Chelsea v Perth Glory: teams, preview, Maurizio Sarri training, start time
Chelsea v Perth Glory: teams, preview, Maurizio Sarri training, start time
PERTH, WA — Maurizio Sarri’s first game in charge at Chelsea will come Monday night (AEST) against Perth Glory — and the Italian may have dropped a hint as to who we can expect to see start.
At the Blues’ open training session held at the WACA on Saturday, the English giants ran a number of drills. One attacking drill in particular though saw a midfield of Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, and Ross Barkley sit behind an attacking trio of Lucas Piazon, Pedro, and Alvaro Morata.
Tellingly, the other team had youngster Tammy Abraham leading the line, with Tiemoue Bakayoko — who has been linked with a move away from Chelsea — in midfield.
There was somewhat of a ‘first-team attack’, ‘second-team attack’ feel to the way in which the squad was divided.
Chelsea v Perth Glory kicks off at 7.30pm local time (9.30pm AEST).
Sarri’s high praise for Perth
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Whether or not that ‘first-team’ attacking six start come Monday remains to be seen.
What is clear from watching the Blues train: Sarri-ball is in full effect.
The man who had Napoli playing some of the best football in Europe has already begun to implement his ways — looking to transform a Chelsea team that played a far more pragmatic style under the now-departed Antonio Conte.
The above mentioned drill in particular had Blues fans purring as they watched on from the stands.
Passing would start from the back, and continue until the shriek of Sarri’s whistle.
Go.
The players would spring into action. Six or seven passes played — all one touch, and all with purpose — ending in a drilled cross finding an oncoming Chelsea player. All over in the blink of an eye.
It was slick football — at times more because of the inclement weather — and backed up what the eccentric manager said at his Perth press conference on Friday.
“Ours is not a sport, but a game,” Sarri told reporters.
“Anybody who plays a game started doing it as a child for fun, and the child in us must be nurtured because this often makes us the best. So to create play that is fun is the first thing to obtain a style for a high-level squad.”
Without their World Cup stars, Chelsea’s 25-man squad is largely populated with youngsters trying to make a claim for first team opportunities, or guys like Piazon who have been in loan limbo for what seems an eternity.
But it won’t just be Chelsea out there Monday night as the newly-constructed Optus Stadium plays host to its first football match.
The Glory — who have almost been forgotten in the commotion of Chelsea’s arrival — are looking to kick-start their preseason under new boss Tony Popovic.
Popovic, who has only been at the club for four weeks, headlines a changing cast in Perth — Matt Spiranovic, Ivan Franjic and Jason Davidson, and Tomislav Mrcela have been added in the offseason.
Along with Tando Velaphi, import midfielders Fabio Ferreira and Juande, and striker Brendon Santalab have also been brought in.
Whether or not marquee Diego Castro and new man Juande get on the pitch is unclear; both players only training for the first time this week.
“We’ve got to see how they pull up and how they are physically in the next few days,” Popovic said Friday.
“I’m hoping that they can get a few minutes so they can experience that. If not, we’ll have to wait until the next game.”
Either way, for Popovic, the clash represents an opportunity for Perth’s players to come in contact with the world’s elite; and learn — even if class only lasts 90 minutes.
“We’ve got young players that will get an experience of a lifetime playing against such a great club,” he said.
“They watch the Premier League regularly, they have their stars, they have their heroes and they have a chance to experience first hand what playing a team like Chelsea, that wins things regularly, is like.
“It’s something that’s really special for this football club.”
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PERTH, WA — Maurizio Sarri’s first game in charge at Chelsea will come Monday night (AEST) against Perth Glory — and the Italian may have dropped a hint as to who we can expect to see start.At the Blues’ open training session held at the WACA on Saturday, the English giants ran a number of dri...
PERTH, WA — Maurizio Sarri’s first game in charge at Chelsea will come Monday night (AEST) against Perth Glory — and the Italian may have dropped a hint as to who we can expect to see start.
At the Blues’ open training session held at the WACA on Saturday, the English giants ran a number of drills. One attacking drill in particular though saw a midfield of Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, and Ross Barkley sit behind an attacking trio of Lucas Piazon, Pedro, and Alvaro Morata.
Tellingly, the other team had youngster Tammy Abraham leading the line, with Tiemoue Bakayoko — who has been linked with a move away from Chelsea — in midfield.
There was somewhat of a ‘first-team attack’, ‘second-team attack’ feel to the way in which the squad was divided.
Chelsea v Perth Glory kicks off at 7.30pm local time (9.30pm AEST).
Sarri's high praise for Perth
2:11Whether or not that ‘first-team’ attacking six start come Monday remains to be seen.
What is clear from watching the Blues train: Sarri-ball is in full effect.
The man who had Napoli playing some of the best football in Europe has already begun to implement his ways — looking to transform a Chelsea team that played a far more pragmatic style under the now-departed Antonio Conte.
The above mentioned drill in particular had Blues fans purring as they watched on from the stands.
Passing would start from the back, and continue until the shriek of Sarri’s whistle.
Go.
The players would spring into action. Six or seven passes played — all one touch, and all with purpose — ending in a drilled cross finding an oncoming Chelsea player. All over in the blink of an eye.
It was slick football — at times more because of the inclement weather — and backed up what the eccentric manager said at his Perth press conference on Friday.
“Ours is not a sport, but a game,” Sarri told reporters.
“Anybody who plays a game started doing it as a child for fun, and the child in us must be nurtured because this often makes us the best. So to create play that is fun is the first thing to obtain a style for a high-level squad.”
Without their World Cup stars, Chelsea’s 25-man squad is largely populated with youngsters trying to make a claim for first team opportunities, or guys like Piazon who have been in loan limbo for what seems an eternity.
But it won’t just be Chelsea out there Monday night as the newly-constructed Optus Stadium plays host to its first football match.
The Glory — who have almost been forgotten in the commotion of Chelsea’s arrival — are looking to kick-start their preseason under new boss Tony Popovic.
Popovic, who has only been at the club for four weeks, headlines a changing cast in Perth — Matt Spiranovic, Ivan Franjic and Jason Davidson, and Tomislav Mrcela have been added in the offseason.
Along with Tando Velaphi, import midfielders Fabio Ferreira and Juande, and striker Brendon Santalab have also been brought in.
Whether or not marquee Diego Castro and new man Juande get on the pitch is unclear; both players only training for the first time this week.
“We’ve got to see how they pull up and how they are physically in the next few days,” Popovic said Friday.
“I’m hoping that they can get a few minutes so they can experience that. If not, we’ll have to wait until the next game.”
Either way, for Popovic, the clash represents an opportunity for Perth’s players to come in contact with the world’s elite; and learn — even if class only lasts 90 minutes.
“We’ve got young players that will get an experience of a lifetime playing against such a great club,” he said.
“They watch the Premier League regularly, they have their stars, they have their heroes and they have a chance to experience first hand what playing a team like Chelsea, that wins things regularly, is like.
“It’s something that’s really special for this football club.”
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