Chelsea were beaten 4-1 last night by Celtic, and the Sun’s player ratings picked out one Blue as a 4/10, the lowest on the team.
Obviously player ratings are basically a nonsense, but they do given a general idea of the best and worst in a game, and in this case it was defender Benoit Badiashile who got stuck with the lowest rating.
“An absolute shocker for the third Celtic goal, sending a pass backwards straight to the feet of Palma. Had been good going forwards on the ball before that but a real moment to forget,” their summary read.
The whole defence was poor, ripped apart by a bright and sparky Celtic team. Sadly, this was not a one off for Badiashile, who looks a shadow of the player we thought we were signing.
A decline which mirrors far too many players
Badiashile’s decline since arriving has really been something to behold, and in many ways is disturbingly illustrative of the project as a whole. He was signed as a young player to come in and improve, raising his value and improving the team.
Instead, after a bright start in a difficult time, he’s just got worse. Like so many of his colleagues, he’s been hit by constant injuries, and has looked unsettled and poor every time he’s managed to get fit. Almost every one of his spells in the team has been under a different manager, with a different goalkeeper and defence alongside him.
That’s not to excuse his poor form entirely, and moments like his mistake yesterday shouldn’t happen regardless, but it does add some context to his struggles.
Right now we’d struggle to find anyone who was interested in buying him, and any hopes of making a profit on his €40m move now look laughable.
Chelsea FC needs experience players especially in central midfield . Chiesa is available with affordable price plus olmo . Merino in central midfield or jao cancelo that’s given Chelsea FC strong in midfield. Alvarez if available can be a good signing too . Omorodio is another good signing too . Maresca see the differences at the back . Wing and fullback hope very soon sorted out . This team needs champion league .
As a Celtic supporter it was pleasing to see the team gel together. Worthwhile preseason foreign tour and training camp. Though there is still a lot of tweaks to be made mainly in defence.
Chelsea aren’t the team they were when the illegal corrupt money was in play. It’s a big slice of reality time for the supporters especially the ones that appeared during that spell. The sad part for the club like Manchester United & arsenal American owners are there for the business side and not the kudos.
Like Chelsea before Manchester City are feasting off Arab Money like Newcastle
My belief is that most the English premier league is the most corrupted league in world football. Where & how the oligarchs/ sheiks get their money doesn’t matter. I suppose that is why i support the club I do,
Because morally the support would hold them accountable and would not accept money from some of the cruelest world regimes. The money is covered in blood and the success leaves a nasty taste. The Chelsea support has become accustomed to the blood and the stench. So I have no sympathy whatsoever for the club. Welcome back to my world
football on a fair playing field . Chelsea lost there soul when they sold out to the Russian gangsters
How sad to see a player of the calibre of Raheem Sterling take a dive in the very last minute of a game his team had already clearly lost! The young academy full back who earns less than £3K per week has never yet played a full first team game with Celtic was conned by a player who earns £325K per week!
With absolutely no physical contact between the two players, and about six inches space separing them, Sterling took a dive when it mattered absolutely nothing!
Okay, we know it is pre-season and both teams were trying things out. But cheating? Give me a break!
This was a player I had always admired, from his Liverpool days, through his City days and now in his Chelsea days! At least that is, until yesterday!
Absolutely classless and extremely unprofessional.
How the mighty have fallen!