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title: "Chelsea: Fans slam Frank Lampard for bringing on Michy Batshuayi in Valencia draw"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fans-slam-frank-lampard-for-bringing-on-michy-batshuayi-in-valencia-draw/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2019-11-28T20:00:09Z"
modified: "2019-11-28T20:00:09Z"
---

# Chelsea: Fans slam Frank Lampard for bringing on Michy Batshuayi in Valencia draw

**Chelsea fans have been left unimpressed with Frank Lampard’s decision to bring on Michy Batshuayi for the injured Tammy Abraham in the exhilarating 2-2 Champions League draw against Valencia on Wednesday.**

The Blues’ leading goalscorer sustained a hip injury towards the end of the first half and had to be withdrawn from the game, forcing Lampard to make a substitution.

> Tammy took a knock at the end of the first half and has been replaced by Michy at the break.
>
> 1-1 [#VCFCHE](https://twitter.com/hashtag/VCFCHE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/ENTF5ZBTz7](https://t.co/ENTF5ZBTz7)
>
> — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1199765453775802369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

He opted for Batshuayi, but the 26-year-old was unable to deliver the sort of impact his manager would have hoped for after his goalscoring heroics against Ajax back in October.

Indeed, it was a poor showing from Batshuayi, who could not add to Mateo Kovacic’s first goal for the club and Christian Pulisic’s controversial tap-in.

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During his time on the pitch, he was dispossessed on three occasions and caught offside once ([via WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1426982/LiveStatistics/Europe-UEFA-Champions-League-2019-2020-Valencia-Chelsea)), summing up a very underwhelming performance.

In the end, Lampard’s decision to bring Batshuayi on proved to be an unpopular one, with many fans questioning why Olivier Giroud was not brought on instead.

> Should have brought on Giroud than Batshuayi.
>
> Lampard make a wrong substitution [#ChampionsLeague](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChampionsLeague?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@ChelseaFC](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/nQ7NWb35Xs](https://t.co/nQ7NWb35Xs)
>
> — Arif \_ Irfan (@Erfan94\_) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/Erfan94_/status/1199777753781829633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lampard made a very wrong call bringing on Batshuayi.
>
> That match deserved Giroud’s presence, superior hold up play, and experience.
>
> Finally, the referees were ridiculously out of their depth. Especially the center referee.
>
> — Banzai (@ProConchie) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/ProConchie/status/1199782005023621126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/AtoyebiBamidel2/status/1199930511726125056?s=20

> Lampard still dey bore me. What has [@\_OlivierGiroud\_](https://twitter.com/_OlivierGiroud_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) done wrong. We need experience like his at times. I'll choose him over Batshuayi any day. I just hope we make it to the next stage… [@ChelseaFC](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#ChampionsLeague](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChampionsLeague?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Patrick Edem Agama (@peagama) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/peagama/status/1199814234332381189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Will never understand Frank’s idea on this . Worst thing is, besides looking clueless tactically, Batshuayi always seems to want to score even from impossible phases of play . Not a team player at all.
>
> — azog defiler (@\_azogdefiler) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/_azogdefiler/status/1199804883416825857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/famhasyaf/status/1199776888123559937?s=20

> I swear if Lampard uses batshuayi again he should be fired with immediate effect.
>
> — \_Basit\_ (@san\_bhicube) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/san_bhicube/status/1199778148784566272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)