Chelsea Bottled 2-0 Lead to Draw 2-2 with Sheffield United: a Weak Defence that Tarnished Tammy's Brilliant Brace

Unabashed euphoria as tall Tammy got the first goal and second goal for Chelsea. Fans went agog with superlatives: the "DrogbaRegen". " my numero 9", "I can smell a Hatrick" etc. It was all beautiful fast paced football with Chelsea reasonably dominating in the first half, unbeknownst that its a "drawtrick". So the first half ended 2-0 with Chelsea winning.
But in the second half it was a depleted Chelsea side as Sheffield "sherrifed" the pitch and took over the reign. Their "sheriffing" resulted into two goals.
Fans were stupefied and wondered where they got it wrong. Was it their first half coach or their first half team?
Zouma was tacky and looked shaky with decisions. Tomori appeared solid and with some disconcerting confidence. Mount still very wild and hungrier than his age. Tammy did his best but shaky defence and gassed out midfield cost Chelsea. The substitution of Gilmour also aided nothing in absorbing the Sheffield pressure.
A drab draw and three much expected points watered down to one.
See you next week.
---toonday

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