We Ain't Got No History - 2015-16 Capital One Cup, 3rd Round: Walsall 1-4 ChelseaChampions of Europe!https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52884/21_SBN_002_We_Aint_Got_No_History_Favicon_32x32..png2015-09-25T03:31:01+01:00http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/rss/stream/91522302015-09-25T03:31:01+01:002015-09-25T03:31:01+01:00Walsall vs. Chelsea: Player Ratings
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<b>1. KENEDY </b>- FL</td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Make it three straight wins for <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chelsea</a>. No clean sheet this time, but just the one bad bounce goal conceded. Ten goals scored over the last three matches; 10 different goalscoreres, even!</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">And the youth revolution also continues with the third straight Man of the Match award won by the youngest player in the starting lineup, following Ruben Loftus-Cheek's efforts midweek against Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Kurt Zouma's efforst against <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/">Arsenal</a> on the weekend. (Kenedy is two weeks younger than RLC.) The youth of today!</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In his three appearances, Kenedy has won two Man of the Match awards. One goal and one assist for the 19-year-old in this one. He's the first player this season to repeat as the Man of the Match. The hype is real.</div>
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<b>2. RAMIRES </b>- MC</td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Without looking into it, I want to say that the combined rating for Ramires and Mikel (15.9) has got to be the highest ever in the three-year history of these community player ratings.</div>
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<b>3. LOFTUS-CHEEK </b>- MC</td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Loftus-Cheek's Fabregas-esque assist o Kenedy's goal was easily the pick of the bunch. Less than 10 games into the new season, RLC has already played more first-team minutes (164) than all of last season (138). Progress!</div>
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<p><i>OTHERS:</i><br>Begović (<b>6.7</b>), Baba (<b>6.3</b>), Terry (<b>6.5</b>), Cahill (<b>6.8</b>), Ivanović (<b>4.9</b>), Mikel (<b>7.8</b>), Falcao (<b>6.3</b>), Rémy (<b>7.3</b>)</p>
<p><i>SUBS:</i><br>Pedro (<b>7.4</b>), Matić (<b>6.4</b>), Djilobodji (<b>6.2</b>)</p>
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https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/25/9395699/walsall-vs-chelsea-player-ratings-kenedy-hype-is-realDavid Pasztor2015-09-24T08:08:45+01:002015-09-24T08:08:45+01:00Kenedy's celebration was even better than his goal<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/D_Peezy/status/646943846408916992">Kenedy's celebration was even better than his&nbsp;goal</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Kenedy continues to impress in just about every aspect.</p></p></div>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/24/9391001/kenedys-celebration-was-even-better-than-his-goalDavid Pasztor2015-09-24T05:30:00+01:002015-09-24T05:30:00+01:00José happy with result, individual performances
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<p>A professional performance and a good result is all we could ever ask from match-up like the one yesterday in the third round of the League Cup. Against lower league opposition even a blowout win would not lead to much praise or morale boost, but anything less than comfortable advancement could easily instill doubt in the squad. That would be especially most unwelcome now, just as <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chelsea</a> have finally managed to put a couple good results together after the terrible start to the season.</p>
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<p>"When you start the season with bad results like we have, we could not lose against a League One team. You can do that when the season is fantastic and you are top of the league, but to lose a game against a League One team now wouldn't be good for us. We don't need that bad feeling, we need good feelings. The team was strong and played well. I'm happy with the result and individually it was good for the players too."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Jose Mourinho; source: <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/final-whistle-verdict--walsall-away.html">Chelsea FC</a></p>
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<p>No repeat of Bradford City here! No hint of the struggles away to <strike>Strawberry</strike> Shrewsbury Town! Just a clean, straightforward win, that could've been even cleaner and straightforward-ier had Falcao gotten a bit luckier (or wasn't so Torresian at times) or if our defenders weren't intent on giving away silly fouls around the box. That said, both Falcao and Terry did well in the manager's eyes. Ivanović's place is not under threat, so he did not warrant a mention.</p>
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<p>"John was solid, normal, no problem. We brought a good solid defence. The midfield was really good. Mikel and Ramires played amazingly well. It was a good game for Falcao, a good 90 mins - important for fitness. He worked a lot, ran a lot, moved a lot. He was in the game a lot. For the first time this season he was on the pitch for a long, long time so it was a good game for him."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Jose Mourinho; source: <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/final-whistle-verdict--walsall-away.html">Chelsea FC</a></p>
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<p>Mikel was indeed imperious, and while Walsall gave Zinedine Obi Pirlo more time than he's possibly ever received in his career, even when they pressed him, he was busting out the moves.</p>
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<p>Mourinho reserved special praise as well for the exciting Kenedy, who enjoyed his day out against League One opposition and in the process became our youngest goalscorer since <span>Scott Sinclair</span> scored in this same competition, in this same round, in our 4-0 win over <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/epl/teams/hull-city" class="sbn-auto-link">Hull City</a> in September 2007. (Those pesky parallels with 07-08 just aren't going away, are they? Though by this time back then, Avram Grant was in charge already.)</p>
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<p>"Kenedy played well. He was having pain in one calf, so I had to take him off, but a nice performance for him, good experience, more minutes on the pitch. It was good for all of them."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Jose Mourinho; source: <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/final-whistle-verdict--walsall-away.html">Chelsea FC</a></p>
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<p>Perhaps the one disappointment was that it was not Bertrand Traoré who came on, though that's a minor complaint in a match full of positives. (And Pedro did get his goal, which will be nice for him.) Three wins on the bounce; flying high into <a href="https://cominghomenewcastle.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Newcastle</a> where many a dream has come crashing down before. Suddenly, we can almost feel confident of that not happening this time around. Almost...</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/24/9390495/chelsea-walsall-mourinho-reactionDavid Pasztor2015-09-23T22:36:00+01:002015-09-23T22:36:00+01:00Chelsea beat Walsall, Kenedy gets debut goal
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<p>Walsall away in the Capital One Cup isn't the optimal draw for the defence of our second-newest trophy, but it's hardly the sort of trip that would give Jose Mourinho any nightmares. There's no disrespect intended when I suggest that even a second-string Chelsea side should comfortably beat a League One outfit, and unlike the debacle against Bradford City last year, this time the Blues held up their end of the bargain with a 4-1 win.</p>
<p>The intent was clear from kickoff. Chelsea immediately pinned the hosts back into their own half, looking a serious threat to score whenever they felt like it. The first chance fell to Radamel Falcao, whose heavy touch let him down after John Obi Mikel put the striker through on goal with a sublime pass. Then Ramires managed to scuff a shot from the penalty spot after enedy's cross popped off a defender and set up what should have been an easy goal. Loic Rémy joined the club after smartly setting himself up for a strike just inside the area and smashing it right into the nearest defender. And this was all inside the first 10 minutes!</p>
<p>A goal was coming. By this point it was only a matter of when, and that question was answered thanks to a Walsall error. Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge played a hospital ball to the unfortunate Paul Downing, leaving him totally exposed to a challenge from Kenedy. The Brazilian won the ball back, marched into the area, and stood up a cross at the back post for Ramires. A header was duly thumped home.</p>
<p>To nobody's surprise, Chelsea's intensity dropped after scoring, allowing Walsall to come out of their shells a little and attack. But the chances were still all at the other end of the pitch. Falcao blew another one-on-one with a poor touch, but did somewhat better with his next go, hitting the post from a tight angle before Rémy had the follow-up deflected over the bar.</p>
<p>It was Rémy who got the second, doubling the advantage four minutes before the break after deft play from Ramires opened up a gap on the Walsall left. Rémy had plenty to do even after being played in, but his cool, dinked finish left Etherington stranded and made it 2-0 Chelsea.</p>
<p>Getting into the half with that cushion would have been super, but the hosts struck back during stoppage time to keep the match at least vaguely competitive. Branislav Ivanovic made a bizarre if not entirely uncharacteristic error at right back and then attempted to make up for it by fouling his man 25 yards from goal. Former Blue Milan Lalkovic stepped up to take the free kick, and his swerving, vicious effort completely wrong-footed Asmir Begovic. Despite his error, Begovic managed to make the initial stop, but could only parry it to James O'Connor, who poked in the rebound to break a nice two-match clean sheet streak.</p>
<p>Despite the goal, there was no panic, and it didn't take long for Chelsea to restore their two-goal advantage. The goal, will, one hopes, be remembered for much longer than the match itself. Not only was it beautifully worked -- nice movement by Jon Obi Mikel, a rapier-like one-touch through ball from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and then an incisive finish -- it was also important in its own right as Kenedy became the youngest Chelsea goalscorer in almost a decade. It certainly wasn't a bad way to mark his full debut.</p>
<p>After 3-1 the game descended into farce, with the comedy first provided by a malfunctioning sprinkler, which seemed determined to dampen Begovic's spirits, then by Falcao, whose stand-up routine included falling over while trying to take a free kick and blazing over the bar for no apparent reason. There was also some football, which mostly involved Walsall attempting to attack but getting blocked off before they posed any real threat.</p>
<p>Jose Mourinho opted to lock things down 20 minutes from time, bringing on Pedro for Kenedy and Nemanja Matic for Loftus-Cheek, and the first sub grabbed the final goal when he skipped past his man and fired a low, 25-yard drive beyond Etherington's outstretched hand. After Pedro's strike, we had enough time for a first appearance from Papy Djilobodji, but not a whole lot else. Job done. Unless you're a sprinkler.</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/23/9388307/chelsea-vs-walsall-final-score-match-reportGraham MacAree2015-09-23T21:44:45+01:002015-09-23T21:44:45+01:00Pedro puts the icing on the League Cup cake with Chelsea's 4th<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/imZephyre/status/646785456009379841">Pedro puts the icing on the League Cup cake with Chelsea's&nbsp;4th</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>It's been all Chelsea all day; Blues run out 4-1 winners and advance to the League Cup 4th round.</p></p></div>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/23/9387725/pedro-puts-the-icing-on-the-league-cup-cake-with-chelseas-4thDavid Pasztor2015-09-23T21:37:41+01:002015-09-23T21:37:41+01:00Walsall 1-4 Chelsea: React & Rate
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<p>Job done. In a mostly straightforward manner. Not even a rogue sprinkler or the wonderful Milan Lalkovic could slow down this revitalized <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chelsea</a> train.</p>
<p>Choo choo ka choo right into the fourth round of the League Cup. (Opponent to be determined in short order.)</p>
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<li><span>Chelsea TV are replaying the match in a couple hours, at midnight (7pm EDT). Radio is a poor substitute.</span></li>
<li><span>Even on radio, Kenedy sounded like a stand-out performer. A goal and an assist for the kid. Loftus-Cheek with a very nice pass on Kenedy's goal, too.</span></li>
<li><span>Ramires also chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Loic Remy got on the scoresheet as well. Falcao was supremely unlucky not to follow suit. Pedro put the icing on the cake in added-on time.</span></li>
<li><span>Tons of Twitter praise for Mikel. Tons of Twitter shame for Ivanovic. Poor, poor Bearislav. He just wanted to see me happy and let Lalkovic have a good game. (Meanwhile, quiet whispers abound of Baba Rahman not exactly excelling on the other side either.)</span></li>
<li><span>Three straight wins for Chelsea. Let the good times roll!</span></li>
<li><span>Next up, a scary journey to the far north, <a href="https://cominghomenewcastle.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Newcastle</a>, where the sky is low and the points are scarce.</span></li>
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https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/23/9386669/walsall-1-4-chelsea-league-cup-post-match-reactionDavid Pasztor2015-09-23T21:01:29+01:002015-09-23T21:01:29+01:00Chelsea turn on the style as Kenedy makes it 3-1<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/chelseayouth/status/646797399931899908">Chelsea turn on the style as Kenedy makes it&nbsp;3-1</a></h3>
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https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/23/9386437/chelsea-turn-on-the-style-as-kenedy-makes-it-3-1David Pasztor2015-09-23T20:39:39+01:002015-09-23T20:39:39+01:00Remy gives Chelsea a short-lived 2-0 lead<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BrazilianCFC/status/646768023701979136">Remy gives Chelsea a short-lived 2-0&nbsp;lead</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Ramires with the assist on this one, though Walsall pull one back a few minutes later</p></p></div>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/9/23/9386043/remy-gives-chelsea-a-short-lived-2-0-leadDavid Pasztor