Without him we play like Burnley, fans react to Chelsea key player missing against Brentford defeat

Chelsea were comprehensively beaten by Brentford in one of the worst showings under Thomas Tuchel.

The Blues disintegrated in the second half when they conceded four goals – and there was no calming presence in the centre of the pitch.

Naturally, the fans’ thoughts turned to Jorginho. The Italy international was left on the bench yesterday – and some Chelsea fans on Twitter argue that Tuchel got it wrong.

Miguel: ” The ‘Sell Kovacic and Jorginho so we can play a back 4 and attack more’ brigade needs to explain to us what happened”

Selah: “Without Jorginho we play like Burnley but idiots will keep disrespecting him.”

tired: “You know what’s hilarious, if Jorginho played yesterday we would’ve won but this fanbase would be rinsing a clip of Jorginho being dribbled past once in the 5th minute.”

Thomas, Not Tuchel: “Jorginho is proof that intelligently calculated defending regardless of his pace is superior to the frantic energetic defending style of Kante & Loftus-Cheek.”

Christopher: “There’s no need to start another 10 thousand reasons thread on why Jorginho is so important to this team. But the level of composure he brings to our play is twice as important as anything in this team. You can’t get his quality anywhere, it’s just crazy how much hate he gets.”

Rola: “Once again, Jorginho is our most important midfielder.”