P302Rivals Football - Chelsea FC
Bakayoko
by cfcww, 13/08, 17:10

I think the reverse is true K, I think most of the competing players in that position reasoned quite rightly that regardless of how they played Bakayoko was going to play irrelevant of how well they performed, that has detrimental effect on players and team mates alike no matter how professional they try to be

Example last season Bakayoko has a stinker against Brighton, can't pass, can't tackle & misses a sitter. Drinkwater comes in against Stoke, scores a belter, plays tidy 7/10 in most reports, next game against Arsenal, Bakayoko is back in and has another stinker but stills plays 90 minutes. He was so poor the fans even changed the words to his song!!

There is no real logic to bring Bakayoko back for the Arsenal game given Drinkwater had just had his best game in a Chelsea shirt despite limited opportunities. it was just blind faith or arrogance by Conte.