HORRIBLE EVENING IN LONDON

CHELSEA WON 4-0 - NOTHING WORKED FOR UNITED

CHELSEA

F.C.

Pedro (1'), Cahill (21'), Hazard (62'), Kanté (70')

PREMIER LEAGUE 2016/17

Gameweek 9

4-0

23 October 2016

Stamford Bridge

London, England

MANCHESTER

UNITED

 

LONDON.

Tonight everything went wrong.

Chelsea outplayed Man Utd and were also much more efficient.

They scored two in each half, while United failed to score at all.

Zlatan had two chances but missed them both.

– It's hard work to fall behind. We only get to chase, so the match didn't turn out like we wanted it to, Zlatan said after the game.

 

HORRENDOUS START

The game couldn't have started worse for United. Already after 30 seconds Smalling and De Gea seemingly miscommunicated which enabled Pedro to run through and score in the open net. 1-0 to Chelsea. Twenty minutes later it was time again. Gary Cahill scored from within the penalty box. 2-0 to Chelsea after twenty minutes, horrendous start.

 

AWFUL FIRST HALF BY UNITED

Manchester United were not on their toes in the first 45 minutes. Chelsea created several more chances and could have been three up with some luck. Man Utd came back in small sessions, Zlatan got a good chance but his header went over. 2-0 at halftime.

 

CONTINUED CONCEDING GOALS

Mourinho replaced Fellaini with Mata which gave hope to the Man Utd-fans, but the bad performance continued. Even though the attacks looked more dangerous they weren't. And when Hazard made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute, all hope went away. Kanté scored 4-0 in the 70th minute, horrible evening in London.

ZLATAN.

Started the game.

 

Was quite invisible in the first half when Chelsea dominated the game. Came down and picked up the ball from time to time but very few times close to Chelsea's penalty box or facing the goal.

 

He had one chance, a header missing target, like against Liverpool. He won the duel against Azpilicueta easily but his header went a few decimetres over the bar.

 

Not much happened around Zlatan in the second. His teammates failed to link him up and when Zlatan got the ball it was too static and slow.

 

He got three chances and was close to scoring once, but this wasn't Zlatan's day.

 

 

 

 

 

ATTEMPTS.

8' - HEADER - Over (1)

73' - RIGHT FOOT SHOT - Over (2)

80' - RIGHT FOOT SHOT - Saved (3)

90+2' - LEFT FOOT SHOT - Blocked (4)

STARTING XI

 

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GOALS

 

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ASSISTS

 

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CARDS

 

90'

MINUTES

 

88%

PASS COMPLETION

VIDEO

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

FELLOW ATTACKERS

19. RASHFORD

14, LINGARD
 
out 65'

11. MARTIAL

8. MATA
in 65'
in 45'

"WE ONLY GOT TO CHASE"

2016.10.23 | Zlatan Unplugged

ZLATAN DISAPPOINTED AFTER THE BIG LOSS

The match against Chelsea ended in a painful 4-0 loss. How would you describe the match?

Zlatan: "The result is disappointing."

What instructions did you get before the match, and how did the early goal affect your game plan?

Zlatan: "It's hard work to fall behind. We only get to chase, so the match didn't turn out like we wanted it to."

What would you attribute the main blame for the loss – and could you yourself have acted differently to change the outcome?

Zlatan: "The goals we concede are simply too cheap."

Now there is a six-point difference between you and the top-trio City, Arsenal and Liverpool. What's missing for United to be a real top-team in this year's Premier League?

Zlatan: "We need to get the points required."

Source: Zlatan Unplugged.