Twitter reacts as Dominic Solanke rekindles Champions League aspirations
If the top-four race is a Star Wars storyline, former Chelsea star Dominic Solanke is Luke Skywalker.
The lost prodigal son used the force to choke the life out of Leicester City’s Champions League qualification hopes in an emphatic 4-1 victory.
The loss on Saturday has taken Chelsea’s hopes of a top-four finish out of our hands. With Leicester capitulating, we now have our destiny in our hands. The Foxes, for now, hold the losers baton.
Having come through the Chelsea youth system, Solanke moved to Bournemouth in 2019 from Liverpool. He finally broke his Premier League duck for the Cherries on his 39th attempt.
It is ironic that the youngster’s biggest contribution to Chelsea came in a Bournemouth shirt. But it fits in perfectly with the topsy turvy race for the top four.
Hopefully, Ryan Bertrand and Oriol Romeu can do the same tonight against Manchester United.
A number of fans took to Twitter to praise the former youth product’s performance. We take a look at a few of them below.
Twitter reacts as former Blue reignites top-four hopes
Solanke, Chelsea’s former striker, is going to save us tonight
— VINSTASSCFC (@VINSTASS) July 12, 2020
WHAT A DAY FOR SOLANKE TO REMEMBER HE IS A FOOTBALLER!!!!
— Yan (@ChelseaYannick) July 12, 2020
Dom Solanke saving our arse.
— Chelsea HQ (@Chelsea_HQ) July 12, 2020
Agent Luiz 💪
— Jay Issaq (@Jay_Issaq) July 12, 2020
Agent Mourinho 💪
Agent Solanke 💪
Chelsea have the best agents in the world
Agent Oriol and Bertrand hope you are watching ♻♻♻
Bournemouth 4 – 1 Leicester
— Ebube The Statesman (@akaebube) July 12, 2020
This is good news for democracy
Leicester came to impeach us(Chelsea) from our position like Ondo Deputy Gov.
But Hon. Justice Solanke of Bournemouth ruled that their move was illegal, null and void
solanke delivering top 4 for chelsea instead of tammy https://t.co/NphoUoZbU5 pic.twitter.com/VL7IUeJCXg
— 🎈 (@resedorsia) July 12, 2020
THAT’S DOMINIC SOLANKE’S MUSIC!
— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) July 12, 2020
Agent Solanke, Agent Luiz, Agent Mourinho, etc…
— Alex Goldberg (@AlexGoldberg_) July 12, 2020
Chelsea Football Club is a larger than life institution.
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Dom Solanke has done more for Chelsea’s Champions League charge then Michy Batshuayi this season. Amortization costs? Let me not start..
— MAH (@matissearmani) July 12, 2020
After all these years, Solanke has finally done something for Chelsea FC haha
— Jay☬ (@CFCJay_) July 12, 2020