After Chelsea’s second goal, a Chelsea player faced criticism for a lack of strength, as reported on walexsports.com. Alan Shearer targeted Levi Colwill, a defender for Chelsea, for his involvement in Manchester United’s second goal during their recent Premier League match.
Despite Scott McTominay scoring two goals for United just before halftime, Chelsea failed to capitalize on their previous 3-2 victory over Brighton on Sunday.
Despite the hosts having nearly twenty-five shots on goal in the game, the Blues seemed fatigued and lacked ideas as they attempted to handle a continuous onslaught.
Following an instance of poor defending by Colwill, who allowed a midfielder to head in a cross from Alejandro Garnacho, McTominay scored his second goal. The centre-back, playing in the left defensive position, went down too easily, and despite a VAR review, the goal was allowed to stand by the referee.
Shearer defended the referee’s decision to dismiss Colwill’s claims for a foul and criticized him for falling too quickly during the incident, as discussed on Amazon Prime Sport.
“That’s very feeble defending from Colwill,” he commented. “Both players had their arms around each other, indicating their involvement.”
“It wasn’t a foul, and it wasn’t substantial enough to be overturned, even with VAR. That’s where the defense should have dealt with it.”
“However, immense credit to McTominay; he outmuscled the defender and scored, which helped them secure the win,” Shearer added.
Network pundit Patrice Evra concurred, remarking, “The left-back went down too easily there. He was too accommodating.”
“It’s a goal,” chimed in Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, a Chelsea icon. “You need to be resilient in your box and defend it. Regardless of your stature or size, you can’t miss a ball at the near post.”
