Christopher Nkunku is only one of many Chelsea gamers at present out on the long-term injured checklist, as irritating as this has grow to be.
Nkunku had an impression damage to his knee when enjoying in pre-season, one thing that would have occurred at any time and on any pitch.
I’m listening to that Nkunku may return round November, though some stories have stated sooner and different have stated later. It may be the brand new yr earlier than he’s on the pitch once more for Chelsea, realistically.
He’s had a severe damage and has solely this week began his restoration as in doing weights and pool work. There may be nonetheless a protracted street left and even my timescale depends on his restoration persevering with to go nicely with none setbacks.
Because of this I don’t like seeing feedback, or ‘excuses’ comparable to this:Fabrizio Romano:
“Nicolas Jackson was working rather well with Christopher Nkunku. Chelsea imagine when Nkunku comes again it’ll change the whole lot for the attacking gamers, he was the important thing for Mauricio Pochettino.”
This looks like two issues for me.
That we’re utilizing Nkunku’s damage as a purpose why we aren’t scoring targets proper now.
We’re relying and ready on Nkunku to be again earlier than we actually begin firing.
None of that sits nicely with me and I simply discover it a bit odd.
In fact Nkunku made a distinction and WILL make a distinction when he returns, he’s a category participant, that’s what class gamers do.
However there isn’t any approach we needs to be talking like this about Nkunku, and the principle purpose for that’s we should NOT heap the stress on his shoulders. Not earlier than he was injured, not throughout his damage, and completely not when he returns.
He’s nonetheless solely 25, and we should not throw the load of the world on his shoulders and anticipate him to be the reply to the whole lot.
Chelsea closely relied on Eden Hazard for our success for a great two seasons and as superb as he was, I don’t wish to see that once more (not Hazard, I’d LOVE to see one other Hazard once more). We’d like a couple of talisman on this squad, and we want greater than two. We’d like talisMEN everywhere in the pitch.
Nkunku goes to take time to get again to his prime type once more and play with confidence, as all of our returning injured gamers will. We can not simply assume and anticipate that he’ll come again firing. I hope he does, and perhaps he does, however we should actually relax on the Nkunku to be our saviour factor. Gamers see such noise, they really feel such stress, and never all of them react positively to it.
I will even be buzzing when Nkunku comes again in due to course we want him and are lacking him. However we have to create a crew right here and never simply depend on people.
