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Twitter Trolls Papy Djilobodji After Chelsea Wish Defender Happy Birthday

As is customary these days, Chelsea wished one of their players the best on their 27th birthday today.

Papy Djilobodji might not be the first player who springs to mind when you mention the Blues, but the reaction on social media when Chelsea's official Twitter account wished the defender happy birthday was a touch unfair on the former Nantes man.

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 1, 2015

The Senegalese joined the Premier League champions in the summer for a fee around £2.7 million and has made only one appearance for Jose Mourinho so far—in stoppage time at the end of a 4-1 League Cup thrashing of Walsall.