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League Match against Wolves by @southgamer on 3Speak
I am still battling with my league, and it has not been so easy for me at all in the league. Every team is claiming to be tough and I can not lie; this is true. I am still finding it hard to mainta...
Hello and welcome one and all. The atmosphere building very nicely here. Gorgeous, gorgeous evening. The skies are clear, the noise is fervent. The atmosphere frenetic. I'm Peter Drury, and it's a pleasure to be alongside Jim Beglin. Well, thanks for that, Peter. I'm more than ready to get going here. Well, it looks like a big game, sounds like a big game. Everyone involved is absolutely up for it. We're up and running then. I think this is a formation that offers excellent balance, Peter. Particularly tried and tested in the Italian game, of course. Yeah, and exported with great success too, because it allows half of the team to commit to either attack or defense. The three at the back and the double pivot, as well as the three attackers and two wide men. Teams often switch between this and 433 by dropping one of their pivots. into the defensive line. It's very adaptable. And Dyke makes the interception. Can he get on the end of this? Jim, which player is best equipped for this game? Trent Alexander Arnold is one of the more productive players around, despite being a defender, when you look at his stats. and see his contributions, you can realize how key a player he really is, and I suppose in many ways you can call him the perfect example of the modern fullback. Yeah, he'll certainly be leaving his mark on this game, quite possibly actually at both ends. Cimeone! No, not the best of headers. Can they get him away? Clear it away. No goals as yet. Passing is crisp and sharp. Wolverhampton ran themselves into the proverbial cul-de -sat there. Yamal. Passes just off target. That has been not clear. The referees who wanted a free kick. Well, talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. I don't think he had much choice there, although he's paid for it. It certainly looks appetizing, well within shooting range. He's gun direct! Well, conceding free kicks in areas like that are an invitation for the set-bees technicians. They have to cut this out. So what can they make of this? Like a Hawa. Oh, good spread. Quick look, then place it in. Valverdi. Looking to play him in. Speed of thought, efficiency of movement and certainty of outcome. Yeah, keeping calm and taking a touch like that when it's all going on around you isn't always that easy, but he made it look like a doddle. Finishing it off was quite simple after that. Wolverhampton have taken the lead. Yeah, and just as the manager's been reminding his players, this is the time where they can't afford to let their focus slip. And the keeper couldn't hold it. He's got a goal! That is remarkable, all square in a matter of moments. Well, that's so refreshing. They want to go down, and you never would have guessed it. Their reaction has been emphatic. And he's only too grateful to capitalize on the keeper's misfortune. Well, Peter, I know from experience there are players who always seem to know where the ball's going to end up. This isn't the... And the shots! And needless to say, that deserved better. He did well now, held his run enough to ensure he didn't stray offside. So, third corner of the game. And it's been taken short. Good ball, good tank. Real chance! And now they can spring out a detention shot! Oh, it's hit the post! That wasn't the worst effort in the world! Well, that was a period of possession which carried just about no threat at all. Simeone, getting forward, is having a shot. Missed by a fraction. Probing pass, was indecision all round, they have to do a bit better than now. Fernandez. It's a really well-measured ball. Shin to shin, bicep to bicep and he wins out. Chance here to counter. Looking for the run. Gomez. Excellent challenge there, uncompromising. Not the most convincing of passes. Bops him off it and wins back the ball. Oh, good take in a good area. Two added minutes has been indicated. The most accurate pass. Now, yeah, ball! It's a goal! And the comeback is complete! And that is about as cool as they come. He picked his spot expertly. Just way, way too good, Peter. The keeper was never going to stop it. Number 20, Yabbao! Chelsea with the lead. Well, they've done the hard part now, Peter. Can they cling on or even better? Can they get another? Well played, that has snuffed out the danger, and that is a little undercooked. And the whistle goes for halftime. Chelsea have done it in good style, forced to come from behind, and they find themselves in front at halftime. which is for them more or less ideal. The midway point of the game. Well, I can tell you it's been an absolutely fantastic watch, Peter. I wish I could come here every week. It's been wonderfully open, wonderfully tense, and beautifully unpredictable now. Chelsea are leading, but it is still delicately... Church for a shot! And he's gone looking for safety. Cross goes in there. This ended up in no man's land. That was very necessary. And here's Yamal. And he's had it nicked away. Gomez. And the counter is on. Threads one in. That's a nicely shaped ball. So no flag here. He opts to go forward. Chelsea needed that. They really needed it. Oh, that's brilliantly defended, though. It looked destined for a goal. Looking for options for movement. Yamal gets into a good position. Shapes to shoots! A real chance and a real let-off. Chelsea really are good at what they're doing. They'll gladly take any opportunity to launch that counter. and he's being shifted off it. Fernandez, looking understandably energized after his goal. That is good alertness. Simeone, and here's Agahawa. So we've reached the hour, match was 29 ,830. Frank Hichan is right up in the top 10 scorers in the league. I got how one. It's a good foot in there. Whistle's gone, that's a foul. It's a quick one. Van Dyke. And it's Kamovinger. Very nicely done. Yamal. And here's Agahua. He's going to goal. And a terrific save from the keeper. Really anticipated that well, didn't he? Alexander Arnold. Yamal. That's a shade optimistic. Well, quality clearly deserted him at the crucial moment. Ah, he made it look a bit predictable. Simeone. And here's Agahua. Goes for a shot! Oh, he's hit the bar! Cleared without hesitation. No, that was never going to make it. Now it's Frankie Chan. Tries to pass it through. Well, now here's a good battle, bicep to bicep, Gomez. He's well position. Gets the shut away! Nicely spread. That's exactly what they need to keep doing. Carry on plugging away, and eventually, you might just get that little break. This is a really front-footed approach. Oh, he's having a go! Oh, just lacked a decent finish. He just didn't catch that one right. He knows it. Number 21. So changes a foot here, and from both sides. 38, number 27, substitution in progress. It's a pretty loose pass. Hoisted upfield by the keeper. Solhung Min, cross into the box, and that is expert he dealt with. Chelsea surely have to be commended for their drive and desire. Most teams would be taking the easier defensive route by now. And he's there to clear it. Valverde! I have to say that was an exemplary tackle, stopped him dead in his tracks. Pitches it off him. Not much time now for anything fresh to happen, I think. That pass isn't the best. Aims beyond the defense. Chelsea nearly finished it off there, but now it's a case of waiting for the whistle. He's being urged to shoot. There will be one minute added time. Robertson made a search from fullback, as it turned out unsuccessfully. And that will be it. Chelsea have done it. They've achieved what they came for, maximum points, the perfect...
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