Barnsley vs Chelsea (24.08.1997)
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00:00was Barnsley's debut season in the Premier League.
00:03It had been a mixed start for Danny Wilson's side,
00:05with defeat on the opening day at home to West Ham,
00:07followed by an away win at fellow newcomers Crystal Palace.
00:11Now they faced Ruud Gullit's multi-million pound Chelsea,
00:14an opportunity to gauge whether the tykes were suitably equipped
00:17to take their place amongst the elite of English football
00:20after a hundred years of trying.
00:23Macedonian forward Georgi Hristov had to settle for a place on the bench.
00:28South African midfielder Eric Tinkler was making his second start
00:31after his summer move from Italian side Cagliari.
00:36Over 18,000 fans packed into Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium.
00:41Chelsea were without Frank Leboeuf and the injured Celestin Babayaro.
00:45Gianluca Vialli was recalled to the starting line-up in place of Mark Hughes
00:50after Chelsea's opening day defeat at Coventry,
00:53which had left Ruud Gullit with plenty to think about.
00:56Commentary from Paul Dempsey.
00:58It's the visitors Chelsea who'll get us going from left to right here at Oakwell,
01:02our match referee Graham Paul.
01:08Barnsley a little keen to get in the action.
01:10This has been a good ground historically for Chelsea.
01:13A total of 15 visits, Chelsea have won four and drawn five of them.
01:17But the first meeting between these sides in eight years,
01:21that's because Barnsley have been in the lower grade.
01:26Graham Lasso, returned to Chelsea at the start of the season.
01:28Good ball in from him, Gustavo Poiet got on the end of it.
01:34Wilkinson knocked it on for Barnsley.
01:38And unceremoniously Martin Bullock was dumped to the ground by Dan Petrescu.
01:44Bullock one of this clutch of youngsters that Barnsley have brought through.
01:48What a dream it is for them to be in this environment.
01:53Corner to the channel was for John Hendry to chase.
01:56And his 33-year-old legs went scurrying after it.
02:01Excellent professional Hendry.
02:10Lasso slid it into Vialli.
02:14Poiet just kept it.
02:18Solwise a bit short now, can Barnsley hit Chelsea on the counter?
02:22This is Hendry.
02:25A drive from Bullock.
02:31Nicely stitched together by Sheridan.
02:35And the foul whips down the right-hand side here at Barnsley.
02:38And they stretch Chelsea.
02:40First strike of the game comes from Barnsley.
02:43How well they put it together.
02:46And this man Redfern, arrived
02:50just in time to remind us of his biggest strength.
02:53Pulling into the box from the middle of the field late onto things.
02:59Chelsea seeing plenty of the ball early on here.
03:05What a fine piece of work by Tinkley though.
03:08Interesting ball too.
03:09Hendry's the Barnsley player and trying to put Sinclair under maximum pressure.
03:19Good quick thinking.
03:24Ball not long and Hendry was alert to try to put Sinclair under pressure.
03:40Bullock over the top, another good ball.
03:42Two on one here.
03:44Yet again a reminder of Redfern's ability to drift into space.
03:49Player who needs watching.
03:51Got in there between the midfield players and Chelsea's central defenders.
03:55Moses.
04:00Clear foul.
04:03By Myers and Wilkinson.
04:10Bullock.
04:14Did well to continue his run and he's in here on goal.
04:17It's one on one.
04:19What a goal it would have been for Darren Barnard.
04:27Well he seemed surprised to get the chance.
04:30Now at the other end it's Zola.
04:32Over hit and Petrescu will work hard to get there but he won't be able to.
04:37Well well, suddenly glory beckoned for Barnard here.
04:43It's a bit of messy defending in front of de Hooye.
04:46But the big Dutchman spread himself and the contact wasn't good enough from the Barnsley player.
04:51It's a bit of messy defending in front of de Hooye.
04:54But the big Dutchman spread himself and the contact wasn't good enough from the Barnsley player.
05:04Redfern wide to Eden.
05:12Don't often see Barnsley hit it long from the wide to the front men like that.
05:17It was easily picked off by Sinclair.
05:20All through last season Barnsley's football in Division 1 was a joy to behold.
05:24And it looks as though they're going to try to play the same way in the higher grade.
05:28Zola.
05:30Space here in danger for Barnsley.
05:32Dennis Wise is in.
05:35That's Chelsea's first real chance of the game.
05:38Well Wise diagonal run really unlocked Barnsley's defence.
05:41Nobody went with him at all. Good run.
05:44He'll know that he could have done better with that.
05:51Eden.
05:52Clever ball.
05:53Redfern again finds space for himself.
05:57Well the danger signals are very clear for Chelsea here.
06:04Only needs a yard to it.
06:07In proximity but he's got it.
06:09He's got it.
06:11He's got it.
06:12He's got it.
06:13He's got it.
06:14He's got it.
06:15He's got it.
06:16He's got it.
06:17He's got it.
06:18He's got it.
06:19In proximity but he's still got his shot off.
06:22Hendrick.
06:23Turned.
06:24And kept it.
06:25Redfern.
06:27Game is really
06:28very, very competitive and beginning to heat up nicely here.
06:33It's good stuff from Barnsley too.
06:35This is Nicky Eden.
06:41Hussle-Rousseau.
06:43Just overdid it.
06:44Free kick to Chelsea.
06:50Whistle.
06:56Pitches have been so dry in England early season.
07:00The weather is so hot.
07:01I'm sure it's a refreshing change for the players.
07:04Hendrick in.
07:05Goal side.
07:06Had to be headed clear and it was by Clarke.
07:11Now it's Chelsea's turn on the counter.
07:13Three on three for a moment.
07:15Zola's ball.
07:17Wasn't really good enough.
07:18Sounds sacrilegious to say it.
07:20Wise gets another chance.
07:21Petrescu has burst forward as well here.
07:25And Deja not passed.
07:26It's Petrescu.
07:27Chelsea lead.
07:29And how coolly
07:31Dan Petrescu
07:32finished it off.
07:3525 minutes gone.
07:36Welcome to the premiership, Barnsley.
07:38Every mistake
07:40is punishable with a goal.
07:42And the defending just wasn't good enough here.
07:44Desus simply had to clear his lines and couldn't.
07:48And Petrescu was cool as itself.
07:52A goal out of nothing.
07:56But that little bit of quality
08:00opens the way for Chelsea.
08:04Lovely finish from Petrescu.
08:16Bullock
08:17into Hendry.
08:19Can Barnsley hit back?
08:22Barnard
08:23swings it in.
08:24Aimed at Wilkinson.
08:25Didn't get there.
08:26Clarke won it.
08:28And he won the second one but
08:30excellent shot
08:31when the chance presented itself.
08:33Excellently punched away
08:35by Dehoy
08:36from Barnard.
08:40Good response from Barnsley.
08:42Confident shot on target from Barnard.
08:45But big Ed Dehoy
08:47is a hard man
08:48to get through.
08:54Former Chelsea boy with the corner there.
08:59Well that needed saving as well.
09:00There was a man on the line
09:02but Eden's accurate header
09:03picked up
09:05speed off the turf here.
09:09It was Dennis Wise who
09:10did the sensible thing and kept his position
09:12covering his keeper.
09:17Viali got the header
09:19picked up by Wise.
09:21Now can Chelsea inject a bit of pace
09:22into the attack?
09:26Sinclair
09:28shown inside.
09:29Good ball from him.
09:32And
09:34yet again
09:35a mistake gets punished
09:36and this time it's Gustavo Poyet.
09:4038 minutes gone
09:41and Barnsley's
09:43troubles
09:44double.
09:46Sinclair shown inside
09:48and produces possibly his best pass
09:50of the entire game so far
09:51but Poyet has oceans of room.
09:53He's so good in the air.
09:56Credit the keeper Watson
09:58for keeping the first one out.
10:01Well they're in front but the expression
10:02hasn't changed any.
10:08And it does seem to have put the squeeze
10:09on Barnsley.
10:10Here's Viali
10:11and Petrescu again makes the burst.
10:13More danger here.
10:15Watson denies Viali
10:16but only just.
10:17Sinclair clever work from Sinclair.
10:21Barnsley could easily be three down
10:22and the game could be gone.
10:25Clarke
10:26Nassau
10:28over the top.
10:37Viali almost in
10:38first time
10:39and good quick thinking here
10:40from Frank Sinclair
10:42and I hesitate before saying it
10:44but Viali
10:47could easily have got on the end of that.
10:53Has he done enough to force a corner
10:55off Myers?
10:56Yes he has.
10:58Well sheer willpower
10:59got John Henry something there.
11:06Very clever
11:07twisting and turning in the box
11:08Henry
11:10and gets past Myers
11:11it's a good physical contest
11:12thereafter between them
11:13and the last touch
11:14clearly off the Chelsea man.
11:22Bernard with it
11:23not a bad one.
11:26Well read by de Hooyt.
11:30Petrescu
11:31is so alert again
11:33reveling this more forward roll today.
11:35Viali
11:36what a splendid strike
11:39from Gianluca Viali.
11:4043 minutes gone
11:41and sadly for Barnsley
11:42this one is all over
11:43by the shouting
11:44unless they can do something
11:45quite dramatic.
11:47It's not been
11:48a very happy time
11:49for Gianluca Viali
11:50at Chelsea
11:52but goals like this
11:53remind us all
11:55of his talent.
11:58Petrescu's swift pass forward
12:00and an instant finish
12:02top class.
12:10What a sad scoreline
12:11for Barnsley
12:12and for 20 minutes
12:13they were more than
12:14equal to the task
12:15it looked today
12:17but now there'll be great
12:18consternation
12:19among the Oakwell faithful.
12:26Moses over the top.
12:30More danger here for Chelsea
12:32always seem to be going wide
12:33off the
12:35outside of John Henry's right boot.
12:41How well Bullock did
12:42to pick him out though
12:43in that crowded area.
12:47It's going to be a hard
12:48job for Danny Wilson
12:49at half time to
12:50rally his side.
13:01Steve Clarke
13:04pace has dropped
13:06dramatically in the last
13:07few minutes of the half
13:08and is it any wonder
13:09an even first spell
13:11enlivened by a brilliant
13:12piece of work
13:13from Dan Petrescu
13:14who's reveling in a more
13:15forward role here today
13:17and even though Chelsea
13:18have looked
13:20less than solid
13:21at the back at times
13:22they have what looks
13:23an insurmountable lead
13:24here at half time.
13:25Barnsley nil
13:26Chelsea three.
13:35Well they need something
13:36to go right early
13:37in the second half.
13:38He's done what he can
13:39in terms of the shape
13:40of the side
13:42but if
13:45Chelsea were to
13:46throw this away
13:47it would be
13:48frankly disgraceful
13:49and it would
13:50tell us
13:52some
13:53worrying tales
13:54about Chelsea.
13:55It's not likely.
14:01Zola
14:03Dwell to live
14:04a little long
14:05Redfern got his foot in.
14:06Dennis Wise
14:08over to Lasso
14:11and one for Viali
14:12to chase.
14:16Adrian Moses
14:17tidied up.
14:24Henry
14:26Wilson
14:27can have said
14:28to his side
14:29at half time
14:30the change
14:31was on to
14:32pick things up
14:33certainly but
14:35after 20 competitive
14:36minutes
14:38suddenly
14:39things started
14:40to go horribly wrong.
14:56Tickler
14:57did well.
15:03Henry did well too.
15:06Challenge in the box
15:07no penalty.
15:12Now we'll get a good
15:13view of John Henry's
15:14tumble in the box
15:15from this
15:17angle.
15:18It looked clearly
15:19as though
15:20Myers first played
15:21the ball before
15:22Henry.
15:23Good decision
15:25by John Henry.
15:33With no disrespect
15:34to Barsley
15:35this game should be
15:36over as a contest.
15:50There's another little
15:51case in point.
15:52Defender dwelling on the
15:53ball.
15:54More punishment
15:55perhaps here.
15:56Viali.
15:57Oh how athletic he was.
16:00Well now it is all over
16:01as a contest
16:02I'm afraid.
16:03It's a second for Gianluca
16:04Viali
16:05on 57 minutes
16:08and it really is
16:09as easy as it looks
16:10for players of his
16:11quality.
16:12Another mistake
16:13basic mistake
16:14by Moses.
16:15Ball given away
16:16it's going to end up
16:17in your own net.
16:23He carried it on
16:25and Viali
16:26was given a second
16:27opportunity.
16:32And it really is
16:33becoming a tale of
16:34woe here for Barsley.
16:35Poor Danny Wilson.
16:38Tinkler.
16:42Tinkler was the
16:43defender.
16:48The pace of this game
16:49has dramatically
16:50dropped
16:51since that first
16:5220 minute spell
16:53when Barsley looked
16:54very competitive.
16:57The intensity
17:00they couldn't
17:01maintain.
17:03Marcel.
17:04Can they produce any
17:05quality instead?
17:06Here's Lidl.
17:09Toya
17:10is covering acres
17:11of ground.
17:12Eden
17:13well driven.
17:18I think Barsley
17:19were looking for a
17:20deflection of Andy Myers
17:22but Myers was working
17:23hard to get out of
17:24the way of this.
17:25This angle may show
17:26us more.
17:27Myers pulling
17:28his leg away.
17:52Marcel.
18:01Again it's
18:02so easy for Chelsea
18:03to break it up.
18:04Di Matteo.
18:05Toyette.
18:06Excellent pass
18:07to Wise.
18:08Lovely Chelsea
18:09move.
18:10Absolutely
18:11brilliant.
18:12It's a
18:13fantastic
18:14game.
18:15It's a
18:16fantastic
18:17game.
18:18It's a
18:19fantastic
18:20move.
18:21Absolutely
18:22beautiful goal.
18:23Patrick
18:24for Gianluca
18:25Vialli.
18:28And he does
18:29make it look
18:30ridiculously easy.
18:31It's five
18:32and even
18:33Hullet
18:35is impressed
18:36with this one.
18:41Barsley
18:42all over the
18:43place at the
18:44back.
18:46And
18:47Vialli
18:48with time
18:49in the
18:50corner.
18:51And at
18:52times
18:53Chelsea
18:54look half
18:55a yard
18:56quicker
18:57and half
18:58a stone
18:59stronger.
19:06And if
19:07the likes of
19:08Barsley
19:09can't
19:10match the
19:11likes of
19:12Chelsea
19:13physically
19:14one wonders
19:15how else
19:16they can
19:17make it up.
19:19Well
19:20Barsley are
19:21getting a
19:22terrible tasting
19:23here I'm
19:24afraid.
19:26And
19:27morale in
19:28that Barsley
19:29rearguard is
19:30sinking
19:31rapidly.
19:38Here's
19:39Marcel.
19:40Deflection.
19:49Was quite busy
19:50early on today
19:51at De Huy
19:52and coped
19:53extremely well
19:54with what came
19:55his way.
19:56But he's been a
19:57virtual passenger
19:58second period.
19:59Redfern.
20:16Good
20:17distance.
20:18De Huy was having to
20:19watch that from
20:20Tinkler very
20:21carefully.
20:24Well that would
20:25have
20:26restored a
20:27bit of
20:28pride.
20:29First real
20:30strike from
20:31Tinkler in
20:32this game
20:33although
20:34we do
20:35know
20:36that he
20:37can
20:38worry
20:39keepers from
20:40outside the
20:41penalty box.
20:42And these
20:43Barsley
20:44supporters
20:45can certainly
20:46have reason
20:47to believe
20:48that in the
20:49long run
20:50they can
20:51measure up.
20:52I think
20:536-5 is out
20:54the question
20:55today though.
20:57It is such a
20:58big season for
20:59Chelsea
21:00with
21:01Europe
21:02to come
21:03in the
21:04Cup Winners
21:05Cup.
21:06And the
21:08expectation
21:09now that this
21:10is a squad
21:11that can go
21:12on
21:13to make a
21:14realistic
21:15comparison
21:16to the
21:17top places
21:18in the
21:19Premier League
21:20table.
21:21No less is
21:22expected of
21:23Chelsea than
21:24that now.
21:25In the past
21:26they've been
21:27accused of
21:28having a
21:29soft centre
21:30and coming
21:31to places
21:32like
21:33Barnsley.
21:34And maybe
21:35not putting
21:36it in as
21:37well as
21:38they do on
21:39the big
21:40occasion.
21:41But there
21:42are good
21:43signs for
21:44Chelsea
21:45certainly.
21:46They have
21:47strength
21:48in depth.
21:49An
21:50ambitious
21:51coach.
21:52Huge
21:53support.
21:54And
21:55maybe have
21:56improved at
21:57both ends
21:58where it
21:59really counts.
22:00De Goy a
22:01clear improvement
22:02on what they've
22:03had in the
22:04recent past
22:05in goal.
22:06And with
22:07Viali still
22:08knocking on
22:09the door
22:10along with
22:11Hughes.
22:12And Flo
22:14and of
22:15course the
22:16brilliant
22:17Zola.
22:18They do
22:19appear to
22:20have a
22:21goal threat.
22:22And if
22:23Petrescu is
22:24going to
22:25play regularly
22:26in the
22:27middle rather
22:28than a
22:29win back
22:30role then
22:31an extra
22:32goal threat
22:33from that
22:34source.
22:35Here's Flo
22:36looking to
22:37get on the
22:38sheet for
22:39the first
22:40time today.
22:41Little
22:42bit of
22:43pressure.
22:44Defender and
22:45keeper got in
22:46each other's
22:47way.
22:48Four for
22:49Viali.
22:50Six for
22:51Chelsea.
22:52And I
22:53venture to
22:54suggest that
22:55in senior
22:56football at
22:57least Gianluca
22:58Viali has
22:59never had an
23:00easier
23:01quartet of
23:02goals in one
23:03game.
23:04And poor
23:05Dave Watson
23:06stands
23:07indicted in
23:08a couple of
23:09them at
23:10least.
23:11Here's
23:12Flo.
23:13Almost creeping
23:14inside.
23:15Watson's
23:16foul post.
23:17Credit the
23:18keeper this
23:19time.
23:20If it's the
23:21first time you've
23:22seen Dave
23:23Watson today
23:24don't be
23:25too critical
23:26of him.
23:27He's put
23:28together a
23:29couple of
23:30excellent
23:31seasons at
23:32Barnsley.
23:33One bad
23:34day doesn't
23:35make a
23:36difference.
23:37He's
23:38got a
23:39good
23:40team.
23:41One bad
23:42day doesn't
23:43make a bad
23:44keeper.
23:45But let's
23:46hope for his
23:47sake that
23:48things do
23:49improve.
23:50Flo to
23:51Viali.
23:52Sinclair.
23:53Chelsea
23:54have played
23:55this second
23:56half at
23:57the pace
23:58they
23:59could
24:00choose
24:01the
24:02so.
24:03They're
24:04going to
24:05have some
24:06very tough
24:07games this
24:08season.
24:09Chelsea
24:10if they
24:11are to
24:12be up
24:13with the
24:14top
24:15sides.
24:16And it's
24:17going to
24:18be a
24:19long,
24:20hard
24:21campaign.
24:22But this
24:23has been
24:24as easy
24:25as one
24:26could imagine
24:27it to
24:28be.
24:29A
24:30memorable
24:31afternoon for
24:32Gianluca
24:33Viali.
24:34A four
24:35goal
24:36tally.
24:37But a
24:38one
24:39goal
24:40tally.
24:41Chelsea
24:42out
24:43towered
24:44and
24:45out
24:46thought
24:47Barclay
24:48today.
24:49It's
24:50Chelsea's
24:51easiest
24:52away victory
24:53in many,
24:54many years.
24:55And let's
24:56hope for the
24:57sake of
24:58Barclay they
24:59can learn
25:00the lessons
25:01that have
25:02been
25:03rammed
25:04down
25:05here today.
25:06Barclay
25:076-0 was a
25:08sign of
25:09things to
25:10come for
25:11Barnsley.
25:12They also
25:13went down
25:145-0 at
25:15Arsenal,
25:166-0 at
25:17West Ham and
25:187-0 at
25:19Manchester
25:20United during
25:21the course of
25:22the season.
25:23It was a
25:24short stay in
25:25the Premier
25:26League.
25:27They were
25:28relegated at
25:29the end of
25:30their first
25:31season after
25:32finishing 19th
25:33in the
25:34Premier
25:35League.