“Our next Bakayoko”, “Get him the hell out of here” – Chelsea fans wants Chelsea star to be sold this January after his ‘Horrible’ display in 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough
Chelsea started their Carabao Cup semi-final in disappointment against Middlesbrough, as the hosts held the Blues off at the Riverside Stadium. The Stamford Bridge faithful had good reason to be angry with the team as they lost 1-0, but they were particularly unhappy with Conor Gallagher’s performance.Putting in what did not seem like their best efforts on the night, the Blues failed to show off the gap in quality between them and their hosts. Prior to the halftime whistle, they struggled to finish their chances, as Cole Palmer specifically couldn’t seem to get his efforts on target to secure a single goal.
They continued to dominate possession, but there was little Chelsea could do when Middlesbrough took off on a quick break that led the the only goal of the game. It was Hayden Hackney who rushed onto the pass into the area with a quick effort that was enough to get it past goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.Even in the second half, the Blues constantly dominated the proceedings but could not score a single goal. Mykhailo Mudryk and Armando Broja were brought on to help improve their chances but to no avail.
The spotlight, however, was on captain Conor Gallagher, who had a rather quiet night. His inability to lead the Blues to a better performance did not go unnoticed by the fans, as he struggled to create and find chances himself. His off-target shots and all-round drab performance sparked a lot of criticism on social media, as fans slammed the midfielder for his outing against Middlesbrough. One fan said:
“Get him the hell out of here”
Another fan demanded:
“Sell him tomorrow”
Here is a selection of their tweets:
@CFCDaily: Yeah the meltdown over Gallagher’s future has got to stop now tbh.
@Pam_News: Get him the hell out of here
@_CFCBilly: They wanna give him a banner ???????????? Might has well give Bakayoko one
@Mohamed_Y19: SELL HIM TOMORROW
@Carter27164411: Finally someone realises hes bang average
@abdur_rehmaaan: Wtf does he actually do. Sidepasses only
@canadianwhiz: It’s terrible
@SirJerry_cfc: Gallagher has activated his Mason Mount button I’m afraid
@prospertravis: If spurs offer us £50m for gallagher we better send them half the money back before we accept, I don’t condone fraud