Baffled fans call Chelsea ‘small club' after admin's bizarre post following Club World Cup win
The Blues lifted the Club World Cup on Sunday after smashing Paris Saint-Germain 3-0.
After the win, Flamengo, who brutally trolled Chelsea after they beat them 3-1 earlier in the Club World Cup, put up a message to congratulate their rivals on a well-earned victory.
The Brazilian club's post read: "Congratulations, Chelsea, deserved Champions."
However, Chelsea's social media admin had not forgotten the savage dig the South American side had aimed at them just weeks before.
At the time Flamengo had said: "Easy win against London Blue!"
This is a reference to the Stamford Bridge outfit's name on the Pro Evolution Soccer video games series, which did not have the licence to name Premier League teams under Japanese publisher, Konami.
And after seeing Flamengo call them by their proper name, they could not resist a sarcastic dig back at them.
Trevoh Chalobah was loving the response, and said: "COOKED," with an added crying emoji.
Some fans weren't impressed with the move, with one fan saying: "Small club. Can't even take a compliment."
A second said: "Tbf. They just wished you congratulations."
Others were loving the s***housery on display.
One fan said: "i love this admin so much."
A second said: "Cook admin! Cook."
Another said: "My club."
A fourth added: "I love you."
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