Leon Balogun was not spared by Nigerian fans in the wake of Brighton’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea in a Premier League match at the AMEX Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Nigeria international had a half to forget and probably threw the game away when Willian intercepted a sloppy pass by the central defender and played the ball to Eden Hazard, who produced a clinical finish past goalkeeper Mathew Ryan in the 33rd minute.
The summer recruit from German club, Mainz 05 is enjoying a run of games of recent because Lewis Dunk’s defensive partner Shane Duffy is serving a three-game ban after he was sent off against Crystal Palace on December 4.
Nigerian fans, majority of them Chelsea supporters, took to social media to mock Balogun after his costly error vs Chelsea and here’s what they are saying :
”@whizkrane : ”What was Balogun thinking? Playing the ball straight to Willian ??”.
@aghogho_ovuorie : ”Balogun really deserves to be on the bench”.
@q4cue : ”Balogun too na Chelsea fan.”
@LegendaryAndrU: ”I knew we could trust our Nigerian Balogun to give us that goal! Nigerians caring for Nigerians lol”.
@Waju_ : ”Leon Balogun isn’t championship level talk less of premier league”.
