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Chelsea fans show NO MERCY to Thibaut Courtois after HOWLER for Belgium vs Russia
CHELSEA fans rejoiced at Thibaut Courtois’ howler for Belgium against Russia on Thursday night.
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The Red Devils were taking on the 2018 World Cup hosts at the Heysel Stadium.
Both teams were contesting their first qualifying game for the 2020 European Championship, and it didn’t take long for the match to open up.
Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans opened the scoring 14 minutes in after a sweeping team from move from Belgium.
The 21-year-old picked up the ball outside the area and arrowed a shot past Guilherme Marinato.
But Roberto Martinez’s side found themselves level two minutes after, though following a terrible blunder by Courtois.
The former Chelsea keeper, who refused to train at the club in order to push a summer move to Real Madrid, dawdled on a ball on the edge of his box.
Not electing to thump it upfield, Artem Dzubya closed down the shot-stopper, forcing him into a nervous poke which gifted Denis Cheryshev possession.
And Valencia winger Cheryshev then calmly slotted home into the gaping net, with Courtois left motionless, hands on hips.
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Belgium retook the lead before half-time through Eden Hazard, but it did not stop Chelsea fans revelling further in the difficult season Courtois has endured following his eagerness to leave west London.
Members of the Blues support showed no mercy on Twitter, with one writing: "Courtois the biggest fraud in European football."
Others simply laughed at the keeper in tweets such as “Looooool Courtois”, “Lmfao Courtois what an idiot” and “What a blunder from Courtois loooool”.
Similarly bitter supporters were damning in their statements.
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“Courtois is finished,” one opined, while another jokingly declared “Courtois should be relegated”.
One of the Stamford Bridge faithful used emojis to show their joy, typing: “Courtois with another f*** up?” accompanied with laughing faces and injection emojis.
The sarcastic route was one taken by a more analytical on-looker, who wrote: “Quality goalkeeping by Courtois there, as soon as he got the he should of smashed it up the pitch but instead he loses it, great finish by Cheryshev.”
And the whole situation was probably best summarised by a Belgium supporter.
“Chelsea fans have cursed Courtois,” they said.