{"id":5847,"date":"2026-05-08T10:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5847"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:45:01","slug":"incoming-chelsea-striker-makes-another-bad-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5847","title":{"rendered":"Incoming Chelsea striker makes another bad decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Emmanuel Emegha enraged Strasbourg fans once again with his actions after their Conference League defeat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Strasbourg lost 1-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano last night to find themselves eliminated from the Conference League at the semi final stage.<\/p>\n<p>Their fans were not happy about a limp home defeat. The players went to applaud their \u201cKop\u201d end at full time and were met with a barrage of abuse. Compounding things was Emmanuel Emegha, who is also persona non-grata with the fans because he\u2019s arranged a future transfer to Chelsea while being club captain.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed all in black and with sunglasses on, he approached the fans and tried to apologise, only for their fury to intensify.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the clip here and make your own mind up:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t play, it was them!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Emegha&#8217;s attempts to settle the Strasbourg Ultras after they were dumped out of the Conference League to Rayo Vallecano don&#8217;t exactly go according to plan.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Bw9HLJvp3\">pic.twitter.com\/7Bw9HLJvp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robin Bairner (@RBairner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBairner\/status\/2052621612386570439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Emegha looks like a dreadful signing before kicking a ball<\/h2>\n<p>Emegha is not going to play for Strasbourg again, but on the evidence of this he\u2019s a total buffoon. He just needed to applaud with the rest and keep his head down. At the very least, take off your sunglasses if you want to be a bit more likeable. He\u2019s also barely played this season because of injury.<\/p>\n<p>How can our sporting directors be so bad that we\u2019re already dreading this transfer <em>before he\u2019s even arrived at Chelsea?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Calum McFarlane was supposed to call out his players who had underperformed so brutally, but in fact he Chelsea look a broken team right now, and it\u2019s not getting any easier. The Blues face Liverpool without several important players.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea look a broken team right now, and it\u2019s not getting any easier. The Blues face Liverpool without several important players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Emanuel Emegha<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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