Mauricio Pochettino says £88.5m Mykhailo Mudryk ‘needs to understand the game better’ after winger struggled again in Chelsea’s dismal stalemate at Bournemouth
Mykhailo Mudryk struggled once more in Chelsea’s goalless draw at Bournemouth, according to Mauricio Pochettino, who also believes the £88.5 million Ukrainian has to “understand the game better.”
Since joining Chelsea in January on an eight-and-a-half-year deal from Shakhtar Donetsk, the winger has made 21 appearances without scoring.
In the 63rd minute at the Vitality Stadium, he was replaced by Cole Palmer, but Chelsea failed to force a goal in another disappointing outcome.
According to Pochettino, Mudryk is still getting used to the Premier League.
He is getting better. He still has a lot to learn because the Premier League moves at such a breakneck pace, according to the Chelsea manager on Sky Sports.
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“I believe it’s about bettering your understanding of the game and attempting to sometimes feel more connected to the team.”
“We need to give him the tools and the time he needs to improve throughout the season.”
The Blues are currently in 14th place in the standings with just five points from their first five games as their expensively assembled players struggle to deliver.
They have only managed five goals in the Premier League thus far, which is their lowest output after five games in a post-1992 season since they also only scored five in 1995-96.
Despite spending more than £1 billion on new players since Todd Boehly took over the club last year, the team’s terrible performance continues.
Pochettino urged the supporters to be patient with new players, noting that even the great Zinedine Zidane first struggled after joining Real Madrid.
At Chelsea, there is always a great deal of anticipation. People want you to win, win trophies, perform well, and score when you join Chelsea as a player or coaching staff,’ he said.
We currently have a very youthful team with players that will be good investments for the team. Knowing that kids are young and must adjust to the situation while maintaining composure is important.
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The 0-0 draw with Bournemouth was disheartening for Pochettino’s team because they failed to score.
It is unfair to judge after one, two, or three games and claim that the player is underperforming.
“I use the same example every time…” Zinedine Zidane was acquired by Real Madrid for between 70 and 80 million euros.
‘He was a terrific player, but after six months, the Bernabeu supporters were asking, ‘well what have we bought?”
After seven or eight months, he began to perform. At age 26 or 27, Zinedine Zidane. You need to be cautious when purchasing athletes who are 20 or 21 years old.
They are not automatons. They must come to terms with everything that transpired over the past few months. We must allow time.
Due to the deadlock, some traveling Chelsea supporters on the south coast booed the squad off on Sunday. Pochettino was quick to note that 12 players are presently out due to injury.
Pochettino remarked, “If you invest money, there are expectations.” “It’s understandable that your fans wouldn’t be happy if you lost.”
After 21 games since his £88.5 million January transfer to Chelsea, Mudryk is yet to score for the Blues.
But I can assure the supporters that we are powerless to alter the situation. We are powerless to alter reality. We have too many wounded players.
We are a team that, if we work together, will be powerful. When the entire squad is healthy, we can compete in any sport.
Why is it unique to us? It’s because not everyone on the team is available at the start of the season. How can we help?
‘I have nothing to add,’ I said. Whatever the fans want to do is acceptable. We are aware of what we must do. Although we have 12 wounded players today, we remain steadfast in our convictions.
On the bench, we have three or four young men. I’m about to cry. I’m gonna whine, right? I must accept this as a challenge and retain a good attitude.
We won’t alter, we promise. We each have our own world and opinions. We evaluate our team in light of our perception, our reality, and the overall situation.
“We are doing much more good than the people can possibly imagine.” But Chelsea consistently expects to prevail.
“I can see the emotion, which is of course to complain because we want to win,” said the speaker. The team’s victory at Aston Villa on Sunday will undoubtedly be aided by the fans.