4 most disappointing players for Chelsea so far this season

Modified Feb 23, 2019 23:58 GMT

Sarri finds himself in troubled waters, as some players at Chelsea are under-performing

#3 Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud was an emergency signing to cover for the misfiring Alvaro Morata in January 2018, but over one year on from his arrival, he has failed to cover himself in glory.

It says a lot about his underperformance that he has failed to fully earn the trust of two consecutive coaches at Chelsea.

So far, Olivier Giroud has scored just 4 goals from 32 Premier League matches across two seasons (which is rather poor for a striker at a club the stature of Chelsea), with Maurizio Sarri preferring to play Eden Hazard in a false nine role earlier in the season rather than start Giroud or Alvaro Morata.

The arrival of Gonzalo Higuain has further pushed Giroud down the pecking order and his rather shambolic return of just one goal from 19 PL matches has done little to boost his stock.

Edited by Hassan Shafiq