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Joe Cole 'surprised' that Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel dropped Edouard Mendy for Kepa against Zenit after recent errors - but Blues icon and Peter Crouch both admit the Spaniard played well in Champions League draw Edouard Mendy made several mistakes as Chelsea lost 3-2 against West Ham And Blues boss Thomas Tuchel dropped Mendy for their Champions League tie Backup Kepa Arrizabalaga came in for the usually reliable Senegalese 'keeper Joe Cole and Peter Crouch registered their surprise at the German's decision Chelsea were pegged back to 3-3 away at Zenit St Petersburg in stoppage time But the £71.6million signing Kepa played well and made several crucial saves
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Joe Cole has admitted his surprise that Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel dropped Edouard Mendy to the bench for their Champions League tie against Zenit St Petersburg.
Chelsea conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in Russia, Zenit salvaging a 3-3 draw via Magomet Ozdoyev's goal on Tuesday, meaning the visitors dropped from first to second in Champions League Group H, potentially giving them a harder last-16 tie.
Mendy made several mistakes in the Blues' 3-2 loss against West Ham in the Premier League, but has been generally solid and