Chelsea are grinding their way through a quite bitty first half against West Brom, and nobody in blue has really got into gear yet.
Two great chances have fallen to Hakim Ziyech, who wasted both with overhit passes as the team surged forward.
He also had a couple of short passes around the box cut out. For a player who is in the team to thread clever passes, he seems to struggle to weight them correctly.
To be fair, the Moroccan then swung a brilliant cross into the back post for Alonso to attack.
Unfortunately, with the Blues now down to ten men, it’s Ziyech who has been sacrificed. He deserved more time on the pitch to make amends, but there’s no denying he was the most wasteful player out there in those early stages, and Thomas Tuchel’s decision to take him off is probably justified.
You can see a selection of the reaction on social media in the posts embedded here:
https://twitter.com/__Abyyy__/status/1378314273663909889
Hakim Ziyech wastes a two-v-one as he overhits the pass to Christian Pulisic.#CHEWBA | #CFC | @ChelseaFC
— Absolute Chelsea (@AbsoluteChelsea) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/gate17marco/status/1378317139988393988
Christensen replaces Ziyech, restoring Chelsea to ten men. Too harsh?
— Grant de Smidt (@grantdesmidt) April 3, 2021
Disclaimer: horrible watch for neutrals. Gold mine for a Ziyech hater tho
— ethical G/A getter (@MalumWakho) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/olukoyejo_/status/1378314532439875584
Ziyech is way too off the pace
— AZI (@AZII____) April 3, 2021
This is the kind of game where Chelsea need Ziyech to be more precise with his passes. We have had a couple opportunities that could have resulted in good chances with a better pass. #CHEWBA
— Wyn (@CFCsince1905) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/dakiing619/status/1378314505172697089
ziyech is so bad today a whole lot of miss passes, get havertz on i beg
— Mohamed🇵🇸 (@Fpl__mo) April 3, 2021
🙈 awful awful pass from Ziyech mate
— Tweet Child Of Mine (@pernollie) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/_Pulisic_SZN/status/1378314319679549443
Ziyech has been so sloppy today
— Marv (@CFCMarv) April 3, 2021
Ziyech is really annoying…
— TweetChelseaUK (@TweetChelseaUK) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/zorosapprentice/status/1378314276973260802
ziyech should ride the bench honestly
— moe🇱🇧 #PochOut (@FfsChelsea) April 3, 2021
Ziyech has lost two clear counter chances now 🤦🏾♂️
— Mr Royale || TBR (@BayoRoyale) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/BeIIinghamm/status/1378314272615370760
https://twitter.com/Ahlz__/status/1378314538039271425
Disappointing pass from Ziyech.
— Talk Chelsea (@talkchelsea) April 3, 2021
