Ex Chelsea player, Joe Cole has come out to say that he was very disappointed with Hakim Ziyech’s attitude vs Brighton. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, goals is what footballers play for, therefore there is no reason good enough for Ziyech not to celebrate after finding the net.
Cole added that he was not pleased with the reaction to the goal, and the player clearly let the fans down by doing that.
His words, “This is what you play for.”
“He’s a fantastic talent, he hasn’t hit the ground running in the Premier League as it’s very different to the Dutch league. But, the not celebrating…it doesn’t sit well for him as a lad.”
“If he was in my team I’d be saying ‘come on’. You know when lads are not happy and they’re not playing? But if I come off the bench and score a goal, it’s a release of energy.”
“I was disappointed with the reaction to the goal, I think if you celebrate that with the fans it gives you buoyancy for the next 10 minutes to go and take the game and put it to bed. That’s what Chelsea needed to do.”
“With all due respect they’ve dropped four points against a Brighton team who they need to be taking four or six points from easily if they want to be challenging for the title.”
“And against the run of play, they got a goal. That was a leg up, you go take the game, you put it to bed. Even with the celebration, it’s a flat celebration and it just passes on to teammates doesn’t it?”
“He would be thinking it’s a message to the manager but the message is the goal, I should be playing. Enjoy it, you could really galvanise the group here with a 1-0 win in a tough, tough game and you’re out of the slump.”
“He’s obviously got things he’s not happy with, but just keep what you’re doing on the pitch, affect the game and you’ll be playing regularly. At Chelsea it’s rare you get players who play in that position who plays every week.”
“You want the lads to just enjoy it a little, take the weight off and go and play.”
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