The Chelsea boss is disappointed for his former Blues teammate’s injury in the game against Crystal Palace. He says the game can’t be stopped for that type of injury. Cahill went down at the moment he was chasing Willian on the attack who went on to give the pass to Olivier Giroud for Chelsea’s first goal in the sixth minute. Palace fans were furious for Chelsea not showing sporting spirit for their former captain.
What Lampard Was Quoted On The Official Website Of Chelsea FC As Saying?
“For sure I have sympathy because I know Gary, we are friends, and you could see straight away that it was a bad injury the way he went down. Then we had to play on and finish the action, no one is kicking the ball out in that situation. It is not one of those but you obviously feel sorry for Gary on an individual note. I know for head injuries the game would always stop but for injuries like that, it does not stop. That is pretty clear.”
Christian Pulisic doubled the lead just after some time. This was with an excellent left-footed finish from another pass from Willian. Both the wingers are on a great run of form since the restart. This game was no different. Chelsea’s boss was delighted with his 21-year-old American playmaker.
The Story Further Ahead About The Game
“Christian is hugely important. He has great talent, we know that. At the start, he came here in difficult conditions in terms of him not really having had a break, but he started to play really well and now he has moved his game on another level, not just in how he is going by people but there is real end-product. You look at the top attacking players in the world and they score goals and make assists regularly that win games and at the moment he is doing that, so I am delighted with him.”
The game wasn’t very smooth for the Blues after that. Palace forward Wilfred Zaha scored a belter from 30 yards. Roy Hodgson’s men came back into the game. Substitute Tammy Abraham scored the third for Chelsea. Everyone thought the game was done. Had it not been for an inch-perfect tackle of Christian Benteke from Kurt Zouma in the final minutes, the game could have ended as a draw.
What The Former England International Concluded By Saying?
“The first 60 minutes today was not that great. We were not as slick with the ball as we have been in other games and we held on to the ball a little bit. I thought Billy Gilmour did pretty well but I was not overly delighted with the midfield today.”
“We should have had the game under much more control at that point. At 2-0 we should have carried on and controlled the game better, and then at 3-2 we had a lot of chances in the second half, chances to finish it off– slightly wrong decisions may be on the final pass or shot and that invites pressure. Kepa made a great save and Kurt Zouma made a great tackle and in those last moments it was nerve-wracking for us.”
