In the FA Cup semi-finals, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0, and two Blues apprentices, Cheek and Mount, were credited separately. According to the schedule, the FA Cup final will be held between Chelsea and Liverpool on 14 May.
The second battle is still the final of the Germans.
With no danger, Chelsea pushed Crystal Palace open and then reached the final. Chelsea escaped the opposing air strike and waited for the goal to be scored. Crystal Palace midfielder Kouyatai almost broke the door with a hammer, but unfortunately his head was deflected. Two minutes later, Loftus Cheek gave the Blues a lead. 10 minutes later, Mount pushed into the far corner to lock in the final.
Before the 30th anniversary, two cups in the same season, the final was the same two teams. Both times, arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday. Tuchel had great luck in the semi-finals, winning 7,6 wins and drawings, conceding 10-1 and keeping 6 clean sheets. Not necessarily in the final. He lost to Bayern in the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain and Leicester City with chelsea in the FA Cup. Not Crystal Palace but Chelsea, Liverpool's difficulty in winning the title is only slightly higher, even if the two leagues this season and Liverpool are equal, Tuchel will be difficult to shake the "Ben Four" Liverpool. At least, that's how the script was written.
The semi-finals were the stage for Chelsea apprentices. For the first time in team history, Cheek and Mount have contributed to the motherhood. The last time Chelsea won the cup with an English player was more than half a century ago. Crystal Palace's failure to go any further had to do with Gallagher's inability to play. Gallagher is also a Chelsea apprentice, on loan to Crystal Palace this season, and has played extremely well overall. Crystal Palace was able to reach the semi-finals, the Premier League was relegated early, and this child was the most successful.
It is already a practice in English football that the borrower will not be able to play against his club in the competition. Gallagher could only blame himself for bad luck. Tuchel met him while eating out and was deeply sympathetic to him. If Tuchel had left him, would Chelsea's season have gone further? All we know is that Cheek was disappointing at the Bernabeu. Chelsea's exit has a lot to do with him. He took the lead for the Blues in this game, more fortunately than he unleashed his energy.
Cheek was an honours student in Chelsea's academy and was once a benchmark for apprentices. The team has won the FA Youth Cup in a row and he is an absolute main player. The club has high hopes for him. He also had the experience of borrowing the Crystal Palace. As early as Mourinho's lead, he was promoted to a team and made his first-team debut in the Champions League. After that, he "disappeared". Mourinho was not interested in him, and so was Conte. Conte was more optimistic about another apprentice, Moses. After that, Sarri and Lampard did not reuse him.
All four coaches, with the exception of Mourinho and Lampard, have given Cheek a chance, but none of them have been impressed by his performance. Objectively, Cheek was also unlucky, injured, and lay down again before he could play properly. Since Lampard has Mount, a proud protégé, he will not bother to wait for Cheek, who has been recuperating all season. Not knowing whether he was slighted by many managers and had his own history of injuries, Cheek never showed the domineering and talent of the echelon in the adult team.
On the other hand, Mount and Gallagher, from the moment they borrowed, had extraordinary performances and were regarded as malleable talents. The guys are all in the same position, traditionally the No. 8 position, the right winger. The earliest debut of Chick is still in the "investigation period", but the two students rushed to the front. The reason is that Chick's kick is "too meaty", sticky and slimy, hindering his own development. Tuchel said publicly: "He must believe that he is capable, and he must have the confidence to play the true level." ”
When he met Tuchel, Chick could be regarded as a nobleman. Playing so badly in the Champions League, still giving him a chance in the FA Cup semi-finals. Of course, Kovacic's accidental injury is also the reason why Chick came on the court early. That foot jumped straight into the dead corner, and I could see that Chick's kung fu was also the role he should play. However, if the ball hadn't bounced off the opponent's centre-back Gei's calf, would Cheek have been able to hit it? It's hard to say. His overall performance does not stand up to scrutiny.
On Thursday, Chelsea's sovereignty was decided. The summer window will inevitably have some recruitment, and the borrowing will return. Can Cheek compete with two disciples? Also not optimistic. In front of The Cheeks, Chelsea didn't have much of an advantage in attack. Also thanks to the fact that Crystal Palace is too conservative, less Gallagher leads the midfield, and the remaining group of sappers smash and grab, the opportunity can only come from set-pieces. Once Chelsea has escaped, the longer it drags on, the more Chelsea's bench depth will determine the winner or loser.
Chelsea are still a cup-playing team and are not strong enough to challenge Manchester City and Liverpool. The defense is not enough, and the cup will also be out of shape. Multiple veterans and main players may leave the team after the season, who will be the reinforcements? Did you change the boss and did you have the arrogance of the Abu period? All are unknowns. Tuchel continues to lead, and reusing apprentices will be the direction of forming the team. This was both an opportunity and a challenge for the three apprentices.
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