Christopher Nkunku is but to register a single aggressive look for Chelsea, regardless of the settlement to signal him coming over a yr in the past.
Regardless of all of that, Nkunku is already being seen because the Chelsea saviour and hero.
“Chelsea really feel Chrsitopher Nkunku getting back from harm will probably be an important step of their season,” Fabrizio Romano stated this week.
“Many at Chelsea believed that he was going to be the signing of the season and that he would make the distinction for Chelsea.”
By the way in which, I don’t disagree with any of that. I feel he will probably be essential as nicely and has the flexibility and presence to turn out to be massively essential for us.
However we must also be very cautious to not pile the complete strain of the shoulders of a participant who has but to competitively kick a ball for us.
In addition to that, we want multiple talisman on this squad. I don’t wish to see one other Eden Hazard scenario the place he principally carried Chelsea for a very good two seasons and when he was not on the pitch, we didn’t have the solutions.
The opposite facet of that is with our harm luck of late, we can’t be so closely reliant on one single participant. Nkunku is out for no less than one other two months, half the season will probably be gone by the point he’s again on the pitch for us. We want outcomes nicely earlier than then, and we’ll want others to step up.
And I feel they are going to. I absolutely consider Cole Palmer will probably be one who steps up. However once more, we should not pile the person strain on him both.
Fortunately I see others who can even step up. Raheem Sterling has began very nicely. Nicolas Jackson seems like he may turn out to be a world beater. Noni Madueke continues to be very uncooked for me however reveals actual indicators of aptitude and direct creativity. Mykhailo Mudryk’s confidence is shot however we’ve seen what he can do in small moments even when we do now want way more. Carney Chukwuemeka was additionally trying superb earlier than his harm.
I simply don’t wish to get into that tradition of relying so closely on one single participant and that’s why I don’t love seeing feedback like those above from Romano.
I do know it’s meant to be seen as a constructive, however let’s simply let Nkunku return from a nasty harm, settle into a brand new crew and a brand new nation, and begin enjoying soccer once more, with out the huge strain of him being the reply to all our attacking issues, our saviour, and the person who will take us again to the highest once more.
We’ve fully rebuilt this squad, so we have to break up that duty and step up as a crew, as a training crew, and as Chelsea collectively.
