Chelsea backed away after a first half of punishment, but could not press home and take the three points against tractors to the championship. It was a lost opportunity to go to fourth place, although the fifth place they now occupy would be enough to ensure a place in the Champions League. IPpswich once again enjoyed facing his ingenuity against blues. His only house victory in the league this season was against Chelsea.
Here are the main food to carry.
Alignments
Chelsea: Sánchez, Chabah, Tosin (Taste H/T), Colwill, Cucurella, Fernández, Caicedo, Madueke (Sancho 68), Palmer, Pedro Neto, Jackson (Nunku 87). SUBS Und used: acampong, Badiashile, Dewsbury-Hall, George, James, Jorgensen
Ipswich Town: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis (Towsend 62), Morsy, Cajustste, Johnson, Enciso (Taylor 75), Clarke (Phylogenic 71) (Broadhead 75), Hirst (Delap 71), son. Sub -used subs: Chaplin, Luongo, Walton, Woolfenden
Snapshot of the game
Condemned they can be, and under the Cosh they were early in Nicolas Jackson hitting an after the Ipswich played with a lot of spirit and surprised the blues to take a part -time advantage with escape goals.
In 20 minutes, Julio Encisñala at home in the near post after Ben Johnson had cut the ball of the byline line after clinging to a George Hirst ball through the channel. Enciso became a supplier with a cross to the distant post that Johnson nodded, fits Robert Sánchez after half an hour, a VAR check that annulled the flag of a line player.
Undoubtedly, he gave a dressing in the interval, Chelsea responded immediately after the restart, with Noni Madueke leading from the right and that Axel Tuanzebe became his own cross on his own network, under the pressure of Marc Cucurella, the Spanish issuing for being hit twice by the IPPSWich goals.
Tactical approach
On paper, this resembles the strongest alignment of Chelsea, with Madueke and Pedro Neto on the flanks and Cole Palmer pulling the strings behind the always better than Nicolas Jackson.
The pivots of Enzo Fernández and Moises Caicedo wandered ahead of Tosin and Levi Colwill with the full back roles of Trevoh Chabah and Cucurella.
It helped only two European quarterfinal ties, this game could have a priority for Enzo Maresca. It has more than enough riches for the husband of resources through a relatively little demanding draw against Legia Warsaw that has already been effectively won.
The configuration allowed blues to master possession and territory.
Rigor
It has to be Palmer, as is often on the bridge. Only this time, is Alex Palmer. The Ipppswich goalkeeper had an excellent game behind a defense that fought hard but always seemed vulnerable, sitting as deep as Chelsea pressed during most of the game.
In truth, no one covered in glory for the blues. Pedro Neto showed the necessary intensity, but was misguided in his final touches. Enzo Fernández held Chelsea driving forward and almost grabbed a winner. It was probably the best of a fashion group.
Better
JADON SANCOS EQUALIZER. The fans were not too impressed when Maresca removed Madueke and brought Man United for the last quarter, but Sancho justified the faith when he found space on the edge of the box and exploded it to the fullest, curvating the ball beyond Alex Palmer to put the 2-2, 11 minutes after leaving the bank.
One leg should have a better moment of Chelsea in the form of a winning goal to complete the return, and few would have against him at that stage, but never materialized.
Party groan
There was a lot for local fans to choose. The first passes out of the place of Robert Sánchez, one to an opponent to only 40 yards, another directly in contact, was one, the lack of final product despite all the possession was another. Angry qualified for part time and many groans would have come from the boss, who sent his players early for the second half to say: “Go to order this!” They made the intensity, but they were finally heavy.
Conversation points in the pub
If the blues cannot beat Pswich, what are the chans in their tracing accessories? In theory, this was the easiest of the seven games that remained in the match and the blues were 5/1 to win it at the beginning.
They could not capitalize on a lot of good openings and will need to be much more efficient when they have less than the ball in their removal games: at home to Everton, Liverpool and Man United and far from Fulham, Newcastle and Forest.
Cole Palmer’s shape could also be in discussion. There were many haules in enemy territory, but different final touches that suggested a small fall of trust. It was much more powerful at the beginning of the season and hope must be that rediscovered that ruthless streak. He has noted Sprot the draw from mid -January with Bournemouth.
What the boss had to say
“We started quite well, creating opportunities, but when they scored the first goal, the dynamics of the game changed. The two goals we granted were our mistakes.
“At this stage of the season against the thesis of the teams, if you can score the first, the game completes the changes on your side. Unfortunately, we are thoroughly, and then the game was not good enough in different things.
“Like the other teams in the positions of the Champions League, I think we are going to win games, but at the same time we will fall points. It is normal.
“Surely we did not expect to lower points, especially in the way we started the game because I think that for all of us it was a matter of when we were going to score, but then they scored and completely changed the dynamics of the game. Probable us.” “
In the photo of the photo: Cole Palmer faces the defense of IPPSWich, but the man of England could not put on the score sheet today (image: alamy)
