Jamie Carragher was surprised by Ben Chilwell‘s missed opportunity to score during Chelsea’s victory against Luton Town.
On Friday night, Chelsea effortlessly secured a 3-0 victory at their own ground, Stamford Bridge. This was the first win since their new coach, Mauricio Pochettino, took charge.
Raheem Sterling scored two goals, one before halftime and one after halftime. Nicolas Jackson, who joined the team in the summer, scored his first goal for the club towards the end of the game. However, the team could have scored more goals because they missed several good opportunities.
During the game, there was a significant moment when Chilwell entered the penalty area with the score at 1-0. Even though there were three defenders near him, all he had to do was shoot the ball into the goal past Luton keeper Thomas Kaminski.
But surprisingly, the England left-back tried to pass the ball to Sterling, who was in a much worse position. However, his pass was cleared and resulted in a corner.
The 26-year-old person was in disbelief about his actions, and so were the people at Stamford Bridge, including Carragher.
‘I can’t believe what I just saw,’ the famous Liverpool player said on Sky Sports.
‘We were just discussing how Ben Chilwell contributes to the team’s offense, and it seemed like he was about to prove me wrong. ‘ But that was really strange.
He is driving towards the middle and is positioned in the middle of the goal with out any opponents near him. Wow
It’s really bad. It is true. This is not a good way to make decisions.
Maybe he didn’t want to use his right foot, or maybe he got a little confused. I’m just trying to think of reasons why he wouldn’t shoot there.
The thing he wanted to achieve was right in front of him. If Luton is able to gain their position in the game, that specific moment will definitely be examined and analyzed.
Luckily for Chilwell, the Hatters didn’t pose much of a threat on the attack. They only managed to get one shot on target throughout the entire game. Carragher later mentioned that it might be laughed about in the dressing room among the staff and players. But it could have been worse if Chelsea hadn’t gone on to win the game.