A handful of Chelsea supporters have questioned the credibility of Thomas Tuchel as Blues boss after Conor Gallagher was shown a second yellow-card. The 22-year-old midfielder was granted a second successive start for the west Londoners as Leicester City looked to record their first win of the Premier League season.
Gallagher was shown his first yellow after clipping Kieran Dewsbury-Hall. Just over five minutes later, the Chelsea midfielder was shown a second for a foul on Harvey Barnes after a loose Marc Cucurella pass saw an abundance of space open up for the Foxes winger.
The Cobham graduate's marching orders is the second successive red-card shown to a Chelsea player after Kalidou Koulibaly was sent offer versus Leeds United at Elland Road. The Blues have had to - again - finish a Premier League bout with just ten men and, according to a section of fans, it's Tuchel's fault.
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While it must be said that a number of reactions come across far-fetched, the general consensus was that the German could have done something about it.
@iAMpaulmogul said: "Why is Jorginho still playing tho? Jorginho makes Gallagher a bad player, Jorgi doesn't mark, passes backward, can't move forward with the ball."
@CFC_Mason2001: "Teaches Tuchel a lesson. You can't win games with 5-6 out of position players."
@xscrewheadx: "Tuchel's fault. We all knew the second yellow was coming."
@Danymugabo: "That's what happens when you play someone where he is not meant to play. Tuchel needs to be sacked."
@Barry__bcc: "The fact that Gallagher even started this match tells you how unserious we are as a club this season."
Speaking about Gallagher in pre-season, where Chelsea beat Club America 2-1 in Nevada, Tuchel had nothing but praise for the midfielder. He said: "It was a very good start and a good match for him. Now it's important he gets used to our principles of the game, to understand when to move and when not to move, and his work-rate is outstanding. He can be a big asset for us.
"Conor trains at a really high level. You can clearly see it was the right decision to let him go on loan. He made a huge step in his development at Palace and became an England player."
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