Mykaylo Mudryk at Chelsea : A prospect scary for friends and foes

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Despite his struggles so far at Chelsea, it's obvious Mykaylo Mudryk is a top player and will be devastating when he finally gets in his groove. That alone is something to worry about for opposing teams.


But the bigger question and the one which is scary for Chelsea, who have signed him in a deal rising up to €100 million from Shakhtar Donesk is if he'll ever be able to get in his groove.

The ups!

Mudryk has registered the fastest sprint in the concluded Premier League season, clocking 36.6 km/h minutes into his debut against Liverpool in Anfield back in January.

It was such an impressive cameo that fans could not wait to see more of him while opposing fans became scared of what has arrived in the Premier League.

It also dealt a massive blown to Arsenal, who missed out on the chance to sign the Ukrainian after Chelsea managed to beat them to him in the final moments.

So far in the Premier League, Mudryk has registered two assists ten created chances while also completing 13 dribbles having played 655 minutes of action, not too bad on papers but his flaws are more obvious during play.

The way he explore the spaces with his pace is frightening. Aside his impressive cameo against Liverpool, he also had good moments in the loss to Brighton at the AMEX in mid April but his poor finishings and poor decision making in the final third were much of a highlight.

The Ukrainian has what it takes to and is able to get into those positions where he can wreck havoc on the opposition defense, upsetting them as a unit. His massive qualities will become useful once he is fully activated in the Blue of Chelsea.

The downside!

Mudryk's finishings is just despicable. In those 655 minutes he has played in the Premier League, he has missed five big chances.

Sometimes it's his first touch that goes wrong and some other times, he takes a heavy touch while trying to explode, exposing the ball to the enemy and surrendering possession.

For Chelsea, Mudryk has surely not played like a player they paid around £100 million to sign and the thought of that much investment going to waste is worrying.

In recent times, the club has paid big on the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and others, all which have failed to live up to expectations.

The good news is, Mudryk is still only 22 and is bound to get better as time goes. For a player coming from a country impacted by war and hadn't play since November before moving to Chelsea, there is still more to get over.



Author : Kehinde Hassan Afolabi

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