Leboeuf raps foreigner-packed Chelsea: They lack real English fighting spirit!

Football
15 Dec 2020 • 8:53 PM MYT
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Chelsea hero Franck Leboeuf has hit out at his old team after defeat at Everton.

The result saw the Stamford Bridge outfit - who struggled to create many chances at Goodison Park - slip to fifth in the table and three points behind leaders Tottenham ahead of the trip to Wolves on Tuesday.

"I was upset because that game reminded me where Chelsea was full of international foreign players and not capable of fighting with the real 'English fighting spirit'," Leboeuf said on ESPN.

"It's what happened on [Saturday]. You have to be a warrior, you have to sometimes be dirty and half of the team is not capable of doing that.

"The team is young, they have maybe no experience and you have to find a way to win.

"Don't make mistakes at the back – like we saw the hesitation between Thiago Silva and Mendy – you have to make sure you score goals and steal a result in a way by winning 1-0.

"Chelsea tries to play too nice football, nice in the middle of the park but not effective on [Saturday], especially up front and at the back."