‘Not good enough’ – John Obi Mikel slams two Chelsea stars after Man City defeat
John Obi Mikel has taken aim at Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez following Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to.
Manchester City, claiming the duo เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา are simply ‘not good enough’ to get the club back to where they ‘belong’.
Chelsea got off to a dream start at the Etihad as City debutant Abdukodir Khusanov gifte the visitors an opener through Noni Madueke after only three minutes.
But that was as good as it got for Enzo Maresca’s men, with Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland hitting the target either side of half-time to put the champions in the driving seat.
Phil Foden raced through and beat Sanchez with a compose finish to increase the deficit in the 87th minute and the hosts held firm to maintain their grip on fourth spot in the Premier League.
Chelsea, meanwhile, sit sixth after an immensely disappointing run of results and now trail leaders Liverpool by 13 points in the table.
It could have an entirely different outcome had the away team taken their chances in Manchester and questions have once again been raised over Jackson’s apparent wastefulness in front of goal.
After assisting Madueke for the opening goal, Jackson had a golden opportunity to double Chelsea’s lead but the Senegalese instead decided to pull the ball back for Jadon Sancho, whose shot was denied.
‘Not the scoreline we all wanted, is it? I’m a bit gutted,’ ex-Chelsea midfielder Obi Mikel said on.
‘We started well with the goal and then we thought, “Let’s kick on from here”. This has been what has happened for the last three or four games.
‘We got 1-0 up or 2-0 up and then we don’t kill the game, we don’t finish the game and we end up paying for it.
‘Again, we went 1-0 up and we had that chance to go 2-0 up with Nicolas Jackson.
‘Some people are saying that the pass from Cole Palmer is a little bit… no, it’s not. You’re a striker, just put your foot through it.
‘If you miss it, it’s fine. But attempt to score. What did he do? Just controlled the ball and then came back.
‘Your job is to f***ing score the goals, that’s why you were brought to the football club. Put the ball in the back of the net and try to score. He didn’t do that.’