Chelsea kicked off their pre-season in the most comfortable manner as they breezed to victory with a 5-0 win over lowly Wycombe. Jose
Mourinho’s youthful side controlled the entirety of the match against
League 2 opposition. Retaining the ball for a near-two minute spell from
kick-off, the Blues set the tone of the match early on and kept Gareth
Ainsworth’s men constantly on the back foot.
Though Chelsea saw
much of the ball in the opening period, only one clear-cut opportunity
was created and the visiting side capitalized to take the lead.Full-back Nathan Ake skipped down the left flank before crossing from the byline to put the ball into the path of the onrushing Patrick Bamford.
Youngster
Bamford, who netted eight times for Derby whilst on loan for the latter
part of last season, took his chance superbly, firing a left-footed
effort past the stranded Matt Ingram.
Mourinho introduced a number of senior players for the second period including John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic
and Nemanja Matic.
The experience showed as Chelsea carved open their
opponents time and time again, notching four more goals in the process.After
just a few second-half minutes Izzy Brown smashed home from close range
before Terry capitalised on some poor Wycombe defending to convert
Jeremie Boga’s corner.
Another Boga set-piece later allowed for
Ivanovic to nip in front of the onrushing Ingram in the Wycombe net to
add Chelsea’s fourth.The
rout was sealed with just three minutes remaining as Brown notched his
second of the game with an unstoppable, curling effort from 20 yards.
Jose Mourinho made 11
second-half changes, and although the opposition wasn’t up to much the
Blues looked very strong in all areas of the pitch.
The emergence of
youngsters such as Izzy Brown and Jeremie Boga, who may well be sent out
on loan, only add strength to Mourinho’s already-impressive squad. The
additions of Filipe Luis, Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa speak volumes.
Expect Chelsea to fight to the very end this season.
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