“He comes to the stage like an artist”, “he’s clinical”– Marcel Desailly surprised by Chelsea star’s performance despite 3-1 loss to West Ham
Ex-Chelsea star Marcel Desailly was full of praise for Carney Chukwuemeka’s goalscoring outing in his team’s 3-1 Premier League loss at West Ham United on Sunday (August 20).
The Blues slumped to their first defeat of the ongoing Premier League campaign at the London Stadium last Sunday. Despite dominating possession and playing with an extra man for a quarter of the game, they failed to secure any points.
Nayef Aguerd opened the scoring with a good header from a corner in the seventh minute before Chukwuemeka showcased his dancing boots and levelled things in the 28th minute. However, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta scored twice in the second half for the hosts.Speaking on Premier League Productions, Desailly lauded Chukwuemeka for his ingenious piece of skill against West Ham. He said:
“I like Carney Chukwuemeka because he is like an artist who comes onto the stage. He has got the ball. Now is my moment. Shine. You see the dribbling. He is sure about what he is going to do and he is clinical. I love it.”
Chukwuemeka, who joined Chelsea from his boyhood club Aston Villa for close to £20 million last summer, has started back-to-back Premier League matches so far this campaign. He is likely to continue deputizing for new Blues arrival Christopher Nkunku in the near future.
Last season, the 20-year-old midfielder started two of his 15 appearances across all competitions for the Blues. He racked up 362 minutes of first-team action for his club in the process.Chukwuemeka will possibly next be in action for the Blues in their Premier League contest against Luton Town at home on Friday (August 25).