Former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes that boss Maurizio Sarri missed a trick by not bringing on Gary Cahill in the final stages of the Blues’ Europa League final win against Arsenal.
The 33-year-old was named on the substitutes bench for Chelsea’s final game of the season but didn’t feature.
Eden Hazard was the star of the show, with the Belgian scoring twice and teeing up Pedro in Chelsea’s scintillating second-half performance.
Cahill did lift the trophy alongside Cesar Azpilicueta in Baku, earning an eighth major honour with the club.
Talking as a pundit on BT Sport, cited by the Independent, Fabregas admitted that he would’ve liked to see Cahill given the final five minutes to give the Englishman leave as the ‘hero he deserves’.
He is a fantastic servant for the club.
I mean, if there is one thing that I am missing tonight, it was this touch from somebody.
I don’t want to say anything negative tonight, but a little touch to Gary Cahill, with five minutes to go, 4-1 against Arsenal.
Put him on, give him the armband. Let him leave as a proper hero as he deserves. I missed thatto be honest. But it’s a great night for Chelsea Football Club.
Cahill recently admitted that he would like to remain in the Premier League, however, the defender isn’t expected to receive a new Chelsea deal in the coming weeks.
