Bakayoko changed his hair colour for the Bournemouth clash (Picture: Getty)
Bakayoko changed his hair colour for the Bournemouth clash (Picture: Getty)

Garth Crooks believes Tiemoue Bakayoko should spend less time changing his hair and more time on the training pitch after Chelsea’s sluggish start to the Premier League season.

The £40million summer arrival from Monaco has been criticised in some quarters for his performances at the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign, although he has scored a goal and provided two assists in just seven league starts to date.

Bakayoko switched up his hair colour to blue after scoring his first Premier League goal in a 4-2 win over Watford last wekeend but former Spurs man Crooks thinks he should be less distracted by off-field antics.

‘Last season I identified David Luiz as the determining factor in Chelsea’s defensive successes,’ he wrote in his BBC column.

Azpilicueta was praised (Picture: Corbis/Getty)

‘However, this season it looks like it is Azpilicueta who has assumed the role of senior partner in a slightly reshaped back three that was without Gary Cahill against Bournemouth.

‘It can’t be a coincidence that Antonio Conte has given Azpilicueta the captain’s armband. Anyone with that level of consistency has to play every week regardless of your rotation policy.

Bakayoko keeps changing his hair (Picture: Reuters)

‘I just wish the Chelsea captain would tell Tiemoue Bakayoko to come to work suitably turned out.

‘The time and effort it must take the Frenchman to manicure and dye his hair – it was blue this week, and I dread to think what colour it will be next week – could be far better spent either on the training pitch or perfecting his English.

‘The great Ruud Gullit said he spent most of the time sleeping off double training sessions and had no time for niceties when he was a player. That is clearly not the case for Bakayoko, who clearly has too much time on his hands and dye in his hair. And Azpilicueta should tell him so.’

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