Chelsea's Joao Felix criticised after Madrid clash

Joao Felix has not performed very well since joining Chelsea in January. Neither his results nor his performances are what the club expected.

The Portuguese was unable to help his team in the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid. As a result, the 23-year-old was heavily criticised.

Former Chelsea player Frank Leboeuf spoke about Felix's performance on 'ESPN': "Some [Chelsea] players did well, but most of them switched off, I'd say. What happened to Joao Felix today? It was not a derby between Atletico and Real Madrid. It was Chelsea. Yet he disappeared," he said.

Elsewhere, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry also criticised the Portugal international: "You would like to think Joao Felix would have had the composure in the box. Don't get me wrong, I’ve been in that situation and it is not easy," he told 'CBS'.

"What was easy for me was to have the awareness that you need to cut across. That’s the first thing that you learn as a centre forward. When defenders are chasing, I cut across.

"Slow or quick striker, it will give you that advantage of 1v1 or a red card. I've been in that situation, although I’d like to think I was composed in the box. You overthink it. I do believe that you always have time in the box, football time. When you’re not scoring, it feels like that time is really fast and you don’t have that composure anymore," Henry concluded.

 

April 13, 2023