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. For all that Aaron Danks oversaw an immediate vast improvement, Villa were helpless to resist Newcastle from the moment Callum Wilson scored his penalty. The manner in which they crumpled under pressure will worry Emery.
During the first half, you could see Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa asking for more protection from those in front of them. Douglas Luiz and Leander Dendoncker did their best and did offer some bite in the first half , but as soon as Newcastle got their tails up they were left floundering. With Joelinton dropping deep, and the full-backs pushing on untracked, Newcastle effectively had four central midfielders against two. That killed the game.
There is little fault on Toney’s part – he relies upon service. But in recent matches, it is interesting to see just how deep he is dropping to try and get involved in play. Against Aston Villa last weekend, Toney had 36 touches of the ball but only two were in the opposition penalty area. He had five touches in the box against Wolves, but he still tended to move far away from goal to get involved in play.
This wasn’t karma’s doing, of course. Chelsea have done nothing wrong, merely used the principles of capitalism in their favour. This is still Potter’s team and in Roberto De Zerbi they may well have appointed an excellent coach to continue his work. They are brilliant at identifying weaknesses and just as brilliant at exploiting them. Brighton’s flaw has long been turning those moments of danger into goals; it helps when you opponent scores two of them for you.
“I’m not going to throw the players under the bus,” Potter said after the game. “I have to take responsibility and try to find a way for us to do better.” After a
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