‘He Kind Of Surprised Me Tbf’ ‘A Bit Shaky But Well Done To Him’ Chelsea Fans Impressed As Tuchel Gives League Debut To 22 Year Old

‘He Kind Of Surprised Me Tbf’ ‘A Bit Shaky But Well Done To Him’ Chelsea Fans Impressed As Tuchel Gives League Debut To 22 Year Old

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel handed a surprise league debut to Malang Sarr in the 1-0 win over Brentford at the weekend.

With Antonio Rudiger failing to win his fitness battle for the game, Sarr was given the responsibility on the left-hand side of the back three.

The 22-year-old was very impressive, for the most part, and supporters on Twitter were praising the defender for helping to keep a clean sheet:

There were definitely a couple of hairy moments when Sarr was caught out of position with long balls, but other than that, it was a pretty composed performance from the Frenchman.

Whether he’ll be given more opportunities in upcoming games will very much depend on when Rudiger returns from a back injury. The German picked up the issue on international duty and it remains to be seen whether he’ll be available when the Blues take on Malmo on Wednesday night.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.