When the final whistle blew at Stamford Bridge last night, Mauricio Pochettino must have been relieved.

Chelsea defeated Newcastle United 3-2 to get back to winning ways in the Premier League, however they had to work hard in the closing minutes to maintain their lead.
Mykhailo Mudryk, Cole Palmer, and Nicolas Jackson all scored goals to secure victory for the Blues, who displayed glimpses of their greatest play yesterday night.

He was compelled to alter their strategy from their previous encounter with Brentford, which also resulted in the termination of the five at the back experiment.

The manager started Raheem Sterling and Marc Cucurella down the left-hand side in lieu of Ben Chilwell and the injured Levi Colwill.
The main critique of that pair’s aggressive playmaking may be that almost all of their bright spots came from the other flank, usually as a result of Palmer and Malo Gusto working together.

Though he managed to round the goalie and find himself clean through on goal with the opportunity to kill their opponents, Sterling was only able to score against a guy on the line.
Pochettino ought to defer to Sterling.
The manager eventually substituted him in the second half, bringing Mudryk into the game and altering the formation to let him to play centrally, where he had excelled in the FA Cup match against Leeds United.

When the international player from Ukraine made his way through and scored what ultimately proved to be the game-winning goal, this choice paid off handsomely.

Supporters are starting to lose patience with Sterling since he has missed many opportunities this season, depriving players like Mudryk and Noni Madueke of opportunities.

There are rumors that some members of the club are thinking of selling the England player.

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Alfie Gilchrist is an English professional player who plays for premier league club Chelsea. The right footed central defender was signed from Queens Park Rangers at an under 11 level.

Gilchrist can play in a back three or back four defense line due to his technical abilities to cover both central back and right back positions. These qualities have drawn him a comparison to Chelsea legend John Terry and much praises from other players after captaining Chelsea youth in Premier League 2 and earning a nomination for the PL2 player of the season award due to his defensive contributions.

Gilchrist made his senior club debut on 27 December 2023 against Crystal Palace where he came on as a substitute. The defender was also in the preseason squad in America.

Player profile and Wiki data.

Career.

Alfie Gilchrist started his career at Queens Park Rangers academy ranks and in 2014 after being scouted by Chelsea scouts he completed a move to Chelsea where he started at the under 11 level after a successful trials.

Academy years at Chelsea.

Gilchrist after a successful rise in the Chelsea youth ranks at Cobham he was able to break through up to the under 18 level and due to his impressive performance in the first year as an under 18 he was offered his first professional contract at Chelsea.

In the 2020/21 season he made 18 academy appearance and his contributions made him to be picked as the 2021 scholar of the year. The next season 2021/22 he played a big part in the under 18 also captaining the youth squad that reached the FA youth cup semifinals and also the team that won the under 18 premier league cup.

Gilchrist took over U23 captain duties on February 2023 after the departure of Bashir Humphrey to Paderborn on loan. He was nominated for PL2 player of the season award in the 2022/23 season.

Chelsea

Alfie Gilchrist was first named in Chelsea squad on 26 May 2023 against Manchester united. Due to his durability and being defensively secure Mauricio Pochettino was able to include him to the preseason squad that went to America and made his appearance against Wrexham in the second half where Chelsea won 5-0.

On 27 December 2023, Gilchrist made his senior debut in a competitive match against Crystal Palace where he came on in the ending minutes where Chelsea won 2-1.

Lifestyle and Net worth.

Gilchrist has kept his life private as he flaunts less about his life as he has dedicated his time to his career thus minimizing luxury life exposure.

Gilchrist has an estimated net worth of £800k as of 2023 stats main earnings coming from his salary where he earns £5,500 a week after his contract extension until June 25 2024.

There are no dating records of Alfie Gilchrist as he has not yet revealed his girlfriend or fiancée to the public.

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Senegalese wonderkid Pape Diongue who plays for Academie Foot Darou. in Senegal.

According to football transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano the deal is in place but yet to be disclosed. The player was in attendance in the Carabao cup quarter finals which saw Chelsea advancing to the semi-finals after beating Newcastle on penalties.

Player profile.

The player got the European attention during the U17 world cup despite Senegal’s early exit in the round of 16 the player’s work rate was immense in his role as a defensive midfielder.

Style of play.

Pape Diongue possesses a commendable technical abilities as he is proficient with both feet with his right foot being the dominant one. Diongue is an aggressive midfielder and excels in one on one situations particularly in duels and tackles. The defensive midfielder despite his abilities to control the game he is not a box to box midfielder but his first touches and ball controls are of high standards.

His passing range extends to both short and long passes.