Chelsea regular slammed for “disastrous evening” for national team

Chelsea full back Malo Gusto got some pretty damning ratings from the media for his performance against Italy.

Chelsea fans have grown pretty fed up of Malo Gusto, and it seems like that sentiment is spreading.

He played for France in their Nations League defeat on Tuesday night, but had a torrid time. Fans weren’t happy, and nor were the media.

The French team is jammed full of talent, but they are currently lacking an elite right back. There’s space for a player to step up and make the place their own under Zinedine Zidane, but Gusto looks to have blown his audition.

“A real ordeal for the French right-back,” FootMercato wrote in their player ratings.

“He seemed to lack rhythm and struggle physically to keep up the pace on his flank. Too soft in his challenge against Cambiaghi for Italy’s equalizer, he then conceded a penalty after the break… a completely disastrous evening.”

Ouch.

“Just a terrible night for him” agreed Get French Football News. It seems Gusto had the same problem he has with Chelsea – he’s involved a lot in attack and defence, but not in a positive way.

“There’s still a huge amount of work to be done at right-back,” concluded one French paper. We can’t see Gusto playing much more in the future when the likes of Warren Zaire-Emery and Jules Kounde are other options.

Chelsea’s results without Joao Pedro are shocking – and their goal stats even worse.

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