Hakim Ziyech had a base place at Chelsea on Thursday evening against Liverpool (0-1 victory) for the second time in a row. Manager Thomas Tuchel left the Blues operate in a 3-4-2-1 system, with Ziyech next to Mason Mount as one of the two attacking midfielders. The former Ajax player was quite invisible at Anfield, is the verdict after Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool that has fallen far away.
Ziyech came in 65 minutes, he was replaced by Christian Pulisic halfway through the second half, to just 20 touches. With that, the midfielder was the player of the London club with the fewest touches before his substitution. Nevertheless, it rewards Sky Sports Ziyech with a 7 for his contribution to the handsome victory of the Tuchel formation. Matchwinner Mount received an 8 out of 10. The London Evening Standard thinks Ziyech should not get more than a 6 for his role in the away game against Liverpool.
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“Two starting places in a row is an encouraging sign in itself. In addition, Ziyech almost scored from the attack in which Liverpool defender Andy Robertson managed to remove the ball from the list. Despite this, he was the least effective attacker on the side of Chelsea.” , Ziyech receives as a point of criticism. Indeed, the statistics prove the ineffectiveness of the attacking midfielder. He scored only two goals against Liverpool, the lowest number on the list with Mount and attack leader Timo Werner. Ziyech also never once managed to free a teammate in front of the Liverpool goal. Finally, his pass clarity (78.6 percent) was lower than any other Chelsea player.
At the BBC Ziyech received an average score of 6.65, placing him in last place with Kai Havertz in ratings at Chelsea. 90min had an unsatisfactory (5) in store for him. Ziyech seemed to be lost at Anfield and even his famous left leg couldn’t help him against Liverpool. Ziyech was unlucky when Robertson took his shot off the line, but beyond that moment it simply wasn’t good enough tonight. Football London with a 6, is not overly impressed by the playmaker hired last year.
“Chelsea played very strongly against Liverpool, especially before half-time, but unfortunately Ziyech was out of tune with his ineffectiveness. He even once got a scolding from Tuchel when he did not put enough pressure on the Liverpool defense. Ziyech then clearly showed how he thought about the words of his manager. Werner almost scored after a beautiful pass from him, but otherwise it is clearly not the Ziyech before his injury. ” The Evening Standard also gets no further than a 6. “Starting places against Manchester United and Liverpool, that’s encouraging. Despite this, he was the least effective link in Chelsea’s line of attack.”