Plenty to reflect on after the 1st defeat.

Going up against the PL champions to start the season, it was going to be a tough test to break through vs Manchester City. It ended in a 0-2 result. Erling Haaland scored the 1st goal of the season, his 91st in 100 matches played. Enzo Maresca has a lot of work ahead of him to get the squad up and running for the season. There was a lot pressure and attack early on that yielded no shots on target, but when Nicolas Jackson got by Ederson late in the 1st half to level it up 1-1, it was ruled offsides by VAR.

Still, many players contributed well in this match and look to be strong candidates to be in the everyday starting XI. Romeo Lavia, after a long injury spell, played his first league match with the club and looked strong covering the deep midfield role, Cole Palmer & Marc Cucurella with a shortened summer break playing in the Euros returned right in to the starting lineup and played heavy minutes. All look ready to go for a long season.

Up next, the lads make the 1st trip away up to the Molineux to face Wolverhampton Wanderers. Former player, Pedro Neto has now joined up with Chelsea now faces 1st former club in the 2nd match of the Premier League season. It’s early, but the squad looks promising and ready to challenge for a top 4 spot this year, we can all hope!

Come on down to the Londoner Addison this Sunday morning and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas