CHELSEA fans were left convinced that Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was “so gassed” after scoring his first goal for his new club.
Dewsbury-Hall, 26, signed for the west London club from Leicester to reunite with Enzo Maresca in a transfer worth £30million.
However, the midfielder has not been afforded many starts since arriving at Stamford Bridge due to sitting behind the likes of Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez in the pecking order.
But last night he was given the chance to show the Blues faithful what he could do – and put in an impressive display before bagging a deserved goal to put the cherry on top of the 4-2 win.
His effort, which saw him make the most of a loose ball on the edge of the penalty area before placing it just past the keeper with a low strike, was his first goal for his new club after seven games.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, which also saw goals from Renato Veiga, Pedro Neto and Christopher Nkunku, Dewsury-Hall said: “Yeah I’m over the moon I can’t lie.
“I’ve been waiting for that moment since I joined the club to show everyone what I’m good at and my qualities are and I’m just happy it came to fruition tonight.
“Scoring the goal was an amazing feeling and I’ll never forget that but obviously winning the game when you change that many players in the team is such a credit to everyone.
“I won’t forget this night in a hurry.”
Fans watching the interview from home highlighted his positive attitude towards the goal, performance and willingness to prove himself at Chelsea.
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One fan said: “Urge everyone to watch this interview, KDH has a really good attitude and he genuinely just seems gassed to be here.”
A second said: “Amazing interview, such a humble player with a great positive attitude for the whole team. Played well today.”
A third added: “You can see how genuine an interview it is. No PR fluff, just honesty. Excellent stuff.”
Another said: “He seems like such a nice guy wish he could play more but we have so many good players now.”
Maresca was also pleased with Dewsbury-Halls display, saying: “I know Kiernan very well from last year.
“I completely understand how difficult it is in this moment for Kiernan in terms of he was the main player at Leicester, you join Chelsea and you become one of the players.
“You are on the bench, you are not in the squad, you are not playing from the start, so you struggle a little bit at the beginning.
“But he needs to understand the reason he is here is because we want him. The celebration [from Maresca] is probably because I know he needs that. This is the reason why.”
