Twenty minutes of the most dreadful and uninteresting football you have ever witnessed, with the exception of a few silly fisticuffs between Levi Colwill and James McClean, a former Premier League hardman, were followed by something a little more exciting in the first half. Chelsea even managed to take the lead thanks to a fortunate bounce in the second phase of a corner kick. In point of fact, the only way we presented any kind of genuine threat was through the use of set pieces, and Reece James also hit the post with a free kick earlier.

The second half started in a manner that was quite similar to how the first half finished, but then (yet another) a mistake in the middle of the field resulted in a goal for Wrexham. They took advantage of some fairly chaotic defending as well, and Luke Bolton scored a goal with a straightforward finish at the far post. And things went from bad to worse from there on out, with Wrexham scoring a second goal by taking advantage of even more poor organization and cheap errors, and then coming very close to scoring a third goal in a manner that was quite similar as we reached the final ten minutes of the game.

In that span of ten minutes, Chelsea at long last became alert and began to engage in some form of play. We were able to match the score, but we were unable to find a winner.

The match was not one to remember, nor was it one that instilled a great deal of confidence in what we are attempting to accomplish. There are no genuine ideas in the attack, no incisiveness in the buildup, and little structure in the defense, and any midfield turnover leaves them in a precarious position. Even for a preseason training exercise, it was a somewhat painful experience.

Even so, things is only going to get better from here on out, right?

Not bothered.