Footie Fans Lash Out at Chelsea Star Connor Gallagher After Hilarious Panenka Penalty

• Conor Gallagher was the subject of fan scrutiny following his feeble Panenka penalty during Chelsea's pre-season preparatory game against MLS side Charlotte FC
• Gallagher's hilarious attempt at the audacious resulted in Chelsea's loss via penalty shootouts after playing out a 1-1 draw during regulation time
• Gallager would have another chance to redeem his image when the Blues cross swords with Arsenal on Sunday, July 24

Chelsea's penalty woes from last season continued unabated in the club's pre-season preparations for the forthcoming season.

The Premier League outfit stumbled to a 5-3 loss on penalties against Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC after both sides proved inseparable during regulation time.

Christian Pulisic's first-half strike was cancelled by a last-gasp penalty to send the game to shootouts.

Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell beautifully dispatched their penalties before Gallagher, a second-half substitute for Kovacic, stepped up for Chelsea's third penalty.

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His effort left fans shell-shocked after his weak Panenka penalty gently crept into the waiting arms of the Charlotte FC goalkeeper.

The English midfielder was the only one to miss from Chelsea as Sterling tucked away his effort before Charlotte sealed victory with their fifth successive effort from the spot.

Following the unexpected outcome of the game, football fans seized the opportunity to slam Gallagher's weak effort from the spot.

Below are some of the comments from soccer fans:

@Pablo_Tyc poked fun at Gallagher's effort:

"I’m a chelsea fan but you gotta admit this is hilarious."

@SZ_ctid on the other hand questioned Gallagher's technique:

"Might be one of the worst pens I’ve ever seen, what was he even trying?"

@muunachimso tweeted:

"Wetin be this... What was he expecting?"

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@Ayeni_Ebenezer raised red flags of a possible match-fixing:

"Has anyone tagged this as a possible match-fixing yet?"

@ricky_chiekezie added:

"Gallagher needs to come to explain this to me..what was he thinking for God's sake? I mean, this was a chance to buy Tuchel's heart completely."

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