Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-1 in their first real pre-season friendly last night.
The Blues had played Peterborough behind closed doors, but the game last night was televised and was out in the open.
Thomas Tuchel wanted a win and he got one, despite a much changed team between both halves, and of course, most of his stars were not involved due to being at Euros and not ready yet.
Chelsea fans were shocked by the performances of three players, and I have taken a selection of their tweets here below.
Both Danny Drinkwater and Lewis Baker have been described as finished players for Chelsea, but both were fantastic last night, Baker surprisingly even playing at centre back! Drinkwater turned into Jorginho!
And the third player, perhaps not as surprising, was Armando Broja, who also got on the scoresheet. He really impressed these Chelsea fans, as did many others.
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Is it just me that thinks Drinkwater isn’t looking too bad out there 😂
— Conn (@ConnCFC) July 27, 2021
Nobody wants to say it but Sir Drinkwater had a brilliant first half. 👍
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) July 27, 2021
Show this first half from Drinkwater to potential buyers.
— CFCDaily (@CFCDaily) July 27, 2021
I don’t know what’s stranger, the fact Drinkwater has a full head of hair or that he’s playing like prime Pirlo in 2021 for Chelsea. Heads gone.
— Dubois (@CFCDUBois) July 27, 2021
https://twitter.com/youneshh/status/1420099777853861900?s=20
Respect Don Danny Drinkwater. What a performance!
A 6-minute highlights of his tackles and passes against Bournemouth. Watch 👇
📽 https://t.co/lbM5i9jXUR pic.twitter.com/ETQiQ6VabD
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) July 27, 2021
I hope Drinkwater leaves, but i’d still take him over spending £80m on Declan Rice
— CE (@CarefreeEra) July 27, 2021
https://twitter.com/BrianGDK_/status/1420105099645530118?s=20
Cancel the Kounde deal we’ve got Lewis Baker..
— ✈️ (@Arrizabalager) July 27, 2021
Lewis Baker really impressing me. Strong, good reader of the game and very comfortable on the ball so far 👏🏼
— Ash (@CFCA41) July 27, 2021
Thought Lewis Baker was great today …pretty confident with and without the ball . Led the centre of our defence pretty well .
— CFC VED⭐⭐💙💙 (@VEDCfc1204) July 27, 2021
Fair to say Broja couldn’t have done more to impress during his minutes tonight. Promising start #CFC
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) July 27, 2021
Broja impressed a lot of Chelsea fans today and for good reason. Only 19 years old but already has that Diego Costa physicality to his game. pic.twitter.com/UtnfF45SEG
— Conn (@ConnCFC) July 27, 2021
3 pre-season games, 3 goals, 1 assist.
Still just 19 years old. Armando Broja. 👏💙 pic.twitter.com/coHZfvyykd
— LDN (@LDNFootbalI) July 27, 2021
Armando Broja’s goal tonight https://t.co/0FmA7FZLBD #cfc pic.twitter.com/5dK4gABIXI
— TheSecretScout (@TheSecretScout_) July 27, 2021
U know that a striker that panics will miss that goal Broja scored. I like ice-cold finishers.
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) July 27, 2021
Drink water, he’s such an excellent player, give him chance at the senior level.he has done it before along side Ngolo Kante at Leicester.