Jamie O’Hara claims he would be “raging” if he was in the shoes of Conor Gallagher, who was given a red card during the Chelsea win against Leicester City.
Thankfully, the Blues bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Leeds by securing a 2-1 home victory on Saturday afternoon at home to Leicester.
Blues manager Thomas Tuchel, who was banned from the touchline today, watched from the stands his side fight hard to get three Premier League points.
Raheem Sterling was the Chelsea match-winner by scoring two great goals in the second half, but a Harvey Barnes goal to reduce the deficit set up a tense finale.
O’Hara on Gallagher red card
Chelsea’s result was made even more impressive given the fact that Gallagher was shown a second yellow card in the 28th minute for halting a counter-attack.
The 22-year-old central midfielder once again failed to leave a positive mark when given the chance to start.
Pundit O’Hara thinks the England international can feel very let down by his teammate, though.
Gallagher’s reckless challenge to earn a second booking came as a result of Marc Cucurella’s under-hit backwards pass.
“[Marc] Cucurella absolutely killed Conor Gallagher. I’d be raging in the dressing room. Got to use his head though,” O’Hara wrote on Twitter.
Tuchel explained post-match that it was a “big mistake” from Gallagher, but that’s he’s already briefly spoken with him after the game.
The opportunity has been there for Gallagher in the early part of the season to make his mark at Stamford Bridge, but the academy graduate has wasted it so far.
There’s going to be some reactionary supporters that will say the midfielder is not cut out for the Blues. It’s far too early to jump to that assessment, though.
He looks like a player that’s trying too much to show his worth. Hopefully, he bounces back from his suspension and shows his true self.
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