Gary Neville admits ‘I’m sick of it’ as woeful Chelsea defending results in purpose
Gary Neville pulled no punches when he slammed Chelsea’s defending on Monday night.
An below fireplaceCrystal Palace facet welcomed the Blues to Selhurst Park to spherical out the Premier League gameweek. However, Mauricio Pochettino‘s facet have been left with egg on their faces as Moises Caicedo had his pocket picked by Jefferson Lerma.
Lerma regarded up and curled the ball into the far nook of the purpose for an absolute screamer – leaving Neville livid. Speaking on Sky Sports’ comms, he stated: “Sick of watching defenders preach on the again.”
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Other followers agreed. “What is Chelsea doing, that defence must clear balls not strive dribble,” wrote one. While a second stated: “Bunch of losers. And f*** Poch man. Yeah play Silva in the defence and undo that press, speed and defensive line from last game just so he doesn’t spread any negativity!”
“Same old Chelsea defence…shameful,” a 3rd posted. And one other added: “The only way that defending from Chelsea would have been any funnier is if the Benny Hill theme was being played over it…”
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Pochettino is coming below growing stress at Stamford Bridge – and never simply from the followers. Thiago Silva’s spouse was even calling for his head after their current defeat at Wolves. She wrote on X: “It’s time to change. If you wait any longer it will be too late.”
The Argentine has since spoken to Belle, who later posted: “I’m sorry that my personal outburst as a passionate Chelsea fan has caused such an impact. I’m passionate about the team, I thrive on victories and I’m saddened by defeats.
“We all need the identical factor, a successful staff, come on Chelsea.”