Newcastle Surpasses Chelsea in Riveting Clash!
Newcastle attacker Anthony Gordon has admitted his surprise at how open Chelsea were in the game against them.The Blues lost 1-0 at home to Newcastle yesterday in their latest Premier League game, and...
“Get behind them” – Newcastle player surprised at how open Chelsea were against them Newcastle attacker Anthony Gordon has admitted his surprise at how open Chelsea were in the game against them. The Blues lost 1-0 at home to Newcastle yesterday in their latest Premier League game, and it was not a good outlook for Chelsea and Liam Rosenior. EXCLUSIVE!
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This can be effective, of course. But it can also leave a team pretty open, especially if you go man for man. It seems that Gordon knew Chelsea would play like this and knew what it would mean for them if they could get in behind Chelsea’s high line – and they did just that to score their winning goal, the only goal of the game.
Gordon on Chelsea Anthony Gordon celebrates scoring for Newcastle. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) In words picked up on X after the game, Gordon said: “Chelsea were playing man-for-man so we knew we could get behind them, but it did seem very open. ” I think that pretty much says it all about Chelsea under Rosenior and to be honest, this tactic in general.