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Three “big” Chelsea stars are about to break out in Mauricio Pochettino’s inaugural season.
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After Mauricio Pochettino was appointed manager, Frank Lampard predicted that three Chelsea players in particular would have a “big” future with the team.
Following his disastrous second stint as manager of the west London club, Frank Lampard believes there is plenty to be excited about for Chelsea supporters.
Beginning in early April, the 45-year-old replaced Graham Potter in that position temporarily. When Lampard returned to the Blues for the remainder of the season, he was only able to win one of his 11 games across all competitions.
Although Chelsea’s team was talented, he was unable to bring out their best qualities because they had a season to forget and were an extremely insecure group of players. To try and turn things around at Stamford Bridge, the club has now turned to Mauricio Pochettino, who was hired on a two-year initial contract with a one-year extension option.
Pochettino will spend a significant amount of time getting to know all of his new players, including those who struggled last season, during a busy preseason. The Blues have sold 11 players so far during the summer transfer window in an effort to trim down their bloated squad in time for Pochettino’s first season in charge.
Many of the players still on the Stamford Bridge roster have a lot to live up to. Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, and Noni Madueke are just a few of the players who will start their first full season as Chelsea players after being signed during the January transfer window.
Fernandez had a fantastic debut for Chelsea. The Argentine World Cup champion played for the Blues 22 times in the second half of the season, starting each and every game. When Chelsea paid £106 million to purchase Fernandez from Benfica, there were some concerns about whether Chelsea had paid too much. However, based on early signs, Fernandez appears to be the real deal and then some.
For Madueke and Mudryk, things were a little bit different. Due to Chelsea’s absurdly large pool of available players, the former, Madueke, was not selected for the UEFA Champions League squad. From January on, the 21-year-old winger made 12 Premier League appearances.
The former Tottenham academy star was looking to establish himself at Stamford Bridge when seven of those 12 games were started from the beginning. Although Madueke displayed flashes of his undeniable talent, he only scored once in those 12 games.
At the moment, Madueke’s game has a raw quality to it. There are few players better than the England Under-21 international in one-on-one situations. He makes overcoming defenders appear simple, but his finished product requires improvement. However, Madueke is an extremely promising young footballer with a very bright future in west London.
Compared to the other two, Mudryk’s life at Stamford Bridge got off to a slower start. The 22-year-old, who was acquired from Shakhtar Donetsk in January, played 17 times for Chelsea last season but frequently fell short of expectations.
However, Blues fans are genuinely optimistic that Mudryk will excel in his first full season with the team. Lampard appears to concur with this as well.
On the Diary of a CEO podcast, Lampard said, “I think as a Chelsea fan, you look at it and go, ‘OK, that is positive, there is talent there’.”. The team is being reduced.
“I can say from the bottom of my heart that the owners had good intentions when they made those purchases and wanted the club to succeed. If their plan to deal with the problem moving forward includes doing so.
“However, I do believe that Enzo Fernandez and other young players like Madueke and Mudryk will mature and become important players. Moving forward, you must establish the proper structure and strategy. “.
All three of these players are scheduled to travel to the United States with the rest of the Chelsea team during the upcoming preseason. In order to start their preseason schedule, the Blues play Wrexham in North Carolina on Wednesday.
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