Chelsea’s Pedro Neto goal versus Los Angeles FC in the FIFA Club World Cup win at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Nicolas Jackson with the brilliant through ball to put Neto in on goal. And with a lovely fake shot Neto cuts the soccer ball back to his left foot and scores.
Moreover, these are the kind of dribbling skills that Chelsea wants to see throughout the tournament from Neto.
Watch the Pedro Neto goal for Chelsea in the video below. The Chelsea highlight video below jumps right to the Neto goal. Again though, it is the timing of the pass by Nicolas Jackson that makes the goal happen. Furthermore, the two Chelsea players are developing a good understanding.
Additionally, Neto thanked Jackson after the game for the through ball pass.
‘Nico and I always speak outside of the pitch about the way we want to combine with each other. This time, I just ran behind and Nico gave me the ball. I have to thank him for the pass because he was joking with me because I didn’t thank him. I will say now, thank you very much Nico!’
Pedro Neto stats versus Los Angeles FC at the Club World Cup via WhoScored.com:
80 touches
47/51 passes completed
4 key passes
5 successful dribbles
8 duels won
2 fouls won
2 shots
1 shot on target
1 goal
9.18 WS rating
Player of the Match in Chelsea’s opening win in the Club World Cup is Neto. Altogether, just an all-around exceptional game from the Portuguese winger.
Overall, one player Chelsea hopes will play even better in the coming games is Cole Palmer. While Palmer was very active in this game, he hasn’t scored a goal in quite some time. However, this is only the first game of the tournament. He will settle in and play even better in the games to come.
