Roy Keane criticised Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell for his role in the goal conceded against Manchester United this evening.
Chelsea had to settle for one point in the Premier League after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Jorginho put the Blues ahead near the end of the match with a well-taken penalty, showing his calmness yet again from the spot.
However, Casemiro leapt highest to score a header in stoppage time for Man United.
Roy Keane criticised Ben Chilwell
Sky Sports pundit Keane wasn’t too impressed with left-back Chilwell for his part in the United equaliser.
As the visitors pressed for a late equaliser, 25-year-old Chilwell was beaten in the air by a towering Casemiro from an open play cross into the penalty box.
“Chilwell, your typical wing-back. He’s just jumping for the sake of it. I don’t like that. He’s going through the motions,” Keane said on Sky Sports’ Main Event channel (7:42pm, 22 October).
He added: “Chilwell did not want to head that ball… It’s just laziness. No desire.”
Perhaps Chilwell may be a tad disappointed not to do more to impact Casemiro, but Chelsea looked really vulnerable during that stoppage time pressure from United.
It felt like the Blues could have been a bit smarter to see out the final few moments of the game, as well as stepping a few extra yards up the pitch.
If you’re weighing up Chilwell, you’d still say he’s ahead of teammate Marc Cucurella in the pecking order. It’s a small error he will learn from.
Trevoh Chalobah, praised by Pat Nevin after his display, managed to get his head on most things. It’s just a shame the Blues didn’t have him at the back post up against Casemiro.
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