Man of the Match: Lamptey
Best player for Chelsea: James

Brighton took the L, but had they been clinical on their final balls, there would have
put up 2 more goals.

Kepa: 5.5
Looked strong in the first half, but fell apart in the second half. And his
Reflexes and reaction speed are still bad

Zouma - 6
Made some good clearances and seems to be in great shape, but didn’t lead the line or set up any organization. The line was exposed several times.

Christensen - 5.5
Forget he was on the pitch, and didn’t cover on the the set piece

Alonso- 5
Lamptey was putting a hurting on him and didn’t really close him down , and had all day to assist on the goal.

James - 7
Didn’t factor much in the first half, but turned it on in the second
Got aggressive on the attack, and scored Chelsea’s second goal.

RLC - 4
Very, very poor. Doesn’t appear to be in form, and messed up a counter that would
Have allowed Timo to score easily. Was immediately subbed off for second half

Jorginho - 6
He scored the penalty, and was somewhat active during the match, but still doesn’t
have command of the midfield. He is still a weak link.

Werner - 7
This guy is going to score tons of goal . His energy, speed and work rate are elite as fock. He won the penalty, and he tracked back .there was a time where he was the only player tracking back, and he put his hand up in frustration, like, hey, where is everyone?

Havertz - 5.5
Was a non-factor. Never got into the game, and seem to be lost at times. He was subbed off later. The only bright spot was that he tracked back to break up a counter. New league , and his first game, so I hope he just needs time to adjust.

Kante - 5.5

His play was poor, and he never put his mark on the match. Brighton was having their way with our midfield, and there wasnt any effort from him. His work rate was very low.
He broke up a few balls, but that’ was about it. Maybe he still finding his form, but it has been a long time since I have seen him boss the midfield

Mount - 6

He was quite invisible as well, and never got into the game. But he did feature a bit more in the last 10 mins or so.

Subs: Barkley, Odi, Azp ... Our shape got a little better when Barkley came on, and Chelsea played faster in the final ten mins with Odi. Azp played for only a few mins.

First game of the season, and we got the win, so that is all that matters. However, we still have a lot of work to do, and based on today’s performance ,we are not even close to being able to take on pool or city. This line up was doomed from the beginning, especially with RLC getting the start. I like him, but I just don’t think he is anywhere close to being what he used to be. And having Mount on the wing is never good. More creativity is needed, which is why Odi should have started. Mount is better as a CAM. We wasted the runs by Werner. There was zero service, so players like Odi and Pulisic are needed for their speed and creativity.

Let’s get better. We need to get better, especially on defense.