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Drinkwater s post, which has since been deleted by the 30-year-old, led to plenty of anger from Chelsea fans - who accused him of disrespecting his former boss.
One supporter urged the club to sack Drinkwater while you re at it , while another mocked the player for his post and claimed he would be sent out again should Thomas Tuchel take over from Lampard. Drinkwater celebrating Lampard getting sacked as if [Thomas] Tuchel won t send him out on loan. At least he let you play with the academy team. Count your blessings.
Another said Drinkwater s photo was classlessness and summed up why he found himself out of favour at the club.
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In the absence of peak television programming that is Monday Night Football - which usually consists of mid-table, goalless dead rubber, mind you - football fans had to search further into the depths of the system to get their English football fix.
For those not fancying watching Celta Vigo storm to a 4-0 win in La Liga, the choice was instead the Under-23 Premier League 2 clash between Chelsea and Tottenham.