“Chelsea look like they don’t care if they lose” – Gabriel Agbonlahor destroys £35m Chelsea player after performance vs Liverpool
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!In a disheartening turn of events, Chelsea’s Benoit Badiashile delivered what can only be described as a lackluster performance in yesterday’s resounding defeat against Liverpool, as noted by talkSPORT pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Despite entering the match on a positive note, Chelsea found themselves on the wrong end of a 4-1 thrashing by Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League. The grim reality is that these two teams are set to face each other again on 25 February in the Carabao Cup final, compounding the challenges for Chelsea.
The dismal evening unfolded as a collective struggle for most of Chelsea’s players, with Benoit Badiashile, the 22-year-old defender, particularly bearing the brunt. His encounter with Liverpool saw him being physically dominated and committing conspicuous errors in a display marked by a significant lack of cohesion.
Agbonlahor minced no words in his assessment of the £35m centre-back (Sky Sports), lambasting Badiashile for what he considered the worst centre-half performance witnessed in the Premier League over the past two seasons. The pundit expressed his concern, stating, “Chelsea look like they don’t care if they lose. That was what I got from last night. They were that bad that they didn’t look like they cared about losing.”
Further criticism came from Jamie O’Hara during a talkSPORT discussion, where he categorically deemed Badiashile as “nowhere near good enough” in the aftermath of the Liverpool defeat. While the left-footed centre-half displayed promise in the initial months of 2023 as a Chelsea player, his return from a hamstring injury seems to have marked a downturn in his performance.
The prevailing sentiment suggests that Badiashile’s standing in the starting line-up is in jeopardy based on his recent underwhelming performance. It appears that he is experiencing a significant descent in the pecking order among Chelsea’s centre-backs at Stamford Bridge. The looming question now revolves around whether Badiashile can reverse this trend and reclaim his former prowess on the field.
