Chelsea’s Benoit Badiasil admitted his teammates helped him during his recent poor performance against Newcastle United.
The Blues beat Newcastle on penalties in the quarter-finals of the League Cup on 19 December. In particular, in the first half, Newcastle’s Callum Wilson conceded a goal.
Fortunately, Mauricio Pochettino’s side are expected to progress and progress to the final when they face Middlesbrough in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Badiashil has now shared his feelings about Newcastle in an interview.
It was comforting to hear Chelsea team-mate Thiago Silva say a half-time chat with the manager helped calm him down. I was disappointed [at half-time against Newcastle] but the coach spoke to me and so did Thiago.
It was difficult, but I knew with these players we can achieve great things, so I trusted him and my performance in the second half was completely different, Badiasil told Chelsea’s official website.
This is another great example of Silva acting as a leader in the dressing room without having to wear the captain’s armband.
The Blues are yet to offer the centre-back a new contract, but journalist Simon Phillips claimed on Substack Si Phillips Talks Chelsea that keeping him has been “discussed internally” at the club. Chelsea look set to lose Silva but the Brazilian has been a key player for them this season.
Chelsea should not be too hasty here, They have a very young and inexperienced squad who have struggled in the Premier League this season. The Blues are currently 10th. Wouldn’t it be better to get rid of a veteran manager like Silva? Not if he’s still performing. The center back was like that. All in all, Silva probably deserves at least another year at Stamford Bridge.
At 39, Silva is the oldest player in the Premier League and has a wealth of experience at the elite level. The £110,000-a-week Brazilian centre-back (Spotrac) is a huge asset for Chelsea both on and off the pitch.
