Heidenheim 0-2 Chelsea: Post-match highlights: The Blues continue to lead the Conference League after beating Heidenheim at home
- Chelsea remain top of the Conference League after beating Heidenheim 2-0.
- Jadon Sancho returned to his excellent form, making two assists alone.
- Nkunku scores again but questions remain about his Chelsea future
Sancho is back in top form
After not starting for Chelsea for almost a month, Jadon Sancho was given the chance to start on the right wing to replace Noni Madueke and Pedro Neto, who are currently recovering. And it must be said that Sancho showed excellent form
throughout the 90 minutes of the game. Even though Heidenheim is the 15th ranked team in the Bundesliga, it must be admitted that they were very well prepared to deal with Chelsea. Especially goalkeeper Kevin Müller, who showed many miraculous saves until the pressure started to build up on Chelsea’s attacking players. However, Sancho, who tried to create the game time and time again, was finally able to make the difference.
To be honest, Sancho’s dribbling style is almost always able to get past the opposing defenders. Then in the 51st minute, he carried the ball into the penalty area. Before setting up Nkunku to score the first goal. And it was emphasized again at the end of the game when Sancho made a beautiful run. Received the ball from Dewsbury-Hall and crossed for Mudryk to shoot in for the final goal. The
two assists he made today have further strengthened Sancho’s name as a real contender for a position on the wing. It’s a good thing for Chelsea to have quality attackers to rotate and use amidst this year’s packed competition.
Is it Jorgensen’s time yet?
Although Enzo Maresca currently gives Robert Sanchez the chance to be the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app team’s first-choice goalkeeper, what cannot be overlooked is the form of Philip Jorgensen, who has been increasingly prominent, especially today. Where it can be said that without him, Chelsea would definitely not have taken home 3 points. The
former Villarreal goalkeeper is still in the status of the team’s ‘number 2’ after Enzo Maresca prefers Sanchez’s playing style more. But to be honest, since the match against Nottingham Forest, Sanchez’s form has been below standard, both in club and national team matches. Many Chelsea fans have called for Maresca to promote Jorgensen to play in the league. In today
‘s match, not only did Jorgensen stand in a good position. Read the rhythm to cut off the opponent’s attacks, and made several super saves to keep Chelsea in the game. We also saw him complain to Benoit Badiashile when he passed the ball to him unprepared. Which almost caused the team to lose a goal. It can be said that he has a fierce character, unlike Sanchez who is more of a calmer type.
We will have to see if Maresca will finally give Jorgensen a chance to play in the Premier League. But if the form of both players continues to oppose each other like this. It won’t be long before we see the Swedish goalkeeper standing guard as the team’s number one goalkeeper.
Nkunku’s ticking time bomb..
In the past 2-3 weeks, as the winter market is about to open, many media outlets have started to report on the situation of Christopher Nkunku, who is currently still unable to secure a position as Chelsea’s first-choice striker despite playing for almost half a season. This has raised a big question mark as to whether Nkunku is looking for a way out of Chelsea.
Before the game started, Enzo Maresca clearly answered that Nkunku is not for sale, and the player is ready to continue fighting at Chelsea. However, in today’s game, Nkunku’s body language and eyes told him something, and this might not be a good sign for the Blue Lions.
Nkunku continued to play as a starter in the Conference League and was able to score another goal, becoming the team’s top scorer with 11 goals this season. However, his body language seemed to show that his passion was fading, compared to Mykhailo Mudryk, who scored a goal in the same match. The latter seemed to have a lot more fire.
If we were to make a simple comparison, Nkunku’s current situation is like a high school kid being sent to play with elementary school kids. Playing football is fun, but he probably wants to play against opponents of the same age. Otherwise, what would the 11 goals he scored mean if he only scored against teams of this level?
Maresca’s difficult task now is how to make the attackers who are all showing good form and who all think that they deserve to play, be united and ready to stay in their own area until the end. Because no fan wants to see the ‘team break up’ before even touching a single trophy.