CHELSEA have suffered another injury blow after Ben Chilwell was forced off injured against Bournemouth.
Chilwell has been plagued with injury since joining Chelsea in 2020.
However, fans were left fuming with Frank Lampard’s choice of replacement.
The Blues interim boss opted to bring on Cesar Azpilicueta in the position rather than Lewis Hall.
Taking to Twitter, one fan fumed: “HALL IS RIGHT THERE.”
A second said: “Lampard has thrown the game with these subs. Again. Sick of him.”
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A third typed: “HES TAKING THE P*** WHY IS AZPI AND ZIYECH COMING ON LAMPARD!!!!!!!!”
“Frank has no idea what he’s doing,” declared a fourth.
A fifth commented: “Lampard is a social experiment.”
While a sixth added: “Azpi over Hall LOOOL.”
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Hall enjoyed a strong string of performances at left-back while playing under Graham Potter earlier in the season.
This is despite Hall’s natural position being that of a central midfielder.
Azpilicueta has endured a difficult season when playing, appearing to be past his best amid Chelsea’s floundering campaign.
However, Chelsea managed to end their winless run after late goals from Benoit Badiashile and and super sub Joao Felix handed the Blues a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
Although this result keeps Chelsea rooted in the bottom half, three points behind local rivals Fulham in tenth.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
