Chai! Chelsea don show resilience as dem come back from 2 goals down to beat West Ham!
Na Wesley Fofana lead the charge after im jump enter the pitch at half-time. Dem don dey call am ‘The Comeback King’! Ehn, for the first time in history, Chelsea don win match after trailing by two or more goals at half-time. Wetin we go talk? This one na serious mood booster for the boys!
As Fofana talk, ‘we don see wetin happen for Napoli, and now for West Ham too. We fit turn the table!’ Na real big man mentality we dey see for these players. Dem waka into the dressing room at half-time, everybody dey shout say make dem forget tactics, just show aggression and win the game – dem do am!
Fofana na im dey coordinate the back line, and e no waste time before e deliver better cross wey Joao Pedro use as chance to score first goal. Boom, dem level am! Dem no stop there, as Cucurella join the matter soon after, before another fine goal secure the sweet win for fans wey gather for Matthew Harding Lower.
Now, na Tuesday night dem go face Arsenal for Carabao Cup semi-final second leg, and Fofana sabi say e go hot. ‘We need to carry this spirit go Emirates,’ im yarn. E get as e dey sweet when you sabi say your squad don dey gel well because of win!
But make we no forget the chop dem catch for Napoli! Coach Liam Rosenior try show style by starting with only one recognized centre-back. Na wah! As dem dey struggle for back line, fans dey wonder wetin dey happen. E be like sey dem forget say na Chelsea we dey talk, abeg.
No be small wahala. Paul Merson, Arsenal legend, come dey vex as e dey Koko say Chelsea no show enough fight for dat semi-final. E don talk say, ‘Wesley dey cry because dem no try enough.’ Wetin be all dis now? Person wey dey carry World Cup medal suppose dey shine, not dey cry!
Na so e be, as Chelsea dey struggle with their tactics and performance. Merson dey shout say, ‘If dem waka out with glory, na beta matter.’ E no be small wahala wey dey Apple for dat dressing room, but dem go need am if dem wan take make am for future matches.
So make dem look sharp as dem dey prepare to face Arsenal again. E go hot for Emirates next week! Make una get ready, Chelsea fans; we go need plenty ginger to face wetin dey come!
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