On Friday night, Chelsea was somewhat pathetically held to a 0-0 draw against Fulham, but would endure additional humiliation on Twitter.
It was anticipated that the west London juggernauts would defeat their neighborhood rivals despite the Blues’ league-table deficit to the Cottagers and their home field advantage.
More so, Graham Potter’s team was loaded with his recent high-priced additions, including Enzo Fernandez, a World Cup champion who cost £107 million.
Chelsea had numerous opportunities to score, but Fulham’s defense put in a standout performance, with right-back Kenny Tete standing out in particular. As a result, Chelsea was unable to break the tie.
Tete was given the game’s player of the match award for his performance, and Fulham’s social media manager couldn’t help but mock his competitors.
Reece James was making his first start of the season after suffering a knee injury. Chelsea tweeted a picture of him shortly after kickoff with the caption, “Built different, one of our own.” With a better RB, respond.
Despite cleverly disabling replies, Fulham responded on Saturday morning with a quote tweet that included a photo of Tete holding the player of the match award.
You come at the King, you better not miss, was the caption that went with it.
Tete’s medal was well-deserved because at various stages during the game, he stole from players like Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, and Raheem Sterling.
The Chelsea trio combined for zero crosses, zero successful dribbles, and 10 losses out of 12 ground and aerial duels to the 27-year-old Dutch international. They also failed to manage a shot until injury time.
As of this writing, Fulham has surpassed all expectations this season to move up to sixth place in the Premier League standings. Fulham is now anticipating their FA Cup fourth-round replay against Sunderland on Wednesday.
Chelsea, who are now in ninth place, will go to West Ham, another London team, on Saturday.
