Chelsea put in a typical Liam Rosenior performance against West Ham United, coming from behind to secure all three points at Stamford Bridge.
It was a first half to forget for Liam Rosenior, who was forced to give his players a massive telling off at half time after possibly the worst 45 minutes since he took charge.
The changes were rung at half-time, with Alejandro Garnacho, Benoit Badiashile and Jorrel Hato coming off. They were replaced by Joao Pedro, Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana.
Perhaps a warning sign to Liam Rosenior that he cannot afford to make so many changes after making seven from the team that beat Napoli.
Two of the changes were Benoit Badiashile and Alejandro Garnacho starting, but that proved to be a big mistake.
Garnacho is having a horrible time of things…
Is this Liam Rosenior’s biggest mistake so far today?
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Benoit Badiashile was just as bad as Alejandro Garnacho
Alejandro Garnacho took some flak from Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge for his first-half display after giving the ball away 10 times inside 32 minutes.
He ended up being hooked off at half time, and things soon changed for the better.
However, Benoit Badiashile’s awful first half somehow went under the radar in terms of the commentary, but Chelsea fans didn’t fail to notice.
The amount of ball watching and lack of awareness was scary at times.
Jarrod Bowen’s cross-shot deceived Robert Sanchez, but Badiashile failed to close the space or track the run of Castellanos, which forced Sanchez into a moment of hesitation.
Who do you have more question marks over as a Chelsea player?🤔
Benoit Badiashile and Alejandro Garnacho against West Ham
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In the 21st minute, Badiashile and Trevoh Chalobah were caught dallying with the ball in their own half. Badiashile then shanked a high-pressure pass back to Sanchez, who was forced to slice it out for a throw-in, epitomising the lack of composure at the back.
That wasn’t all, as West Ham targeted Chelsea’s left flank (Badiashile and Hato) for 56% of their attacks. He was repeatedly caught sleeping on the second goal as well, failing to anticipate Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s run, which led to Crysencio Summerville smashing home the second.
This isn’t the first time Badiashile has had a slow start either, as he was horrific against Crystal Palace before growing into the game.
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