Chelsea failed to convert their dominance into goals as they dropped two points against Manchester United last night.
Marcos Alonso came into the side for the injured Ben Chilwell and his wastefulness in the final third of the pitch typified the Blues’ evening in front of goal.
Needless to say that supporters on Twitter did not hold back in their criticism of the Spanish international following the game:
Can’t defend, can’t run, can’t cross…how he became a footballer I find baffling.
— Mwanakaaba (@Mwanakaaba) November 28, 2021
HE IS SHOCKING
— HelloChels (@ChelsHello) November 28, 2021
Alonso is below par now.. Am gutted Chillwell will be out for that long
— Ragen (@JeffOby) November 28, 2021
Def need a replacement
— jon💬 (@sephCFC) November 28, 2021
Should’ve played saul👍
— ©️ (@a3avd_) November 28, 2021
He sabotages all the play down the LHS. Last time they played together, CHO had to move to the right and played 10x better with reece
— A.. (@CHOball24_7) November 28, 2021
Omg ! this isn’t being rusty , he was rubbish. I almost died watching his corners
— Engr Gabby (@DADDY_CONCH2) November 28, 2021
It’s not easy being away for so long and having to start against Man.U
— Akidi Amaokeani (CFC⭐⭐} (@IbegbulamK) November 28, 2021
It’s only ourselves to blame for this one, how many transfer windows now to replace him…
— M||I||L||O||T ⚽ (@_JSOY) November 28, 2021
He was awful
— Champions league⭐⭐ 🏴🇪🇸🇿🇦🇩🇪 (@Allen88Yuri) November 28, 2021
Admittedly, Alonso last played a full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Malmo at the start of the month, so his rustiness can be forgiven to some extent but, it doesn’t excuse his poor performance entirely.
His deliveries into the box were wayward, both from open play and set pieces, and his lack of pace meant he was unable to exploit the space afforded to him by opponents who were happy to sit deep.
With Chilwell set to be out for at least six weeks, it will be hoped that Alonso can blow off some cobwebs and get back to the level he showed at the start of the season.
