Michy Batshuayi had a cameo to forget during Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday.
The Belgian failed to impress against Burnley on the opening day of the season and was subsequently dropped to the bench, with Alvaro Morata filling his shoes at Wembley.
With ten minutes to go, Batshuayi replaced Morata to offer a fresh pair of legs upfront. He found the back of the net within minutes. The only problem was, it was the back of Thibaut Courtois’ net.
Batshuayi will have been the most relieved man on planet Earth when Marcos Alonso gave Chelsea the lead in the 88th minute. A goal which proved to be the winner.
He look to Twitter to share his thoughts after the goal, revealing how thankful he was for the wand of a left-foot Alonso possesses.
Could have been worse… thankfully this team has incredible ressources, and @marcosalonso03 left foot 💙 let the season starts now 🤘 #KTBFF
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) 20 August 2017
He went on to share his relief with the official Chelsea Twitter account. We were all as relieved as you were, Michy…
Yeah tell me about it lol 😧 #phew thx @marcosalonso03 💙
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) 20 August 2017
someday he’s gonna prove his worth as he did at Marseille.
that is great from Alonso
A day shall come when you will use same mouth to sing his praises @Ray. Michy may not be doing well now but I believe he will come good. give him more time.
Patience yes.. every player makes one or two mistakes. Just with time, Michy will be our best. More than Didier!! Go big go high Batshuayi!
Comment:ol is well #thnks Marco a lot wat agreat player
It was unfortunate but that was cleared off with Alonso’s second and winning goal..is all good
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He is not useless he is only having a bad few games the same way he has a beautiful end of season,so give the man sometime he will be at his beat