After Tariq Lamptey’s dominant showing against old side Chelsea on the opening gameweek of the new Premier League season, there was a temptation to suggest that performance was due to his motivation to hurt his old side.
Indeed, given the wing-back had just been sold in January following the Blues’ inability to offer a pathway into the first-team picture at Stamford Bridge, it was a logical conclusion to reach. On that Monday night at the Amex Stadium, Lamptey gave former teammate Marcos Alonso a torrid time, so much so that supporters of the west London side criticised the board for letting him leave the club at the turn of the year.