Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink labelled Crystal Palace’s goal as ‘heartbreaking’ (Picture: Getty)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has called out Chelsea star Levi Colwill for his costly mistake during Wednesday’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.
Mykhailo Mudryk fired Mauricio Pochettino’s side ahead at Stamford Bridge but Michael Olise levelled it up for the visitors just before the break.
Olise had been left unmarked at the back post and fired past Djordje Petrovic following poor defensive work from Colwill.
‘From a Chelsea point of view, they’re going to be disappointed,’ Hasselbaink told Amazon Prime in his half-time analysis.
‘If you look at what Colwill does, he goes and attacks the ball. He doesn’t have to.
‘He gets underneath the ball. If he stayed in his position, he would have headed the ball away and Olise cannot take a touch. He is learning. Hopefully he learns from this mistake.
‘When they were winning 1-0, you always felt they needed the second just to calm them down.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink insists Levi Colwill ‘didn’t have to’ attack the ball (Picture: Getty)
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‘[To concede at half-time] is heartbreaking because it’s the second or third phase from a free-kick. If you stay normal in your organisation, you should be able to defend that.’
Meanwhile, Hasselbaink heaped praise on Chelsea attacker Christopher Nkunku for his first-half performance.
‘He’s brilliant,’ Hasselbaink added. ‘He gives them something different. He gives them calmness. Give him the ball and he will get something going. He has got quality, a lot of quality.’
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