Mykhailo Mudryk, the Chelsea youngster needs a break. The Ukraine international should not start against Sheffield United on Saturday after his disastrous performance against Everton. Moreover, Raheem Sterling should be in his place. The 29 year old England international is a player to rely on. In addition to that, Sterling has vast experience of playing for big Clubs like Liverpool and Man City. Mykhailo Mudryk started the game against Everton. Mauricio Pochettino trusted him and thought that the Ukrainian can prove to be a threat for Everton’s defenders. However, the plan backfired. Mudryk just had not even a single shot on target against Everton. Pochettino’s plan didn’t worked out.
According to footballfancast, Mudryk lost the ball 19 times in his 97 minutes of game against Everton. That amounts to the fact that he lost the ball every 5 minutes. Moreover, what’s more surprising is that even after him losing the ball so much, his teammates didn’t stopped passing the ball to him. Pochettino thought that Mudryk would take the advantage of the mental situation of relegation threatened Everton and exploit their defence. However, it didn’t worked out as it was planned. Mudryk had a below average performance and on top of that, Chelsea lost the match.
Chelsea youngster needs a time off the squad to focus on his game.
When Mudryk arrived at the Stamford Bridge, he gave rise to expectations of the fans. Moreover, his young age played a major factor in the rise of expectations. People believed that he’s got a lot of room for taking risks and could make mistakes. But Mudryk’s mistakes are costing the blues their crucial matches now. They were aiming for the top 4 spot. But as per the current scenario, it seems that they’ll be closer to the relegation zone than the top 4 by the end of the season.
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