“Did he collected your daughter?” “This defeat is on him” – Chelsea fans calls out Chelsea man after shock loss to Fulham
Chelsea supporters criticized coach Enzo Maresca on X for not substituting Joao Felix during their Boxing Day Premier League match against Fulham. After blowing a 1-0 lead and losing 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, the Blues collapsed in the last ten minutes of play. Felix was part of the matchday squad, however he remained an unused substitute.
Chelsea dominated the first few minutes of the match and took the lead in the sixteenth minute. Cole Palmer beat two Fulham players before putting the ball into the bottom corner from the outside of the box after Levi Colwill found him 40 yards from goal.
Fulham, however, responded well by taking the game to the hosts. Their efforts paid dividends as they deservedly got the equalizer in the 82nd minute. Antonee Robinson’s cross into Chelsea’s box was headed towards goal by Timothy Castagne, allowing substitute Harry Wilson to nod it over the line.
Chelsea tried to restore their lead in the dying embers of the game, but left themselves short at the back. Rodrigo Muniz won it for Fulham at the death as he finished off a lightning-quick counterattack and made sure the Cottagers left the Bridge with all three points.
After the match, Chelsea fans were displeased with Enzo Maresca’s decision not to sub in Joao Felix and took to X to criticize him for it. A fan wrote:
“Did he collected your daughter?” “This defeat is on him”
”Please ask Maresca why does he not use Felix? Why does he have a squad of 1 billion and yet make only 1 sub? Is he afraid to take off Palmer.”
“Chelsea were never in the title race but we should be beating Fulham at home ffs. Enzo Maresca this defeat is on you for not bringing in Felix.”
”Once again i’ll ask why did we buy joao felix if maresca aint gonna use him?” @officialshaun8 added.
”Maresca, you had felix on the bench yet you did not play him at all. Sancho and neto were shit yet they played the full 90. You are partly to blame for this maresca,” @crew_delano wrote.
”I’m really disappointed in Maresca. Nkunku doesn’t influence the game at all as a St. We could’ve brought Felix on for Sancho,” @Mattheus_Von chimed in.
“Enzo Maresca takes too long to make subs. Why didn’t Jao Felix play??” @nexperdaniel1 wrote.