Chelsea player ratings vs Gent

Chelsea keeps their amazing form going as they got the better of the Belgian side Gent in their first Conference League game at Stamford Bridge. The London side is scoring goals for fun under their new manager Enzo Maresca. And they did the same against Gent in this game.

The scoreline Chelsea 4-2 Gent shows the attacking prowess of the Blues. Renato Veiga opened the scoring just after the 10-minute mark. Pedro Neto doubled the lead for the Blues at the start of the second half. Tsuyoshi Watanabe pulled one back for the Belgian side.

But, Christopher Nkunku had other ideas as he restored the 2-goal lead for the Blues. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tripled the lead for the Blues which proved to be too much for Gent even though they pulled another one back through Omri Gandelman at the 90th minute of the game.

So, Enzo Maresca will be happy with the performance of his team even though two goals conceded will not make the Italian manager happy. Thus, here are the Chelsea player ratings vs Gent in their 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge in the Conference League.

Chelsea player ratings vs Gent - Conference League

Let’s start the Chelsea player ratings vs Gent in the Conference League with their goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen (6/10). The Danish international got rarely tested and when he was needed, he did a pretty good job.

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In the defence for the Blues in this Chelsea vs Gent game, Axel Disasi (6/10) had a decent outing as he played the ball in-behind for Neto’s goal and should have got on the scoresheet too. Tosin Adarabioyo (6/10) had a sturdy game as he was solid in defence and put the ball forward as well. Benoit Badiashile (6/10) was calm in defence and Gent usually failed to trouble him. Renato Veiga (8/10) is a different man when it possession and scored the first goal for the Blues.

As far as the midfield goes for Chelsea vs Gent, Cesare Casadei (7/10) did not play in his natural position but did a decent job for his team. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7/10) got more into the game after scoring the goal. Joao Felix (5/10) tried to do too much but the end result was ineffective.

When it comes to the attack for Enzo Maresca’s men, Mykhaylo Mudryk (8/10) is getting back to his best as he was tough to handle for Gent’s defence and his crossing was amazing. Pedro Neto (7/10) scored and had a few good runs and nothing much he offered to the team in this game. Christopher Nkunku (7/10) was having a quiet game before he put the ball in the back of the net.

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For the couple of substitutes that Maresca made, Marc Guiu (5/10) came on for Nkunku and the teenager did what he could. Tyrique George (6/10) is another teenager who got some minutes under his belt after coming on for Neto. As for the manager Enzo Maresca (7/10), he rotated his players and his team scored goals and brought home three points. You cannot ask for more from your manager.

Chelsea player ratings vs Gent: Starting XI - Jorgensen (6/10); Disasi (6/10), Adarabioyo (6/10), Badiashile (6/10), Veiga (8/10); Casadei (7/10), Dewsbury-Hall (7/10), Felix (5/10); Mudryk (8/10), Neto (7/10), Nkunku (7/10); Substitutes -  Guiu (5/10), George (6/10) Manager - Maresca (7/10).

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