Fans ask ‘who gave Badiashile a pint’ after Chelsea star’s horror defending
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Fans are in disbelief after Callum Wilson opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup after an absolute howler from Chelsea's Badiashile.
The French defender looked to have mopped up the ball from Wilson after he outran Thiago Silva following a slip from Levi Colwill, but when he tried to carry the ball rather than kick it into row z, Wilson calmly collected from the defender's feet.
The England international then calmly slotted the ball past Blues keeper Petrovic, making it a memorable 100th appearance for the Magpies.
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Fans soon took to X, formerly Twitter, as they struggled to contain their shock and laughter.
One fan joked the defender had been to the pub before kick off. They wrote: "Who made Badiashile drink a pint before the game?!"
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The same fan continued: "Wasn’t a good pass from Colwill, then poor defending from Silva but Badiashile gets the award for embarrassment of the day for that. Wow. Awful."
One fan believes the woeful defending is just a microcosm of Chelsea's cataclysmic fortune over the last 12 months. They wrote: "Benoit Badiashile just summed up Chelsea’s entire last year right there."
Chelsea sit 10th in the table, with the west London side claiming just their 10th Premier League win of the calendar year at the weekend with a 2-0 victory over Sheffield United who sit bottom of the table.
The Blues' record signing Moises Caicedo was also a topic of conversation among fans after some claimed he was lucky to still be on the pitch just one minute in to the match.
The Columbian midfielder fouled Anthony Gordon when he caught his calf, with fans claiming the midfielder fancied Christmas off, with others claiming he would have been shown red should VAR been present for the match at Stamford Bridge.
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