talkSPORT pundit Jamie O’Hara was left perplexed at the lack of ‘any real invention to make something happen’ last night.
He was talking about the way Chelsea setup against Arsenal last night in their 1-0 defeat in the second leg of the tie.
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He wasn’t the only person who though that, Paul Merson was left fuming after the game, with a passionate lowdown on what he witnessed.
“I’m numb. I’m flabbergasted,” said Merson. “I can’t believe what I just watched.
“I honestly can’t believe what I just watched. This is Chelsea Football Club. They’ve got international football players. They’ve got a World Cup winner [Enzo Fernandez]. They’ve got players all over.
“This is not a bottom four, bottom five team. He [Wesley Fofana] is crying. He should be crying because they never had a go.
“I’m lost for words. I cannot believe what happened. They’ve just gone out with an absolute whimper, in the semi-final of a big competition. If it worked it was great, but it hasn’t worked and you can’t gamble like that.
“Have a go and go out in a blaze of glory. Don’t go out like that. I’m lost for words. Honestly, I’m lost for words.”
O’Hara reacts
“First half, you stay in the tie, I get that, you don’t want to lose it in the first 20 minutes,” O’Hara said.
“But now, you’ve got to throw everything at them, you’ve got to try and win the game.”
O’Hara was also perplexed at the lack of ‘any real invention to make something happen’, as reported by talkSPORT.
Saunders adds his thoughts
Former player Dean Saunders, who was on the show with O’Hara, added his thoughts.
“Half-time, Liam Rosenior would be sitting there thinking, ‘Do I bring [Cole] Palmer and Estevao on and risk them not running back and us going another goal down, at what point do I go for it,’” Saunders said.
“But they were a bit punchless and Arsenal defended well.”
