football.londontakes a look at the talking point to arise from Chelsea's friendly against Brighton in Philadelphia as the Blues record their second win over pre-season
When Chelsea went behind to Danny Welbeck's goal it felt, despite being a friendly, like a reality check for the Blues after their 5-0 win over Wrexham. Brighton are a Premier League side who showed they were better than the Blues on two occasions last term who demand respect.
It will have ended close than than the Blues hoped at 4-3 but already the summer is moving ahead on a more positive trajectory than 12 months before. with that football.london takes a look at some of the talking points to arise from the win over the Seagulls.
Goalscorers galore
In the last 12 months and perhaps even longer it's rarely felt like Chelsea would be able to manage one goal so to score four, even in a pre-season friendly, feels like quite the achievement. With nine in two games, Chelsea have already managed almost a quarter of the goals they racked up in the Premier League in the whole of last term.
The forward said following the game: "When I have space I will run into the space, I always tell them [my teammates]."
It's a promising start, and Jackson was sure to reflect on what he had done well. The Senegal international spent time after the game reflecting with both Mudryk and Cucurella about their combinations.
Still, it's hard not to dream of Nkunku and Jackson starting together.
The kids stand a chance
Much has been made about the make-up of Chelsea's squad that has travelled to the USA. There is little getting away from the number of players who are 21 or under and who face uncertain prospects of making Chelsea's Premier League squad at the start of the season.
However, Malo
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