Chelsea star singled out for criticism after poor first half vs Brighton
Last Updated: January 19, 2022 4:12 pm
Brighton vs Chelsea
Chelsea are currently locked in Premier League action with Graham Potter’s Brighton.
The Blues headed into the game knowing that their Premier League title hopes are all but over for the current campaign.
However, after a dip in form which saw them win just one in five league games, Thomas Tuchel’s side are in danger of slipping into the scrap for 4th place, with Manchester United and Tottenham hot on the Londoners’ heels due to their games in hand.
As a result, Chelsea couldn’t really afford a slip-up this evening vs Brighton.
Lukaku targeted
However, Thomas Tuchel’s side really did not start Tuesday’s game well.
The Blues were lucky not to concede, struggled to retain possession of the ball and, as has become a common theme of late, offered very little going forward.
Despite this, Chelsea were still able to take the lead shortly before the half-hour mark when a Hakim Ziyech effort squeezed into the bottom corner of Robert Sanchez’s net.
Despite leading the tie, though, one Chelsea star has still been singled out for criticism after a poor first 45 vs Brighton.
The player in question is Romelu Lukaku who is putting on another dismal display to follow on from his poor showing vs Manchester City at the weekend.
Just some of the criticism levelled at Lukaku on Tuesday can be seen below:
Lukaku is awful again .
— Albanus 10 (@Kiswili_10) January 18, 2022
Lukaku awful for Chelsea yet again. #CFC #
— Ben_Coded (@CodedBen) January 18, 2022
Lukaku is atrocious
— Tom Oakeshott (@T_Oakeshott) January 18, 2022
Lukaku needs to offer more.. slowly becoming Fat lukaku rapping with Jlingz
— Thomas (@Law73HD) January 18, 2022
Lukaku looks so out of touch with the rest of the Chelsea team.
— CFC Daily (@cfconthedaily) January 18, 2022
Get Lukaku off
— Kobby (@EngKobby) January 18, 2022
Omo! This Lukaku is terrible.
Can’t even mark spaces to help the team on the defensive phase of play.
— (@JuniorEbong) January 18, 2022
Lukaku cannot hold ball. Awful to watch.
— Felicia. (@SHANJOBE) January 18, 2022
Lukaku’s positioning is so poor
— STAY SOLID (@Man__Of_Faith) January 18, 2022
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 36 | 72 | 89 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 65 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 11 | 66 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 35 | -4 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 4 | 44 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 35 | -1 | 43 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 36 | -8 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | -21 | 43 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 36 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 35 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 34 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 36 | -38 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 36 | -38 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 36 | -56 | 21 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 10 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 10 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 10 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 9 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| James, Daniel | Leeds United | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 8 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
