Chelsea Face Wrexham in Pre-Season Friendly: A Test for Mauricio Pochettino

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This Wednesday, at 9 pm, Chelsea face Wrexham at Kenan Memorial Stadium, in North Carolina (USA) in a duel valid for the Florida Cup Series. The pre-season tournament will put the team of actor Ryan Reynolds in a duel, which achieved historic access to the fourth national division. The Blues, after an inconsistent season, ended up without titles and even outside the first half of the Premier League table, wanting to change the outlook for 2023-24.

AFFIRMATION SEASON

The arrival of new owner Todd Boehly looked to be productive for Chelsea ahead of 2022-23. However, with numerous signings and more than BRL 3 billion spent, the squad inflated and went through several cracks, in addition to having three coaches (Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard) during the season. The team ended up without titles and, to boot, outside the top 10 of the Premier League. This Wednesday’s friendly duel will serve as the first test of coach Mauricio Pochettino, who is already under pressure for a good job after the poor performance of the Blues last season.

CONSTANT GROWTH

Under the management of actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham experienced a completely different season from Chelsea. The team achieved historic access to Football League Two, the fourth division of English football, after reaching the mark of 111 points and lifting the National League trophy. Dreaming of an incredible story of access to the Premier League seems unlikely at the moment, but history shows that the Blues have already been victims of the Red Dragons on two occasions, in 1979 and 1982, both for the Championship.

DATASHEET

Chelsea x Wrexham

Date and time: Wednesday, 07/19/2023, at 21:00 (Brasília time)

Local: Kenan Memorial Stadium, North Carolina (USA)

Where to watch: TNT Sports e HBO Max

PROBABLE ALIGNMENTS

CHELSEA (Manager: Mauricio Pochettino)

Kepa Arrizabalaga; Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell; Jack Gallagher, Enzo Fernandez and Carney Chukwuemeka; Raheem Sterling, Nico Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk

Embezzlement: Marcus Bettinelli, Armando Broja, Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana (injured); Hakim Ziyech, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Romelu Lukaku and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (unlisted for possible departures); Reece James (ill)

WREXHAM (Coach: Phil Parkinson)

Ben Foster; William Boyle, Ben Tozer e Eoghan O’Connell; Ryan Barnett, Luke Young, Elliott Lee, Andrew Cannon e Jacob Mendy; Paul Mullin e Sam Dalby

Embezzlement: There is not

2023-07-19 16:11:00
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