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Chelsea’s most under-appreciated: 4 players, 2 managers and the good doctor

By The Pride of London Staff

Chelsea's French-born Senegalese striker Demba Ba celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, northwest England, on April 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATESRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR LIVE SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images)
Chelsea's French-born Senegalese striker Demba Ba celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, northwest England, on April 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATESRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR LIVE SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 28: David De Gea of Manchester United looks on as he is beaten by Marcos Alonso of Chelsea as he scores his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea FC at Old Trafford on April 28, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

5. Marcos Alonso: Victim of the most ignorant (Abhishek Pancholi)

Marcos Alonso is useless. Marcos Alonso is too slow. Marcos Alonso is #NotMyFullback, so I’ll post pictures of his face with a red X superimposed on it to look cool.

ChelsTwit’s opinions about Marcos Alonso usually revolve around a variation of these three schools of “thought.” Things have become so absurd that there is hardly any appreciation for what Alonso brings to this team and his contributions so far.

Lest we forget – and it is imperative that ChelsTwit is reminded of this periodically – it was the introduction of Marcos Alonso on the left side of Antonio Conte’s five-man backline that was a crucial factor in Chelsea’s title win. Not only did Alonso provide a different dimension to Chelsea’s tactical shape, he chipped in with valuable goals from pin-point free kicks or counter-attacks where the opponents are caught off-guard by the fullback in their box, hitting a low, driven shot into the corner of the goal.

Frank Lampard was misled into believing that Emerson was a better option at the start of this season, but after watching the Brazitailan lose track of his man one time too many, Lampard turned to old faithful to steady the ship.

Of course, Alonso has his weaknesses but the devil is not so black as he is painted. Social media amplifies his shortcomings and glosses over anything that he does well. The lack of goal contributions that is used as a stick to beat Cesar Azpilicueta is conveniently ignored when it comes to Alonso as it is “not his primary job.”

Whatever the consensus, the fact remains that Marcos Alonso is one of the most under-appreciated players at the club in recent times. He does not deserve all the hate and abuse that comes his way.

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Maybe when he moves to Inter Milan or Atletico Madrid in the summer people will take the blindfolds off their eyes and see him for what he really is: a pretty good attacking wingback who won the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League with Chelsea. Maybe then he can get the respect he deserves.

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