Chelsea is in rough weather during the day. After a 4-2 loss to Wolves at the weekend, the London club drops to 11th place. Only twelve points away from relegation.
Liverpool, the league leaders, has 20 points.
– It is extraordinary how far things have come for Chelsea. “I thought at this point things were going to change,” football expert Erik Thorstveit tells Netafsen.
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Mykhailo Modric is one of many Chelsea players who have not delivered the goods this year. The winger, who was bought for NOK 800 million in January 2023, has scored three goals in 34 Premier League appearances.
He made fans see red.
A war of words with supporters
A Chelsea fan took to Instagram to write to the Ukrainian. He wrote there, among other things:
– What the hell is happening to you?
– Have you forgotten how to play football?
– It's not good enough. Something has to change. Maybe you should do some individual training. Every time you play it's like we're playing with one less player on the field.
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Modric responded and challenged the fan to play one-on-one. The winner was to receive approximately NOK 130,000.
– Brother, at this point I will pay you personally for every time you score an anti-fan ball.
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After Todd Buhle took over Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, the club took over 30 Players spent more than 12 billion Norwegian kroner.
– He said that Chelsea bought so many players that not all of them could succeed.
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Get support
Many people are joining the train to say that Modric's performance is poor.
Former Premier League player Jamie O'Hara spoke Sky Sports After defeat. There he came out strong.
Modric was bought for 70 million pounds, and he is not worth seven pounds now.
Thiago Silva's wife also expressed her displeasure on social media. After the weekend's loss, she tried to shift the focus away from the players and instead directed her criticism at coach Mauricio Pochettino.
– It's time for a change. If we wait any longer it will be too late.
Thorstveit responded to the tweet, but does not hide the fact that Pochettino is insecure due to poor performances.
– If Abramovich had been there, the matter would have been over.
Chelsea will meet Aston Villa in the second leg of the FA Cup next Wednesday. The previous match ended 0-0.
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