Aldershot Town aimed a brutal dig at Chelsea which went viral following their 3-1 pre-season friendly victory over the Blues on Tuesday.
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The Shots play in the fifth-tier National League and stunned their Premier League opponents at the Recreation Ground in Hampshire in front of a crowd of 1,505.
Goals from Jack Barham, Lorent Tolaj and Kwame Thomas secured the win against a Chelsea XI packed with youngsters and did not feature any first-team players.
But that did not stop Aldershot from trolling Mauricio Pochettino’s side on social media with a tweet that has knocked up over 12 million views, 126,000 likes and 22,600 retweets so far.
‘A comfortable victory against mid-table Premier League opposition,’ Aldershot posted on their Twitter account along with a handshake emoji.
Chelsea suffered a horrific season last term, finishing 12th in the Premier League and without a trophy after going through three different managers.
Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter were both sacked while Frank Lampard also struggled in his second stint as head coach after coming in on a short-term deal which expired in the summer.
Many rival fans poked fun at Chelsea throughout the season, suggesting that they were in a relegation battle towards the end of the 2022-23 campaign.
It was Chelsea’s worst finish for nearly 30 years in the top flight, coming just two seasons after they won the Champions League under ex-boss Tuchel.
The west Londoners have endured a turbulent spell since the club’s change of ownership last year as Todd Boehly took over from Roman Abramovich.
Former Tottenham manager Pochettino, appointed at Stamford Bridge this summer, will be hoping to turn Chelsea’s fortunes around when the 2023-24 season gets started on August 13 as they host Liverpool in the Premier League.
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