{"id":296756,"date":"2023-11-06T22:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296756"},"modified":"2023-11-06T22:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:23:58","slug":"chelsea-have-three-problems-despite-scraping-tottenham-win-in-red-card-var-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/chelsea-have-three-problems-despite-scraping-tottenham-win-in-red-card-var-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea have three problems despite scraping Tottenham win in red card VAR chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea ended Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the season in a Premier League classic in north London. The Blues won 4-1 but boss Mauricio Pochettino still has a number of concerns that will worry him moving forward.<\/p>\n

Tottenham took an early lead when Dejan Kulusevski’s shot took a cruel deflection of Levi Colwill to leave Robert Sanchez helpless. But the early domination from the hosts wasn’t to last.<\/p>\n

Chelsea had two goals disallowed for offside after Destiny Udogie was lucky to escape red for a tackle on Raheem Sterling. Cristian Romero was then sent off for a high challenge on Enzo Fernandez, with Cole Palmer equalising from the resulting penalty.<\/p>\n

Udogie finally got his marching orders early in the second half with a trip on Sterling earning him a second yellow. Spurs and especially goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario put up a huge fight to preserve their unbeaten run but Chelsea finally broke through with Nicolas Jackson scoring from close range.<\/p>\n

Spurs then pushed for an equaliser of their own and ultimately opened themselves up at the back, with Jackson adding two more to complete a hat-trick. Express Sport<\/em> looks at three problems Chelsea still face despite the win.<\/p>\n

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Caicedo difficulties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moises Caicedo cost Chelsea a British record transfer fee of \u00a3115million in the summer. However, he is yet to show his real form from his time at Brighton.<\/p>\n

The Ecuador star was unable to take a grip on the match, even when Spurs were down to nine. It appears he will take longer to settle at Stamford Bridge than most would have predicted.<\/p>\n

Mudryk struggles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mykhaylo Mudryk had a night to forget after coming on to replace Fernandez in the 58th minute. It seemed everything the winger did went wrong.<\/p>\n

Chelsea needed to remain calm and wait for the open spaces. But Mudryk was often wasteful in possession and the \u00a388m they spent on him looks stranger by the day.<\/p>\n

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