CHELSEA fans urged incoming boss Mauricio Pochettino to replace Conor Gallagher with Noah Beck – as the social media star wowed at Soccer Aid.
Viewers reckon the TikToker can out tiki-taka the Blues’ England midfielders Gallagher and Mason Mount.
World XI midfielder Noah Beck, seen tangling with England’s Jermain Defoe, was hailed by Chelsea fans as better than at least one of their midfielders
Under-fire Conor Gallagher is still hoping for more regular football with Chelsea when Mauricio Pochettino takes over as boss
Mauricio Pochettino bossed the world XI ahead of taking over Chelsea
Beck’s golden balls spread around the Old Trafford pitch helped Pochettino’s World XI beat England 4-2.
And watching Noah’s art was a religious experience for some Chelsea supporters.
One said: “Thank God Poch saw Noah Beck before he saw Gallagher that might just save us.”
Another posted: “Noah Beck better than Gallagher, not even joking.”
A third wrote: “On everything I love Noah Beck is twice the footballer of Conor Gallagher.”
This verdict was yet more scathing: “Noah beck>>>>>>>>>>>Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher.”
American Beck, 22, was actually a decent midfielder for the Portland Pilots in the NCAA Division One across the pond.
That’s the top level for students in the USA’s National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Beck became a TikTok sensation in quarantine during the Covid pandemic.
He amassed 34.1million TikTok followers on TikTok and 9m on Instagram, also having more than 1.5m YouTube subscribers.
And his new audience at Manchester United‘s Theatre of Dreams was impressed just as quickly.
Beck’s industry helped Pochettino‘s team often dominate in centre-pitch.
And Stamford Bridge fans were stunned.
“Noah Beck more technical than professional footballer Gallagher,” one claimed.
“Poch gonna replace Conor Gallagher in that Chelsea line up with Noah Beck,” wrote another.
And this demand to recruit the “upgrade” was even more urgent: “Sign Noah beck and terminate Gallagher’s contract.”
It comes as 23-year-old Gallagher and Red Devils’ target Mount, 24, wait to see what plans Poch has for them when the ex-Spurs chief takes over.
The two long-serving Academy products must hope the former PSG manager is not as Tik-ed off with them as many supporters seem to be.
Even Chelsea’s 36-cap England playmaker Mason Mount was compared unfavourably to former USA college ‘soccer’ star Beck
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