"Hasn’t come out of this with any glory" - Martin Keown rips into Chelsea star after defeat to Brentford
BBC pundit Martin Keown has slammed an individual mistake by Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger during the Blues' humiliating 4-1 loss to Brentford.
Rudiger initially opened the scoring in the game, but the Blues went on to collapse in the second half, with Rudiger personally responsible for the final goal.
FULL-TIME Chelsea 1-4 Brentford
An unbelievable result for Brentford after initially falling behind to Antonio Rudiger’s wonder strike for Chelsea!
They responded through Vitaly Janelt’s double, Christian Eriksen and Yoane Wissa for a famous win at Stamford Bridge
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Speaking after the match on the BBC’s Football Focus (via The Chelsea Chronicle) , the former player said:
“It’s an awful clearance from Rudiger. Everything Brentford hit goes into the back of the net, but Rudiger hasn’t come out of this with any glory. It’s a panicky clearance from one of the best defenders in Europe.”
Rudiger remains in a difficult contract situation at Stamford Bridge with no extension agreed yet with the Premier League giants. The German will hope to find better form in the coming games and hope that this is just a bad day at the office for him and his teammates.
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The Blues will need to put the result behind them quickly if they are to finish in the Champions League places for next season. Tuchel's men will hope to be back to their best following the match and will hope they can secure more wins and improve their form towards the end of the campaign. They are currently third in the Premier League table.
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