Chelsea Reserves Humbled by Powerful Wanderers
Ryan Bertrand may have Championship experience but he was humbled along with the other members of the team against Wycombe
Chelsea’s Reserves slumped to their second consecutive heavy defeat during pre-season, in a 5-1 thumping that will deflate the players, fans and management alike.
A blend of raw reserves and a splattering of youth with first team experience took on an experienced Wycombe side.
Chelsea XI:
Walker, B.Clifford, Ince, Deen-Conteh, Bertrand, Cork, C.Clifford, Kaby (Prosenik 59), Lalkovic (Philliskirk 59), Sinclair, Di Santo
It all started well for Chelsea who took the lead through Kaby after just 13 minutes, as he turned in the rebound from a powerful Scott Sinclair shot. However Chelsea went in behind at half time after goals from Ben Strevens and Scott Rendell.
The result was framed in the final quarter of the game, American Jon Paul Pittman took the game by the scruff of the neck with a hat trick that took just 5 second half minutes.
The score was emphatic and gave little to cheer about on first glance, the only consolation being the goal from Kaby and the fact that a late show from Wycombe did not reflect the overall balance of the match,which was closer than the scoreline suggests.
This is a demoralising loss and there is no doubt improvement is needed, but the performances will come, stick with it Chelsea fans.
