Jamie Redknapp called out Chelsea’s goalkeeper and two defenders (Picture: Sky Sports)
Jamie Redknapp has singled out three Chelsea players for criticism following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The Blues took the lead at Villa Park thanks to Enzo Fernandez but Enzo Mareca’s side suffered a dramatic collapse as the hosts won it in the 89th minute.
Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen was guilty of making a howler for Marco Asensio’s second goal with the ball squirming through his body.
That saw football pundit Redknapp slam Jorgensen after the match along with Chelsea’s two centre backs – Levi Colwill and Tosin Adarabioyo.
Speaking about Jorgensen on Sky Sports, former Liverpool star Redknapp said: ‘He (Asensio) gets a good connection on it but like you say, he (Jorgensen) won’t want to see that again.
‘It’s awful goalkeeping. And they’ve obviously had a problem because both of them (Jorgensen and Robert Sanchez) have made horrendous mistakes this year.
‘He hits it through. He’s got a lot of time to see it. He’s watching it, he’s watching it. I mean, it’s just horrible.
Filip Jorgensen was guilty of making a late howler (Picture: Getty)
‘It’s horrible for him. It’s just one of those. I mean, I can only imagine how he feels in that dressing room now that everyone makes mistakes.
‘But when it’s a goalkeeper, it just obviously makes it so much worse. And he’ll be feeling like this was my big opportunity. What a chance I’ve got. Sanchez has been bang out of form.
‘He’s probably been sitting on the bench for ages watching and thinking, give me a chance. He’s been given one and obviously today, it hasn’t gone his way.’
Tosin Adarabioyo was introduced from the bench after eight minutes (Picture: Getty)
Redknapp then ripped into Chelsea’s central defenders Colwill and Tosin, with the latter introduced from the bench after just eight minutes following an early injury to Trevoh Chalobah.
‘Second half, that little bit of inexperience, bit of naivety, defending, putting your body on the line… when I talk about Colwill and Tosin, when that ball goes past you, you’ve got to follow that in and defend for your lives and I just don’t get that feeling right now,’ Redknapp added.
‘They’re nice when it’s all pretty and you’re on the ball, passing it out, but that’s not the art of defending. When you look at the really good teams who defend, the two centre-backs are obviously key to that.
‘The first thing they do is defend really well and the rest of it, yes, they are nice players [on the ball]. But not first. They defend first.’