1. Chelsea shows its true form without Cole Palmer
When the player wearing the number 20 shirt of “The Blues” could not participate in the match against Arsenal, coach Mauricio Pochettino encouraged his players when he said that he hoped the remaining names would fight hard to win. Prove your worth instead of relying on Cole Palmer.
However, what the blue-shirt players showed during 90 minutes at Emirates Stadium made Chelsea fans feel bored. The trio of Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, and Nicolas Jackson lack connection, and Conor Gallagher cannot support the attack.
2. Kai Havertz shined brightly with a double goal
The German player’s performance in the first half was really disappointing. He missed the opportunities that Martin Odegaard and his teammates created. The player wearing shirt number 29 was indecisive and inexplicably ungainly in front of goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic’s goal.
Entering the second half, everything changed completely. The double goals he scored contributed significantly to helping the home team at Emirates Stadium destroy the match with a score of 5-0. That is exactly what coach Mikel Arteta expects from his favorite student.
3. Surprise named Ben White
Since the beginning of this season, the English player has really shown incredible stability in terms of physical condition and performance. In the context of Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jurrien Timber’s injuries, Ben White has become an important link in the defense representing North London.
In the confrontation with Chelsea, in addition to locking down the away team’s attacks, he also directly scored two goals to help coach Mikel Arteta’s team with a final score of 5-0. Ben White was truly a big surprise at Emirates Stadium, leaving Chelsea unable to react in time.
4. Thomas Partey deserves to start at Arsenal
The fact that the Ghanaian player was injured and absent for most of this season caused coach Mikel Arteta’s calculations to go astray. Jorginho is only a temporary solution and cannot be used throughout, especially at an important stage like this.
Returning to the starting lineup in the match against Chelsea, Thomas Partey immediately became the boss in the midfield, helping the “Gunners” easily control the situation. Not to mention the fact that he freed Declan Rice from defensive duties, bringing many positive contributions every time Arsenal organized an attack.
5. The distance between Chelsea and Arsenal is currently too far
When Mauricio Pochettino and his team marched to Emirates Stadium, not many people believed in a positive result for Chelsea. However, losing 0-5 made the fans of the blue shirt team “give up”.
Chelsea spent hundreds of millions of pounds to upgrade the squad last summer, however, the gap in level between them and the leading group is too far. The home team at Stamford Bridge needs to try harder if they want to win tickets to the European Cup next season.