It is fair to say that Manchester City midfielder Rodri was not too impressed with Chelsea\u2019s performance against his side on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have received a lot of praise following their 1-1 draw at the Etihad. With the club in turmoil following Enzo Maresca\u2019s surprise departure last week, many were expecting the Blues to lose to Pep Guardiola\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
However, interim manager Calum McFarlane delivered a masterclass and guided Chelsea to a draw.<\/p>\n
Neutrals have been raving about his tactics and how he got his team to perform, but not Rodri.<\/p>\n
Rodri claims Chelsea scored from \u2018nothing\u2019<\/p>\n
Rodri believes City should have won the game and has claimed that Chelsea managed to draw from \u201cnothing\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking in a post-match interview, which has been shared by City\u2019s official club website, the 29-year-old said: \u201cWe created enough chances to win the game three or four nil, but this is football. If you don\u2019t take your chances with nothing they just draw the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rodri later went on to add: \u201cFirst half was brilliant, enough to score three or four goals. In the second half we forgot a little bit how to play and they got control of the game, losing easy balls. Sometimes when you defend, defend, defend, they did not have much but they get a draw.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was another midfielder who gave City the lead, with Tijjani Reijnders scoring a brilliant goal towards the end of the first half.<\/p>\n
However, Enzo Fernandez popped up in stoppage time to equalise and ensure that Chelsea left the Etihad with something.<\/p>\n
The Blues\u2019 game against Rodri\u2019s side was a very interesting one following Maresca\u2019s exit. During the match, Chelsea fans were heard chanting Roman Abramovich\u2019s name, clearly frustrated with the club\u2019s current ownership.<\/p>\n
Stats suggest Rodri is wrong<\/p>\n
It is really hard to agree with Rodri, as Chelsea had multiple opportunities to score another goal on Sunday. For example, Pedro Neto wasted a glorious opportunity during the match.<\/p>\n
In the end, Chelsea finished the game with an xG of 1.85 and three big chances created, according to Sofascore. In contrast, City\u2019s xG was only 1.02, while they also failed to create a single big chance during the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n
Honestly, Rodri sounds a bit bitter, which you can understand. City are fighting for the Premier League title and slipped up in the final minutes of the game, losing ground on leaders Arsenal as a result.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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