Chelsea have officially released their new third kit and loads of the club’s fans are absolutely livid with the controversial design.
The blue and red stripes make Chelsea look more like Crystal Palace, and it’s not surprising that this unusual effort from Nike has not gone down at all well.
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Chelsea usually wear black, white or yellow away from home, and fans won’t be entirely convinced by the explanation for this new look in a tweet from the Blues’ official account.
See below as Chelsea claim this strip is actually inspired by shoes from the 1990s – so nothing to do with their club’s history at all…
Meet a new legacy. The 20/21 @nikefootball third kit is here! ?
One for the sneakerheads ?, inspired by the 1990s Ultramarine Air Max 180 and classic shirts of the past!
Available 10.09.20. #ItsAChelseaThing pic.twitter.com/mWRnkhCMWh
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 7, 2020
Maybe CFC supporters will get used to it over time, and of course none will care if they end up winning silverware in this design.
For now, however, Twitter is full of angry replies as this latest Chelsea kit is clearly going down very badly on the day of its release…
delete this kit ?? https://t.co/fFu9CGlvdV
— jase (@gcldenb0y) September 7, 2020
I promise you @ChelseaFC if you delete this post and annouce a better 3rd kit we'll forgive and forget that this ever happened. #CFC #worstkit @nikefootball #itsachelseathing https://t.co/bBe0SOwBpl
— Harsh Bagayatkar?? (@dontbe_harsh) September 7, 2020
Honestly the worst kit I’ve seen in my life ?????
— Harry Doherty (@HarryDoherty9) September 7, 2020
Comfortably the worst kit we’ve had in my lifetime.
I’m so sorry bro @kaihavertz29
— Jack S. HI KAI (@Ub3reem) September 7, 2020
This is single handedly the WORST chelsea kit of all time. Well done @nikefootball. @adidasUK please come save us!!
— Lavan (@McLavan29) September 7, 2020
Worst thing to happen to the club this summer! Red should never be on a Chelsea kit ? https://t.co/eznwcKvjYi
— Calum Culleton (@CulletonCalum) September 7, 2020
Probably the worst kit of my lifetime @ChelseaFC! https://t.co/d7k8t1WhOI
— FMPurdz #FM20 (@FMPurdz) September 7, 2020
Defo the worst Chelsea kit in my lifetime ? https://t.co/l5HCO2anl8
— SamCFC ? (@UTCSam) September 7, 2020
Worst kit ever to be wone! Do they need to lower our dignity when they mix red colour on our blues t-shirt, we can’t alw
We are not palace I’m so sorry for the news design
not Chelsea identity blue is our colour
Chaii the worst kit ever seen in premier league
?? who comes up with kits like this , not a Chelsea fan