Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen put in an excellent performance in the 2-1 win over Tottenham yesterday. Despite having to play with a mask due to a broken nose, it didn’t seem to affect his game.
Playing in the middle of the back three, he did not make any mistakes and was always in the right place to clear any danger. Supporters on Twitter have been giving credit to the Danish international following his struggles earlier in the season:
What a player ??
— ?Ziyech? (@ZiyechSzn_22) February 22, 2020
He's been stellar since he got back into the squad.. He's slowly growing on me
— ~De'Yon (@JeffreyDeYon1) 22 February 2020
Best man on the pitch but no one talk about his performance
Excellent ❤️❤️❤️— ZupaBoy?? ? (@AbiolaZupakid) 22 February 2020
Been so good recently. Lamps clearly had an impact on him. He was superb today.
Fair play.
— TheScore (@TheScore01) 22 February 2020
Guy was an absolute machine today this Christensen that ain't afraid to get hurt ?
— Alexander (@Loftus12Cheek) 22 February 2020
This today was one of if not his best game in the blue shirt.
— Stuart McCall (@irish_stumccall) 22 February 2020
Has been class since the burnley game..
— Fish Drinkwater?? (@wittyrans1) 23 February 2020
His best moment in the game was when he got booked, finally getting aggressive and committing smart fouls, if he didn’t that would almost surely have been a goal.
— CFC Chris (@UBERPWNG) February 23, 2020
He’s changed my mind so quick it’s insane, mans a machine
— OLLIE (@olliewiseman__) February 22, 2020
Christensen has had to work hard to get into manager Frank Lampard’s first-team plans. It did appear that he was the fourth-choice centre-back for the opening months of the season, but he is certainly back in favour at the moment.
The move to 3-4-3 looks to favour the 23-year-old’s style of play and the Dane will definitely be looking to build on this top-level performance in upcoming games against the likes of Bayern Munich and Liverpool.