League 2, especially playing against senior players,' he
continued. 'Derby had two first-team players involved and against Plymouth
we played against a senior team so you notice the difference in
physicality and the need to stay concentrated.'


The points took the Blues to the top of the early PL2 Division One table,
a position McCormick is determined to maintain over the coming months.
However, looking in the rather more short-term, the teenager was just
eager to provide a debrief to his nearest and dearest at the end of a
hectic night at the Bridge.


'We're not here just to take part, we want to win this league and the
only way to do that is by winning games so the three points were massive
for us today.


'It was an eventful night for me but those are the games you want to play
in. I can go home and I've got a lot to tell my mum about.'


Chelsea (3-4-3)
Marcin Bulka

Reece James Joseph Colley Ethan Ampadu

Dujon Sterling Luke McCormick Ruben Sammut (c) Cole Dasilva
(Jordan Houghton 61) (Josh Grant 75)

Jacob Maddox Callum Hudson-Odoi Isaac Christie-Davies
(Miro Muheim 61)


Unused subs - James Russell, Charlie Brown
Scorers - James 63; McCormick 90+2
Booked - Houghton


Derby County

Kelle Roos, Kyron Stabana, Calum MacDonald, George Thorne (Joe Bateman h/t),

Ethan Wassall, Jason Shackell (Alex Cover 61), Kellan Gordon,

Timi-Max Elsnik (c), Emil Jakobsen, Alex Babos,

Offrande Zanzala (Luke Thomas 73)


Unused subs - Josh Barnes, Sven Karic
Booked - MacDonald
Sent off - MacDonald


Referee - Gary Parsons

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