Injury update on Chelsea attacker Carney Chukwuemeka, including possible return date.

Chelsea were beaten 3-1 by West Ham on Sunday
Carney Chukwuemeka scored and forced the ball at the London Stadium
The attacker is to be tried on Monday

The only thing that can match Chelsea’s spending on new talent is the number of players currently on the injured list.

Sure, the Blues have spent an indecent amount of money since Todd Boehly took over, but there’s no doubt they’ve also struggled with injuries. However, given their club’s fetish for flawed team formation, it’s hard to feel sorry for Chelsea fans.

Yet it looks like Mauricio Pochettino delivered another blow – beyond the scoreline – on Sunday as West Ham forced the west London club to a 3-1 defeat. Carney Chukwuemeka, the Chelsea striker at the London Stadium, succumbed to a knee injury before half-time and was taken off as a result. The attacking midfielder will be sidelined for a spell as the Blues are already missing a number of first-team stars in Christopher Nkunku, Reece James and Wesley Fofana.

When will Carney Chukwuemeka be back from injury?

The Englishman’s return from his knee injury won’t be known until the severity of his problem is revealed. Mauricio Pochettino said after his side’s defeat at West Ham that Chukwuemeka will be evaluated on Monday.

“We have to judge him tomorrow,” said the Chelsea manager. “Tomorrow there is a check with the doctor. Let’s hope it’s not a big problem, but we have to wait”.

Chukwuemeka appears to have initially injured his left knee after a challenge from former Chelsea player Emerson Palmieri earlier in the match. He went down just before half-time with an injury that wasn’t caused by any contact. He underwent lengthy treatment before being helped off the London Stadium ground by the Chelsea medical team.

Mykhailo Mudryk replaced the Englishman, but made no impact in the second half, and Chukwuemeka left the pitch on crutches after the game. While the teen may not have suffered an ACL injury like so many at the start of the new season, some have speculated that he may have sustained an MCL or meniscus injury, which would require a lengthy recovery period. A more positive diagnosis would be a bone bruise resulting from Emerson’s initial challenge.

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Opinion: After being ignored for years, Chelsea have a midfield to be reckoned with

Once Chelsea confirm the signing of Romeo Lavia, they will have assembled one of the best midfielders in world football in two transfer windows.

This area of ​​the pitch has been neglected by the club for years. Chelsea haven’t had a proper defensive midfielder since Nemanja Matic and he left our club in 2017.

Since then we’ve had some decent midfielders (some very good), but overall our midfield was nowhere near good enough, unbalanced and lacking the right profiles to compete in the Premier League.

If you want to win consistently and be a consistent force in world football, you have to make sure you have the perfect team engine, which is the midfield. And this starts from the base, with a defensive midfielder.

Chelsea now with Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia on standby, they have absolutely everything in midfield now and it’s a fantastic moment and a fantastic feeling for us Blues fans.

Enzo single-handedly led our midfield and team last season when we had a horrible year in football, but now he finally has the help he needs and deserves.

Caicedo and Lavia will provide the defensive stability and awareness we’ve needed for so long, as well as the athleticism and physicality. Both players know how to defend, close the distance, intercept and tackle: all things that we have lacked a lot. Then Enzo will be free for them to do what he does best and that is to create and shoot.

Enzo actually has a really good shot with him and knows how to find the net, but last season he was so blocked we never saw him. He also has great vision and an eye for passing, and he’s now being given the freedom to do all of that.

It’s literally a dream come true for Chelsea fans and it still feels like that, a big dream! But it’s not a dream, Chelsea now have a VERY good and capable midfield with the perfect complementary profiles for each other. What a future they have, and they’re all young, so it’s a future we should see thrive and improve and have for many years to come!