Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso was replaced at half-time during the 3-3 draw against West Brom yesterday after an abject performance.
The Spaniard’s poor header led to Callum Robinson’s opening goal while he lost his marker at a corner to allow Kyle Bartley to score the Baggies’ third goal of the afternoon.
Alonso’s ineptitude as a defender is well known, and supporters on Twitter have been questioning manager Frank Lampard‘s decision to start him in the first place:
Even if Ben Chilwell wasn’t fit to start the match, Lampard had two other perfectly good options in Emerson Palmieri and club captain Cesar Azpilicueta who could have done a better job on the left-hand side.
Lampard corrected his mistake by replacing Alonso with Azpilicueta at half time but the damage had already been done.
It remains to be seen whether the left-back will still be at Stamford Bridge when the transfer window closes following such a woeful display.
Do you think starting alonso is a big mistake from Lampard?
I said it once and I’ll say it again, how is he still starting in 2020
— Elizabeth Helenek (@elizabethhhh_28) September 26, 2020
Alonso is an absolute joke. No idea how he is anywhere near this starting line up.
— Simon Phillips (@SiPhillipsSport) September 26, 2020
baffles me how tf he still in our club?
— ? (@CFCLamps_) September 26, 2020