Mykhailo Mudryk joined Chelsea in January 2023 after we decided to hijack his move to Arsenal in the final hours.
There was a massive hype with his arrival and the club pushed out a lot of briefings about how highly they rated the winger. The unveiling at Stamford Bridge I just found as odd. He wasn’t yet that guy. Maybe he would become that guy, but he wasn’t when we signed him. Pedro Neto unveiling, yes, but Mudryk was not there. The over hype just didn’t help things.
In all honesty, we are yet to see any of that (why he’s so highly rated by Chelsea) yet. There has been some glimpses, sure. But even Mudryk admits we have not seen the best of him.
I was vocal when we signed him because I was far from convinced and thought we should have been spending that money in other areas. I absolutely love it when I am proven wrong with these things because that would mean it’s for the benefit of Chelsea. But unfortunately, so far at least, I’ve been proven right on this one.
But will I finally be proven wrong? Mudryk thinks so and I hope he’s right.
“People haven’t seen the best of me,” Mudryk said this week.
“There is still a lot more to come. I do a lot of hard work on and off the pitch. Sometimes you want something so bad but only at the right time will it happen.”
“You can try too hard, so you have to find a balance between that and not trying at all. When you find this balance, you will find success. I am confident you will see the best of me over time.”
I truly hope this happens, I really do. He seems like a lovely person and we all know what he’s gone through in life coming from war-torn Ukraine.
Look, he’s not a bad player. We know what he can bring. He can score a decent goal, he’s got pace for days, and he can beat a player. But he lacks confidence, and he lacks footballing intelligence. And at times, he just lacks quality too. He’s massively inconsistent and has done nowhere near enough in his two seasons so far to make me…
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Author : Simon Phillips
Publish date : 2024-08-15 11:15:23
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