In a thrilling start to the Premier League season, Chelsea secured a 3-2 victory over Fulham on Monday. Morgan Rogers, the club’s record signing, made an immediate impact by scoring on his debut. This win marks a successful beginning for new head coach Xabi Alonso, who aims to lead the team to a strong campaign this year.
Rogers signed from Aston Villa last month and scored four minutes before halftime when he slotted home a sweet cutback from Maxence Lacroix. Both men managed Real Madrid for periods last season but moved to England after being relieved of their duties at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and Alonso won out in an entertaining game at Craven Cottage.
“It is a great combination and great quality,” he said. “We deserved a little bit more but football is not about what you deserve, it’s about what you take,” a disappointed Arbeloa said, although he added he was pleased with his players’ attitude. Fulham cut the deficit almost immediately — Gonzalo García heading down and into the net after Sanchez could only parry Timothy Castagne’s low shot — and it poured forward in search of a winner but it was not to be. “We know that if we reach them in a good position then they have this talent to create special things. The fixture matched Alonso against his former Real Madrid and Spain teammate Álvaro Arbeloa, who was also making his first appearance in the Fulham dugout. “This is how we’re going to play no matter who is in front of us.
Today I am happy that all three scored.
