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Fulham brutally trolled their former player Tosin Adarabioyo after coming from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day.
Centre back Adarabioyo left the club to join the Blues as a free agent in July, bringing an end to a successful four-year stint at Craven Cottage.
The 27-year-old played the full 90 minutes of his side’s defeat yesterday and was helpless to stop Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz from securing a shock turnaround.
Wilson headed home the equaliser after 82 minutes before fellow substitute Muniz tucked the winner beyond Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez on 95 minutes.
But Adarabioyo’s evening soon took another turn for the worse after the final whistle with Fulham savagely pouncing on his pain on social media.
Taking to TikTok, the Cottagers posted several photos from the match, including one image of Adarabioyo appealing for an offside after Wilson levelled the scores.
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Fulham brutally trolled Tosin Adarabioyo after beating Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
Adarabioyo (right) was on the losing side against his former club after conceding two late goals
A TikTok on Fulham’s official account savagely criticised one of Adarabioyo’s past remarks
Rubbing salt into his wounds, the final picture featured him looking visibly dejected, with a grimace across his face, and the scoreline.
The post also made light of one of Adarabioyo’s remarks after he signed for Chelsea, with the defender having declared: ‘If you can’t beat them, join them.’
Adarabioyo made 132 appearances for Fulham but opted to pen a four-year contract with the Blues, snubbing interest from Manchester United in the process.
He has since played 15 times for Chelsea in all competitions and scored his first goal for the club in their 8-0 win against FC Noah in the UEFA Conference League.
Speaking before his side’s victory at Stamford Bridge, Fulham boss Marco Silva heaped praise on Adarabioyo, saying: ‘He was so important in three seasons with us.
‘I think he did improve and it’s nice to see him. It’s going to be nice to see him there of course during the game, he’s going to try to win, we’re going to try to win as well.’
Meanwhile, Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca admitted his side were taught a harsh lesson as they fell further adrift of Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
‘The way we conceded the goal at the end, it’s a bad feeling,’ said Maresca.
‘I’ve said many times if you can’t do anything it’s important you don’t lose. In the second half we gave them too much energy. We have to manage the game better.
‘We knew they are very good in transition. It’s difficult to find a team like them, but in the first half we controlled that well.
‘They are a team that if you want to attack quick it will become like a basketball game. It’s a lesson that we can learn.’
He added: ‘I didn’t feel, or I didn’t see, the players with pressure. We don’t prepare the game thinking “guys if we beat them” it’s just the way we try to beat them and focus on that. Then we can be second, so I don’t think was about pressure.’
