Marc Guiu was a hot topic for discussion with Chelsea fans after he made his club debut in the 2-2 draw against Wrexham on Thursday.
Chelsea kickstarted their pre-season tour of the United States with an entertaining draw versus Wrexham.
For Enzo Maresca, he took charge of his first ever match as the Blues head coach.
Marc Guiu,18, wore Chelsea colours for the first time since his summer arrival from Barcelona. The young striker played the opening 45 minutes against Wrexham and caught the eye.
A report from Football.London claims that Chelsea think Guiu may be a £5m bargain.
Chelsea draw with Wrexham
Understandably, there was a lot of changes and opportunities during the opening friendly match of the summer.
First-half XI: Sanchez, James, Tosin, Badiashile, Colwill, Lavia, Chukwuemeka, Nkunku, Madueke, Guiu, George
Second-half XI: Bergstrom, Gusto, Acheampong, Fofana, Chilwell, Santos, Chukwuemeka, Ugochukwu, Sterling, Broja, Angelo
Christopher Nkunku powered in Chelsea’s first goal of pre-season during the first-half to make it 1-0 at the interval.
However, Wrexham equalised through Luke Bolton in the 58th minute against the much-changed Blues line-up. Jack Marriott even put the League One club 2-1 ahead with his goal.
Eventually, Lesley Ugochukwu got on the scoresheet with a tidy low finish to make it 2-2.
Chelsea fans super impressed by Marc Guiu
Many Chelsea supporters on social media were delighted with what they saw from Guiu against Wrexham. In particular, they think the Spanish forward displayed some great movement in the final third during the opening 45 minutes.
Here are some fans on X discussing the eye-catching debut from the teenage attacker.
One fan said: “Guiu is a pest. Kind of CF defenders hate playing against. Really enjoyed his movement in behind.”
Another wrote: “Guiu has been good this first half, hold up play and movement off the ball has impressed me.”
One supporter posted: “I am really impressed with Guiu, very good hold up play, intense pressing and doing everything you need from a striker.”
Another claimed: “Guiu is a pressing monster.”
Finally, one fan shared: “This Marc Guiu guy is a pressing machine! Closes down almost every single pass.”
Marc Guiu match statistics
FotMob data provided the individual stats from Guiu’s performance on Thursday against Wrexham.
- Match rating – 7.6
- Minutes played – 45
- Assists – 1
- Chances created – 1
- Successful dribbles – 2/3
- Touches in opposition box – 7
- Touches – 21
- Accurate passes – 9/10
- Tackles won – 1/1
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