‘Just reminds me of what he did to Tammy Abraham last season’ – Chelsea fans blast Tuchel crazy decision in Wolves 2-2 draw
Can you believe Trevoh Chalobah hasn’t played a minute of football in Chelsea’s last three games? Since a rare beating by Brentford over a month ago, the Blues defense hasn’t been the same. In the nine games since that defeat, Thomas Tuchel’s squad has conceded 13 goals.
As long as the UK Government and Premier League sign off on the arrangement that was announced early on game day, all attention will move to the transfer market under a new Todd Boehly era, which is officially slated to begin at the end of May.
With Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Andreas Christensen all likely to leave for La Liga in the summer, defensive reinforcements will be the major focus. Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr, and Chalobah will all be part of the current Blues squad, which will be bolstered for 2022/23. Is the third member of the triumvirate, though, in SW6 for the long haul?
No, according to his recent game time, and that concern might lead to a repeat of a Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham, and Marc Guehi error. All three ex-Cobham graduates are doing well at their present clubs, and Marina Granovskaia and Tuchel’s choice to let them go has backfired for a team that could have benefited from their specialties, which they are displaying in Serie A and the Premier League in various ways.
Chelsea must avoid making the same error with Chalobah, who hasn’t played since helping to hold West Ham at bay four games ago. Tuchel’s team hasn’t lost a game this season in which Nathanial’s brother has started, so it’s no surprise that this topic has sparked some wild debate on social media in the aftermath of the latest defensive woes, which this time came against Wolves.
Below are some Chelsea fans reaction to Tuchel’s latest decision on Chalobah
@KINGKAI19628861: ‘Confusing one, very similar to the tomori situation he is prone to a mistake but the fact he is behind sarr in the picking order is ridiculous.’
@Arningbo added: ‘He made a few mistakes in a couple of games besides that he’s pretty much been perfect. If that makes him prone to a mistake then all our defenders and midfielder are that.’
@Jon)DC91: ‘Starting to get the feeling we’re selling him this summer. Wouldn’t make sense with three CBs likely going out the door before him, but that’s what we do.’
@GilleteHack: ‘I don’t get why he’s not being played. I understand that he’s still raw and still makes a few mistakes but he’s literally better than the other options we have. Tuchel should be starting him or at the very least subbing him on.’
@adeboyemakson: ‘The treatment he’s getting from Tuchel is baffling. Just reminds me of what Tammy went through last season.’